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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial>I completely agree with John on this
(though not on certain other things). Moreover, I see nothing inconsistent
about a wave interfering with itself; it actually gives us some very useful
pointers to what is happening in the process of 'photon absorption' (sometimes
ludicrously called 'photon annihilation' - now there's a concept I DO think is
ridiculous!), if we consider the repeatedly experimentally-demonstrated
facts. I look at this in some depth in my book. It also completely
destroys the popular (equally ludicrous) notion of the so-called 'quantum leap'
(i.e. transition of an electron from one orbital to another with no
in-between state) and so gives us invaluable inside information on the nature of
an electron as it orbits an atomic nucleus - and so the nature of an electron
per se.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial>Taking that a step or two further, it
shows the fallacy of 'wave-particle duality': EVERYthing is a wave - ALL of the
time. Particulate behaviour IS in the eye of the beholder, i.e. an
observer effect - a consequence of our limited perception: we DO NOT SEE the
full extent of a 'particle', simply the innermost 'core' - due to the nature of
our own perceptual faculties (which are also actually wavelive in their nature
and behaviour).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial>Grahame</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=John.Williamson@glasgow.ac.uk
href="mailto:John.Williamson@glasgow.ac.uk">John Williamson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=general@lists.natureoflightandparticles.org
href="mailto:general@lists.natureoflightandparticles.org">Nature of Light and
Particles - General Discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A
title=martin.van.der.mark@philips.com
href="mailto:martin.van.der.mark@philips.com">Mark, Martin van der</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 07, 2017 2:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [General] Role of observer,
a deeper path to introspection</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sorry
Chandra but, logic or not, single photon interference is an almost universally
agreed experimental fact, as is the (more stringent) single electron
interference. <BR><BR>Regards, JW.<BR>
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