Proposed Experimental Setup for Thermal Measurements at Interference Minima in Double-Slit Systems

Standard interpretations of quantum mechanics and wave optics describe destructive interference in the double-slit experiment as a result of energy redistribution, implying that the energy density at interference minima (dark fringes) is effectively zero. However, experimental data verifying the thermodynamic state of these nodes using high-sensitivity bolometric measurements remains scarce. This paper proposes a hypothesis that photons at destructive interference nodes may undergo non-radiative decay, converting their energy into phonons (heat) upon interaction with the screen, rather than being spatially redistributed. We propose a specific experimental setup using a suspended graphene-on-aerogel screen coupled with a nano-bolometer or Transition Edge Sensor (TES) to detect localized thermal spikes at the dark fringes. Confirmation of such thermal dissipation would suggest a local energy conservation mechanism involving "latent" photon interactions.