delayed-choice experiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quantum physics experiment
gptkbp:category gptkb:quantum_measurement_problem
foundations of quantum mechanics
gptkbp:demonstrates quantum superposition
observer effect
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label delayed-choice experiment
gptkbp:involves photon
interferometer
Directional coupler
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:John_Archibald_Wheeler
1978
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:wave-particle_duality
quantum mechanics
gptkbp:shows outcome depends on measurement setup
measurement choice can be delayed until after photon enters apparatus
gptkbp:testedBy gptkb:Alain_Aspect
gptkb:Anton_Zeilinger
gptkbp:variant gptkb:double-slit_experiment
gptkb:Mach-Zehnder_interferometer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wheeler,_J._A._(1978)._The_'Past'_and_the_'Delayed-Choice'_Double-Slit_Experiment.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7