Physicists Simulate Splitting 1 Photon, Finding Outcomes From 0 to Infinite Particles
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Updated · Livescience.com · Jun 20
Physicists Simulate Splitting 1 Photon, Finding Outcomes From 0 to Infinite Particles
3 articles · Updated · Livescience.com · Jun 20
Summary
A new physics experiment modeled a shutter slicing a single photon and found the result could be zero, one or an effectively infinite number of photons.
The spread of outcomes depended on how quickly the shutter cut the photon, with each timing producing different probabilities for the particle states.
Researchers say the behavior was unexpected and could reshape how physicists think about the nature and behavior of fundamental light particles.