Alternatively, how does one go from Fermi's Golden Rule, which gives us the probability of radioactive decay at time t from the beginning of observation, to the assertion that a radioactive source is in a superposition of (|Decayed> + |Undecayed>)? What principle of QM is applied to get this result? TIA, AG
On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 10:42:22 PM UTC-6 Alan Grayson wrote: > When the box is closed, and before the measurement, why can't it be > claimed that the Cat is in a Mixed State, not a Superposition of States? > Only the latter leads to the paradox of a cat which is Alive and Dead > simultaneously. 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/198975ba-d14a-454d-8a6a-76e0efb16523n%40googlegroups.com.

