Experiment 4
In this experiment you will send each beam emerging from one analyzer through a second analyzer that is aligned along a different axis. Each beam will then be sent back through another analyzer aligned along the same axis as the first. The electrons coming out of the Electron Gun are in a random mixture of different quantum states. Double-click on the green arrow next to Experiment 4 in the navigation menu on the left to conduct the experiment.
- Can the results of this experiment be explained while maintaining the idea that each electron exists in a definite spin state with respect to each of the axes? In other words, if you think of each electron as being definitely "up" or "down" (or "left" or "right", whatever you want to call it) with respect to each axis can you still explain the results of this experiment?
- What is the effect of putting a non-x analyzer between two x-axis analyzers?