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From the article: > One of the key implications of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is that it highlights the probabilistic nature of the universe
by awb 5y ago
From the article:
> One of the key implications of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is that it highlights the probabilistic nature of the universe
- danbruc 5y agoThe article is wrong there. I can not provide a good source so I will just point you to this StackExchange question [1]. [1] https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/63811/is-the-universe-fundamentally-deterministic https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/63811/is-the-uni...
- awb 5y agoThe article you linked to seems to say the universe is indeterministic: > Indeterminism in Quantum Mechanics is given by another "evolution" that the wavefunction may experience: wavefunction collapse. I’ll give you that it’s not a fully settled issue though: > According to the Copenhagen interpretation of QM, it does mean the universe is non-deterministic. There are other interpretations of QM which allow for determinism though. Which is the correct interpretation (if any)? Currently, no one knows. Here’s another article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/29/the-battle-for-free-will-in-the-face-of-determinism https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/29/the-battle-for... > Most physicists would not regard the events in our universe as deterministic, or clockwork if you insist; they are in fact considered probabilistic > randomness (ie indeterminism) has been proven to be real by the National Institute for Science and Technology’s work on a randomness beacon.