On Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 1:24:44 AM UTC-7, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > 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 >
Forget about the cat. For the radioactive source, can it ever be decayed and undecayed simultaneously, and if so, why? 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/4b9c301c-fbb3-4548-b490-f39e96368ec2%40googlegroups.com.
