The “Past” and the “Delayed-Choice” Double-Slit Experiment

Wheeler, John Archibald

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The “Past” and the “Delayed-Choice” Double-Slit Experiment

Wheeler, John Archibald·1978·Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Theory

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In the proposed experiment, the agents never make any choices.
“In fact, in the proposed experiment, the agents never make any choices (also no delayed ones, as e.g., in Wheeler’s “delayed choice” experiment63).”
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Authors: Wheeler, J. A.
Affiliations: The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Corresponding author: Wheeler, John Archibald
ORCID: Wheeler, John Archibald
Venue: Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Theory
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1978
Pages: 9-48
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-473250-6.50006-6
OpenAlex: W193210549
Cited by: 416
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 16 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 25 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 3.73
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Elsevier eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Quantum Information and Cryptography
Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics
Keywords: double-slit experiment, delayed-choice experiment, wave-particle duality, quantum interference, single-slit diffraction, photon paths, quantum measurement, complementarity

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