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Hardy's Paradox - Quantum Double Double Slit Experiment

This video is about Hardy's Paradox, wherein an electron and positron (or photons polarized horizontally and vertically) pass through Mach-Zehnder interferometers that overlap such that the particles have a chance of annihilating. If they do annihilate, then the interference pattern changes and there is a probability for both particles to be detected in the "dark arms" of the detector, that is, where previously there was no probability for detection for either particle. The paradox has implications for local realism, contextuality, lorentz elements of reality, and has been used as an experimental setup for weak measurements.

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  • Originally Aired December 21, 2018
  • Runtime 3 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created December 21, 2018 by
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