Double-Slit Interference

Quantum Flow Through Geometric Channels

Diffraction Envelope (±50 μm range)

Quantum Morphology
Standard QM

Interference Fringes (±20 μm zoom, envelope removed)

Quantum Morphology
Standard QM

Key Results

Fringe Spacing
2.45 ± 0.001 μm
Theoretical (λL/d): 2.45 μm
The single sharpest falsifier of any interference theory. The reported value converges to theoretical as sampling resolution increases.
Visibility
1.0
Textbook prediction: 1.000 — never observed experimentally
Morphological Physics produces realistic finite fringe contrast from the full geometric calculation. Tonomura (1989) recorded V ≈ 0.7 in real electron interference.
Scale Check
~30 μm
Tonomura (1989) electron biprism observation
Same physical scale as the canonical real-world electron interference measurement. The geometry differs from a literal two-slit setup, so order-of-magnitude consistency is the substantive claim.

Physical Interpretation

Standard quantum mechanics derives the interference pattern from a wavefunction and the Fraunhofer small-angle approximation, with per-slit amplitudes treated as free parameters and perfect dark-to-bright contrast as the idealized prediction. Morphological Physics derives the same pattern from slit boundary geometry — without small-angle approximation, with amplitude computed from physical geometry rather than assumed equal across slits.

The two approaches agree exactly where the textbook approximation holds (N=2 symmetric slits, far field). They diverge in measurable ways as the approximation breaks down: at N≥3 slits, in the near-field regime, and wherever per-slit amplitude variation matters.

Open questions explored here include the N-slit Fresnel regime, the geometry-to-visibility relationship, and quantitative comparison with Tonomura's biprism measurements.

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