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> Many real world systems are nonlinear (think physics models) Technically, only if you don't zoom in too far, quantum mechanics is linear.
by nightcracker 6y ago
> Many real world systems are nonlinear (think physics models)
Technically, only if you don't zoom in too far, quantum mechanics is linear.
- ks1723 6y agoThis is a little too simplistic/misleading - yes, QM is linear in terms of states, vector spaces and operators acting on states (its just functional analysis [1]) - it’s not linear in terms of how probability distributions and states behave under the action of forces and multi-body interactions (see, eg correlated phenomena like phase transitions, magnetism, superconductivity etc) [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_analysis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_analysis