On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 6:05:08 PM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 4:13:31 PM UTC-7, Philip Thrift wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 4:59:25 PM UTC-6, Alan Grayson wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 12:14:31 AM UTC-7, Philip Thrift >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *The Concept of Probability in Quantum Mechanics* >>>> *Richard P. Feynman* >>>> 1951 >>>> http://www.johnboccio.com/research/quantum/notes/Feynman-Prob.pdf >>>> >>>> *Evolving Realities for Quantum Measure Theory* >>>> Henry Wilkes >>>> September 28, 2018 >>>> https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.10427.pdf >>>> >>>> >>>> @philipthrift >>>> >>> >>> The statistical interpretation of QM asserts that the probabilities >>> refer virtually solely to ensembles and not to individual >>> >> >> >> >> I suppose. >> >> But this is more like the interpretation of probabilities as propensities. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propensity_probability : >> >> Propensities are not relative frequencies, but purported *causes* of the >> observed stable relative frequencies. >> >> In addition to explaining the emergence of stable relative frequencies, >> the idea of propensity is motivated by the desire to make sense of >> *single-case >> probability attributions in **quantum mechanics* >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics>, such as the >> probability of decay <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_decay> of >> a particular atom <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom> at a particular >> time. >> >> >> Sum over histories is also sum over possibilities - each possibility has >> a propensity. >> >> @philipthrift >> > > The statistical interpretation could also fit the frequentist > interpretation of probability. Truthfully, it's not clear what propensity > means; sounds related to preferred bases, concerning which I have grave > doubts. AG >
Suppose you have the following product installed on your computer: https://www.idquantique.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Quantis-RNG-Products-500-x-400.png *Quantis Random Number Generator* https://www.idquantique.com/random-number-generation/products/quantis-random-number-generator/ Suppose you write a program that uses Quantis and it outputs 01101 (with *probability* 1/32) to the screen you are looking at. Do you think: A. There are 32 worlds that now exist and you-01101 are just in one of them, but there are 31 other you-s out there? B. You-01101 is the one you that exists (in ine world), and all the possible you-s that are not you-01101 have vanished. C. ? @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/b77a9489-d26a-416c-94e9-747cd890ce2d%40googlegroups.com.
