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If you all think that Young's experiment is counter intuitive. It has been with done with Buckyballs C60 going through two slits as a wave function and then producing a diffraction pattern wth itself! It is really a measure of reality. Nothing actually exists as matter, just wave functions until it interacts. All possible paths are being followed until you take a peek and then the whole lot collapses into your reality. A bit like when you check to see what your kids are doing.
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This is the whole quantum mechanics vs classical "field" physics dilemma, cause and effect with c as the limit.
I agree, i'm with you on the, the field propagates as a wave or field, and is 'measured' as a photon.
As you've pointed out, the role of the observer effects result, also the how the effects of the observer can effect the probability of result, seemingly beyond the limit of c SR. Of which is address in GR no? I've got some cool videos somewhere on these experiments...
Resident well versed relativist SJ is probably best to comment here...
The weirdsh#tometer continues to bend the needle.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/bl...ngl-2008-08-13