On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 2:52:25 PM UTC-7, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 3:44:24 PM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: >> >> >> >> On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 4:35:13 AM UTC-7, Bruce wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 8:37 PM Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On 10 Nov 2019, at 20:01, Alan Grayson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> >>>> On Sunday, November 10, 2019 at 5:42:50 AM UTC-7, Bruno Marchal wrote: >>>> >>>> Once the cat is alive + dead, he remains in that state for ever. >>>>> >>>> >>>> *Then how come we NEVER observe that state? AG* >>>> >>>> >>>> Because the observable are defined by their possible definite outcome, >>>> and for reason already explained, macroscopic superposition decoder, that >>>> is get entangled with the environment at a very high speed. So, if you >>>> look >>>> at the cat in the a+d state, you are duplicate almost immediately into a >>>> guy seeing the cat alive + the guy seeing the cat dead, and QM explained >>>> why they cannot interact, although they might interfere themselves. >>>> >>> >>> That is exactly a preferred basis -- which you seem to want to deny. >>> >>> Bruce >>> >> >> In the case of a radioactive atom in state |decayed> + |undecayed>, >> what's the justification and advantage of the interpretation that it's in >> both states simultaneously? AG >> > > None, since it isn't. > > @philipthrift >
But doesn't the either/or situation imply no 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/2217206a-6d6d-49d0-817c-16ba6e241422%40googlegroups.com.
