9. Discover a Newtonian Mechanism for Electron Diffraction

∙ When individual electrons impact a target with one hole this produces a bell-shaped pattern on the electron counter.

∙ When individual impacts of electrons impact a target with two holes they produce an interference pattern on the counter. Why?

∙ The electrostatic field of an electron is very large compared to the electron size. At each impact of a two-hole target part of the field passes through one hole and part through the other.

∙ Depending upon where along the electron wave the target and electron impact the target determines how the two split waves will combine and thus where the electron will impact the counter.

∙ The result is an interference pattern.