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Quantum Eraser Paradox

Future measurements seem to affect past results

Overview

A quantum experiment where delayed choice appears to retroactively change particle behavior.

In a double-slit experiment, photons create interference. Add detectors to see which slit they pass through - interference disappears. But if you 'erase' the which-path information later, interference returns, even for photons already detected. Did the future affect the past?

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