On Sunday, November 26, 2017 at 1:19:05 AM UTC, Brent wrote: > > > > On 11/25/2017 9:55 AM, [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: > > Applying deBroglie's formula, a change in p changes the wave length, and > thus the distribution on the screen. That is, the ensemble responds to > changes in the wave length due to interference. I therefore deduce that the > wave length has a physical effect on the ensemble, but not on individual > outcomes. AG > > > That has to have an effect on individual outcomes since those make up the > ensemble. For example, changing the wavelength make some spots on the > screen inaccessible to any particle; spots that were accessible before. > > Brent >
Agreed. My original claim was that the wf must have some physicality, aka ontic properties, since it effects ensembles. I omitted individual outcomes since, given a specific wf, it doesn't seem to directly manifest an effect on them. But your point is well taken and tends to affirm my conjecture. AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
