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Official Afshar Experiment Blog Questions 2 http://irims.org/blog/index.php en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Questions Welcome!
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Mon, 14 Mar 2005 05:36:09 +0000 afshar Questions 2 25@http://irims.org/blog/ <p><strong>****["<a href="http://irims.org/blog/index.php/2005/03/13/questions_welcome_1#comments">Official Afshar Experiment Blog (Questions 2)</a>" FOR NEW POSTS.]****<br /> ****[TO SEE OLD POSTS GO TO "<a href="http://irims.org/blog/index.php/questions/2004/09/25/questions_welcome#comments">Official Afshar Experiment Blog (Questions 1)</a>"]****<br /> <br /> <strong>Dear friends, <br /> <strong>Welcome to my Blog!<br /> <br /> <strong>Please feel free to post your questions regarding my experiment.<br /> <br /> <strong>But, first please note a few general points:<br /> <br /> <strong><br /> 0) For a brief description of the experiment please visit <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afshar_experiment">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afshar_experiment</a>.<br /> 1) I can update my responses mostly during the weekends, so your patience is appreciated.<br /> 2) If you are writing a paper on my experiment, you can use <a href="http://www.irims.org/quant-ph/030503/">http://www.irims.org/quant-ph/030503/</a> as a permanent reference for my pedagogical paper that contains the experimental details as well as most of the theoretical arguments.<br /> 3) Please read the above preprint, before posting a question. You may find your answer there.<br /> 4) This Blog is intended to address well-thought/researched questions related to my experiment. This is not an educational site! If you are not an expert in quantum mechanics (at least through QED) and physical/experimental optics, please ask an expert to take a look at your argument first, and if it is found to be technically rigorous, then by all means submit your question/comment.<br /> 5) Scientific objectivity is the direct opposite of irrational emotional ranting. In the interest of scientific methodology, I reserve the right to remove any inappropriate posting.<br /> 6) From time to time, I may edit the posts to make sure they are addressed to the correct individual and are at least readable (with all due respect to our non-English speaking friends).<br /> 7) The contents of this page are ***COPYRIGHT*** material, and quotations without reference to this source will be vigorously pursued by legal action.<br /> </strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Looking forward to hearing from you.</strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Shahriar S. Afshar</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
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<div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://irims.org/blog/index.php/2005/03/13/questions_welcome_1">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div>
****["Official Afshar Experiment Blog (Questions 2)" FOR NEW POSTS.]****
****[TO SEE OLD POSTS GO TO "Official Afshar Experiment Blog (Questions 1)"]****

Dear friends,
Welcome to my Blog!

Please feel free to post your questions regarding my experiment.

But, first please note a few general points:


0) For a brief description of the experiment please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afshar_experiment.
1) I can update my responses mostly during the weekends, so your patience is appreciated.
2) If you are writing a paper on my experiment, you can use http://www.irims.org/quant-ph/030503/ as a permanent reference for my pedagogical paper that contains the experimental details as well as most of the theoretical arguments.
3) Please read the above preprint, before posting a question. You may find your answer there.
4) This Blog is intended to address well-thought/researched questions related to my experiment. This is not an educational site! If you are not an expert in quantum mechanics (at least through QED) and physical/experimental optics, please ask an expert to take a look at your argument first, and if it is found to be technically rigorous, then by all means submit your question/comment.
5) Scientific objectivity is the direct opposite of irrational emotional ranting. In the interest of scientific methodology, I reserve the right to remove any inappropriate posting.
6) From time to time, I may edit the posts to make sure they are addressed to the correct individual and are at least readable (with all due respect to our non-English speaking friends).
7) The contents of this page are ***COPYRIGHT*** material, and quotations without reference to this source will be vigorously pursued by legal action.



Looking forward to hearing from you.


Shahriar S. Afshar


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