So in a breif summary, my understanding of quantum superposition is that a photon exists in a state of superposition between the wave and particle states and when we look at it we force it to choose one of the states.

My question is do we ever see the particle in the wave state?

I watched the last episode of through the wormhole and they were shooting photons through two slits and marking their position as to where they hit when they passed through the slits. When they didn't watch the photons, they would act as waves (and particles too i think) and sometimes pass through both slits simultaneously, but when they observed the photons, they only saw them in the particle state and would only pass through one slit at a time.

So the question is, do we ever "observe" a photon and see it in the wave state? or do we only see it in the particle state when we observe it

the double slit experiment shows that particles are acting as waves , yes
but more importantly , that the waves are interferring with themselves , even when the wave that its interferring with isnt there yet

http://www.youtube.com/watchvs9GBf8y0lY0

has nothing to do with what you are asking, but its cool

This post was edited by Tummy on Jul 16 2011 07:39pm

Check this video out, also check the Link to the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser. Really cool stuff

U can never c energy in wave form especially em radiation