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It would seem to me that the sheer amount of observation on the macro scales has the effect of freezing the quantum observables in space and time, giving rise t
by Vox_Leone 4y ago
It would seem to me that the sheer amount of observation on the macro scales has the effect of freezing the quantum observables in space and time, giving rise to the common, agreed-upon, reality. Seems like a solution to a problem.
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- russdill 4y agoThe concept for this is called decoherence
- danbruc 4y ago[...] freezing the quantum observables in space and time [...] also sounds like the quantum Zeno effect [1] which is kind of the opposite of decoherence [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_decoherence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_decoherence
- russdill 4y agoI think the parent is using the terms here in a very loose way and it's not trying to refer to the quantum zeno effect but rather the emergence of the classical world.
- Vox_Leone 4y agoYes, that is what I tried to convey: The emergence of the classical reality from quantum effects. Sorry for not having been clearer.
- chriswarbo 4y agoThat's usually referred to as 'decoherence' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_decoherence#In_interpretations_of_quantum_mechanics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_decoherence#In_interpr... (Observation can also literally freeze the state of a system, via the Quantum Zeno Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect but that's based on observing the same system over and over again, not different systems interacting)