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![]() Sedimentary Rock Location: Georgia Posts: 10 | Schrodingers Cat I have recently become very interested in some of the aspects of Quantum Mechanics and this was the first thing I read up on. My physics teacher had a book entitled "In Search of Schrödinger's Cat". Intrigued and VERY bored, I did some research on it. Quite fascinating if you ask me. Anyone else feel similar? So of the many interpretations (many worlds, objective collapse, copenhagen, ect.) which do you prefer? Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Last edited by sulluvun31315; Jan 18, 2008 at 10:40 pm. Reason: unclear purpose |
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| Sort of an Astronaut Location: U-S of A Posts: 17 | .... you do know thats the point, right? There really isn't an answer; theres no way of telling becase of the boxes or something if I remember correctly.... I don't know! This is a math problem, and math sucks; unless it's practical like physics. I was promised funny stories and candy! |
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![]() Sedimentary Rock Location: Georgia Posts: 10 | The whole "is it alive or dead" thing was me just trying to be fancy. My goal here was to start a discussion on the different "interpretations" and which ones people favor and why. my intentions were not clear enough and for that i apologize. |
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| formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 12,999 | Every couple of years I reread the Schrödinger's Cat Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson. It's both entertaining and enlightening. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant) |
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| Igneous Magma Posts: 354 | i think it's silly, i understand the whole you can't see it so you dont know, but how does that mean that as long as noone looks in the box both are true. they may be equally true meaning that we dont know. but for both to be true, for the cat to be alive and dead at the same time, thats a contradiction and is logically impossible. can someone please explain to me how it works, and how does it in any way apply to real life. |
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![]() Great Knower Of All Location: Maine Posts: 240 | ok .... ive skimmed this over and im not about to pretend that i understand it .... its nothing i ever learned in school but let me take a stab at it anyway .... let me know what you think Quote:
to use the cat analogy ....... in the beginning of the test period either answer may be correct ..... but if you wait long enough the point of no return will be reached where there is only one possible solution ..... the cat will die from starvation .... leaving a dead cat as the only answer as i said .. i never had heard of any of this before this thread .. so i could be way off ... but id like to hear what people think of what i gleaned from it When I look at you, I doubt I could eat the amount I wanna vomit | |
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| formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 12,999 | Not so much a matter of "waiting long enough" or any period of time, but more a matter of actions. Until something happens to cause a potential reality to become actual reality, all realities exist in equal probability. It's all a matter of potentiality. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant) |
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![]() Great Knower Of All Location: Maine Posts: 240 | Quote:
in some scenarios i think there is a chance of a more likely outcome .... ie: it takes a lot more to keep a cat alive then it does to let it die ........ many things have to go right for it to stay alive .. breathing, heart rate, brain function and so on ... but only one thing needs to go wrong and it is dead i hope im making sense When I look at you, I doubt I could eat the amount I wanna vomit | |
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