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the idea is that everything is in some quantum state, because quantum mechanics attempts to describe everything. The thought experiment is basically going from
by rcxdude 2y ago
the idea is that everything is in some quantum state, because quantum mechanics attempts to describe everything. The thought experiment is basically going from the well-observed (and explained in theory) superposition of a nuclear undergoing decay to the never-observed (but still valid in theory) superposition of a cat being both alive and dead.
- Obscurity4340 2y agoWhy should it be valid in theory tho? What is the purported bottleneck in physical reality that is supposed to exist whose presence makes the Schrodinger cat thought experiment realistic? How does sentient observation get the ball rolling and why couldn't that happen in the absence of such observation at this scale?