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Just when you thought quantum physics couldn’t get any weirder, it violates the pigeonhole principle. No, it’s not about a pigeon in a hole that is simultaneously alive and dead. The pigeonhole ...

Peak pigeon: Calculations of the arrival patterns for one electron trajectory made at four different interaction strengths (d). The results show the similarity of what would be observed at (clockwise ...