Double-Slit Experiment Model - Free 3D Print Model

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Stor3dOnStage

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill, AMS

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This model depicts Thomas Young's double-slit experiment from 1801, proving that light also behaves as a wave. The theory surrounding this experiment predicted that, if light is a wave, it should show both constructive and destructive interference when passing through a double slit. Contact with the slit creates a new starting point for a propagating wave (shown by the concentric circles and their origins). These new waves interact with each other both constructively and destructively, creating a repeating series of progressively dimming lines on the far wall starting at the center. I have added the waveform on the far wall that mathematically describes the dimming lines that would appear (roughly a sync function, but not exactly). This model can also be stood up as a Christmas Tree for a perfect Christmas decoration for science lovers!

Add some glue to the square posts protruding from the base (the part with the words) to make sure that the light bulb and the far wall are stuck securely in place.

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@Best_codes

@scarrtdr Cool model ;D

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@Stor3dOnStage

thanks!

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill, AMS

All went well Everything fits together perfectly and with a dab of glue, everything holds together wonderfully I think it's great to honor the discoveries and experiments of the old researchers in this way A brilliant idea

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@Schnitzle

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Cool model. Now do the delayed quantum eraser ;) And don't get me started on that awful debunking video Sabine did. She misses multiple key points of the experiment in her YT video but everyone shares it like it's the holy grail. I'll see if I have time to print this soon. I'd love the option of some kind of moving element to show the interference pattern on the far wall vs the wave pattern though. I think that's what makes this experiment so fascinating after all. Some kind of slide overlapping piece should be pretty easy to make to just show the gold on another layer sanwiched in the middle via cuttouts. Either show interference pattern or when moved the two lines when there is knowledge of the system.

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