On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 12:16:06 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: > > > > On 10/29/2019 9:38 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Monday, October 28, 2019 at 12:14:57 PM UTC-6, Brent wrote: >> >> >> >> On 10/28/2019 3:27 AM, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> But nobody looks at the C60s. The interference pattern disappears >>> anyway. The trouble with the interpretation you cite is that it depends on >>> an ill defined process called "looking at it". >>> >>> Brent >>> >> >> Let me introduce you to a familiar concept in QM; observation! It can be >> an instrument as Feynman states. If you OBSERVE a C60, won't the >> interference disappear? >> >> >> But also if you don't observe them, which is not "like any other >> particle". >> >> Brent >> > > That's not exactly true. You observe their IR emissions, so you're > observing them indirectly. > > > What does that mean? No one even detects them. They need not even be > absorbed, but could simply fly off to infinity. > > Brent >
What exactly is the situation? Interference is destroyed, more and more, as they get hotter, but without any observations? AG > > It's as if they're telling the observer which slit they go through, and > viola, the interference disappears. AG > > I assume it would if it behaves like any other particle in a slit >> experiment. Isn't the notable thing about a C60, is the manifestation of >> interference? 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] <javascript:>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9541809d-aff8-418f-9d6f-a5cc655168dc%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/9541809d-aff8-418f-9d6f-a5cc655168dc%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/09f75673-c2e9-4d6c-aa4d-9093b67d3e0a%40googlegroups.com.
