On Mon, Dec 20, 2021 at 12:23 PM John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 7:59 PM Brent Meeker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 12/19/2021 5:25 AM, John Clark wrote: >> >> By contrast the Many Worlds Theory only makes one assumption, >> Schrodinger's Equation means what it says. So Many Worlds wins. >> >> *> It also makes the assumption that the eigenvalues of a measurement are >> realized probabilistically.* >> > > What is the eigenvalue of a temperature of 72°F? It doesn't have one. A > measurement doesn't have an eigenvalue but a matrix does, such as the one > that describes the Schrodinger Wave. And no quantum interpretation needs to > assume there is a relationship between the square of the absolute value of > that wave and probability because it is observed to be true. > The Born Rule cannot be derived from the Schrodinger equation; it has to be added as a further independent assumption. So it is not true that Many Worlds makes only one assumption. It requires just as many assumptions as collapse theories. Bruce > If it were not true Schrodinger's Wave would be completely useless and > there would be no reason any physicist would bother to calculate it. > -- 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/CAFxXSLTFdzA%3Dg9GTTiC2aLdJZ76tHYA3Bvxo2WrrvdnAXY-QQg%40mail.gmail.com.
