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Originally Posted by hernari
The electrons fired in this experiment travel at the speed of light correct?
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No, the electrons do not move at the speed of light.
However, the single-particle interference in a double-slit experiment has been observed with photons, which do move at the speed of light.
Such experiments have been performed on all sorts of particles, from electrons and photons up to molecules.
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Originally Posted by hernari
Isn’t it correct that anything traveling the speed of light does not experience time?
We experience time, so the electrons appear to us to be firing one at a time.
What if electrons fired one at a “time” do not experience time; therefore they behave as if fired all at once?
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This is all based on your assumption that the particles move at the speed of light.
But since these experiments work as expected with particles that move at lower speeds, your idea does not work for them.
As a matter of experimental fact, whether the particles move at the speed of light or not, does not affect the outcome of the experiment, because the single-particle interference is the consequence of the quantum nature of the particles.
But, wouldn't your question be more appropriate to the Q&A forum...?