On 8/28/2019 11:05 AM, Philip Thrift wrote:
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:45:12 AM UTC-5, Brent wrote:
On 8/27/2019 11:34 PM, Philip Thrift wrote:
On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 12:21:12 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
Maybe Neumaier is a good enough physicist not to let his
theological beliefs influence his physics. Don Page is
another such whose name springs to mind. Neumaier's rejection
of the reality of virtual particles and quantum foam is
soundly based on his good physics.
https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/interview-mathematician-physicist-arnold-neumaier/
<https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/interview-mathematician-physicist-arnold-neumaier/>
He seems more of a dabbler in physics to me. He is primarily a
mathematician.
The problems that these additional elements in the traditional
interpretations are supposed to solve are sidestepped in the
thermal approach by realizing basic but previously overlooked
facts: The first is that we never ever measure directly something
microscopic. Instead we deduce the microscopic information
indirectly from macroscopic measurements together with some
theory relating it to the microscopic system of interest. The
second fact is that a macroscopic observation is simply the
deterministic reading of an ensemble expectation value, and not
(as postulated in the conventional interpretations) an
intrinsically random event governed by Born’s probabilistic rule.
Both facts together eliminate the validity of all no-go theorems
for a realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics.
There's nothing new about an ensemble interpretation, but it is
effectively a hidden variable theory and so is non-local. That's
why it's not popular.
Brent
I any case, reading about his
* thermal interpretation of quantum physics (including quantum
mechanics, quantum field theory, quantum statistical mechanics**, and
application)*
https://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/physfaq/therm/
"The device as a physical system can be partitioned into slow large
scale and fast small scale modes. The space of slow large scale modes
has the form of a set of disconnected manifolds. After interaction with
the system the total state of the device initially faithfully records
the uncertain quantity <A> however it is metastable. Noise from the
environment causes it to quickly decay into one of the slow mode
manifolds giving a discrete outcome not fully reflective of < A>. "
Sounds like Zurek's quantum Darwinism meets GRW.
Brent
(and there are comments in some forums on this interpretation) seems
"out there", and his home page
God excels in loving those He wants to love.
He excels in forming those He wants to form.
He excels in trying those He wants to try.
He excels in testing those He wants to test.
God excels in destroying what He wants to destroy.
He excels in creating what He wants to create.
God is perfect in everything.
<https://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/sciandf/eng/perfect.html>
All powers are His,
From the dawn of history into all eternity.
This is why it is safe to be in His arms,
Like a small child loved by his mother.
As all those who want to follow His lead,
He loves me
<https://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/sciandf/eng/joy.html>, and I
love Him <https://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/sciandf/eng/arms.html>.
https://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~neum/
leads one to come to the crackpot diagnosis.
He seems to do some good mathematics and numerical analysis, bit
outside of that ...
@philipthrift
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