On Monday, November 11, 2019 at 5:58:30 PM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > 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: >>> >>> >>> 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 >
In the case of radium atom decay or no-decay which kills or doesn't kill the cat, there is no interference of the two possible histories (as I understand what physically is going on). Only one history survives. @philipthrift -- 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/17e1fc15-1e2c-49ab-917f-a66131c9d59a%40googlegroups.com.
