Wheeler's delayed choice experiment

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gptkbp:instanceOf scientific research
gptkbp:category gptkb:quantum_measurement_problem
thought experiment
gptkbp:demonstrates gptkb:wave-particle_duality
quantum superposition
observer effect
gptkbp:experimentalRealization gptkb:Alley_et_al._(1986)
Jacques et al. (2007)
gptkbp:field quantum mechanics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wheeler's delayed choice experiment
gptkbp:influenced philosophy of physics
interpretations of quantum mechanics
gptkbp:involves detector
photon
interferometer
Directional coupler
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:Wheeler,_J._A._(1978)._The_'Past'_and_the_'Delayed-Choice'_Double-Slit_Experiment.
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:John_Archibald_Wheeler
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:double-slit_experiment
gptkb:quantum_eraser_experiment
gptkbp:testedBy effect of observation on quantum systems
role of measurement in quantum mechanics
gptkbp:yearProposed 1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:delayed_choice_experiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5