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> I always thought that wave function collapse does not require any human intervention and that this can be shown. It is, in principle, impossible to determine
by wizzwizz4 5y ago
> I always thought that wave function collapse does not require any human intervention and that this can be shown.
It is, in principle, impossible to determine this, because eventually humans will see the output of the experiments. However, we can say that if humans are special, the only things able to cause “measurement”, then our specialness also gives us time travel powers that can only be used for “measurement”, and Occam's Razor says that's probably nonsense.
- MrYellowP 5y ago> then our specialness also gives us time travel powers Why? Because the Quantum Eraser Experiment comes out as it does?
- wizzwizz4 5y agoThe delayed choice quantum eraser experiment works too, but I was thinking of a two-channel (CHSH) Bell test where the observations are made separated by a few light-minutes, then later compared with each other (and somehow you eliminate enough noise that you don't need a coincidence monitor).