On Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 4:27:09 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: > > > > On 10/27/2019 2:24 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 2:52:01 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: >> >> >> >> On 10/26/2019 11:43 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> 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. >> >> >> There's your problem. You're insisting that the electron is changing >> around because it "behaves" differently. The behavior is in your >> interpretation. It's not in the mathematics. So the fact that it seems to >> jump around in ontology is the fault of your interpretation trying to >> impose a medieval idea of substance. >> > > And your interpretation is that the mathematics says the electron has two > positions or paths simultaneously, and goes through both slits? > > > The wf goes thru both slits. >
That's more or less what I said. AG > > Where does the mathematics assert that unintelligible claim? Waves can go > through both slits, but not particles. > > > In your classical world view. > Not necessarily classical, but rather interpreting the "particle" as a wave when we don't look; a quantum pov. My interpretation explains why interference disappears in which-way experiment, but what the hell, we can forget about that, and adopt an unintelligible pov. AG > > Brent > > And here I thought you'd appreciate my interpretation. AG > >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> There's in no "before and after it completes". The process of transition >> from undecayed to decayed is continuous, at least that's the MWI picture. >> When you open the box (or even earlier) your brain becomes correlated, via >> decoherence, with one or the other of the branches of the wf. >> >> Brent >> > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/caa65f7b-2cbd-4597-a557-c24adaff5cba%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/caa65f7b-2cbd-4597-a557-c24adaff5cba%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- 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/e1c3d3a1-e0f3-448c-b5f6-fba3a09ebd2a%40googlegroups.com.
