On Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 2:13:41 PM UTC-6 Brent Meeker wrote:
On 10/8/2024 10:40 PM, Alan Grayson wrote: The formulation I object to is saying that "It's not in any definite state, not even in a superposition of states". To say a superposition be "valid" is strange terminology. I don't know what it could mean except that the object was in a coherent mixture of two different states. i.e. a superposition. *If you don't mind, could you please define "a coherent mixture of two different states." TY, AG* In terms of wave functions it means the two have a definite, fixed phase relation. Operationally it means they can produce an interference pattern. Brent *If it's true, as I recall, that one cannot solve for the phase angle using Schrodinger's equation, how is it possible to determine a wf solution for a system being studied? TY, 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/a17203df-37b0-48af-b7f1-3d228467487bn%40googlegroups.com.
