On Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 11:55:58 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: > > > > On 10/26/2019 10:48 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 11:42:21 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: >> >> >> >> On 10/26/2019 10:31 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: >> > QM does suggest a particle can be in several paths simultaneously, but >> > we don't have a concept to understand how that can be. AG >> >> Who says we don't have that concept? We have the mathematics to >> describe and predict it. What more do you want...something that would >> convince Aristotle or your great-grandmother? Nature doesn't need to >> adjust to your intuition; it's the other way around. >> >> Brent >> > > That's the "shut up and calculate" philosophy. So was Feynman wrong when > he said no one understands QM? AG > > > You still haven't said what you mean by "understand". What is it over and > above being able to correctly apply the mathematics and get the right > answer. What is it you think Zurek or Carroll or Lawrence or Schlosshauer > don't understand? > > Brent >
Here's what I understand about an electron in the double slit experiment. It doesn't occupy two locations simultaneously as a particle. Rather, when *not* observed it behaves like a wave, goes through both slits, and interferes with itself. When observed, it behaves as a particle. Now please explain the form of the wf in S cat experiment, applying decoherence before and after it completes, while the box is closed. TIA, 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/935db25b-71fa-489a-af54-2ce3df7b0d8a%40googlegroups.com.
