On Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 7:48:02 AM UTC-6, scerir wrote: > > --- SCERIR; IN YOU OWN WORDS; WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE AND WHY? AG > > Is the state ψ (i.e. a superposition state) a physically object or is it > an abstract entity that merely provides information about the system? >
*It just gives information. As I have repeatedly stated, there is no unique basis for expressing a superposition. So if you want to claim the system is in all component states simultaneously, you need to justify it. No one seems up to the challenge. They seem to have fallen in love with complacency. IMO, the error arose due to the double slit experiment. Here, if the particle moves as a wave, it goes through both slits, and there is mutual interference. Hence, in this seminal experiment, one can imagine that the system before measurement is simultaneously in the *two* states of the superposition. But I think happened, historically, is that this case was generalized inappropriately. E.g., what is the interference between Decayed and Undecayed states of a radioactive source? Can you specify it? AG* > This is the question. > > This mystery is the fact that no physical property is, in general, a > possessed property unless it is measured. > *I can't explain everything. I can only demand a rigorous explanation for the assumption that a system in a superposition of states, is in all component states simultaneously, notwithstanding the NON UNIQUENESS of bases. So far, I don't see any foundation for this assumption, and when I reject it, many of the quantum paradoxes evaporate. 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 everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
