oldtimer Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Is stranger than fiction. Check this out: The Logic-Defying Double-Slit Experiment Is Even Weirder Than You Thought (msn.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JJkizak Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 That's why only 15 people in the world really understand Quantum Mechanics. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted May 25, 2021 Moderators Share Posted May 25, 2021 This is one of the best quotes I have ever seen in an article about science, they just came out and admitted what they usually just make different theories about. "Scientists are still unsure how, exactly, this whole thing works." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 6 hours ago, Ronald Marshall said: I have been studying quantum mechanics at university for 2 years and have never heard of such an experiment before. The article interested me, and I decided to analyze this process to find out more about it. I want to show the teacher the result of my work and, perhaps, I can take part with her in a competition for a project to create IT solutions for studying quantum mechanics. And then maybe I can answer how it works. Nobel prize ahead. 👍 On 5/24/2021 at 4:48 PM, JJkizak said: That's why only 15 people in the world really understand Quantum Mechanics. JJK I don't think that anyone actually understands Quantum Mechanics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: I don't think that anyone actually understands Quantum Mechanics. Actually , one Great Mind did understand QM very well , Albert Einstein Rejected Quantum Mechanics as Uncertain , and although he led research into it's development for more than 20 years - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Schrödinger's Tiger Experiment: The observer dies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC39693 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 When I did my analytical chemistry degree, I tried to stay away from all experiments where the observer died. Still, some idiots in a couple of labs nearly killed me. I never held a permanent job in chemistry after I graduated... too dangerous! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC39693 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 @BigStewMan @oldtimer The answer to the double slit experiment is simple... insufficient caffeine AND someone mocked Ketchup! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 49 minutes ago, MC39693 said: @BigStewMan @oldtimer The answer to the double slit experiment is simple... insufficient caffeine AND someone mocked Ketchup! Ketchup, coffee and Quantum Mechanics. The combination results in a dead cat. JJK 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 2 hours ago, RandyH001 said: Actually , one Great Mind did understand QM very well , Albert Einstein Rejected Quantum Mechanics as Uncertain , and although he led research into it's development for more than 20 years - He rejected it didn't he? If anyone he had the ability to comprehend it as well as anyone can possibly understand it, but didn't he call it spooky or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 No one will ever fully "understand" Quantum physics. We are "macro" beings in a "macro" world and cannot comprehend the probabilistic nature of this except for in mathematical descriptions. Here is a short primer ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: He rejected it didn't he? If anyone he had the ability to comprehend it as well as anyone can possibly understand it, but didn't he call it spooky or something like that? Yes, he called it "spooky action at a distance" and could not believe that particles could be entangled (and in disagreement with his "speed of light/info" theory); see ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, Emile said: Yes, he called it "spooky action at a distance an example using playing cards - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 39 minutes ago, Emile said: No one will ever fully "understand" Quantum physics. We are "macro" beings in a "macro" world and cannot comprehend the probabilistic nature of this except for in mathematical descriptions. Never say never but we are an ant on a sheet of paper trying to understand height that has never been experienced by us. Einstein added the fourth dimension of time (which we at least comprehend) in his thought experiments and look how far he got. What do you do with eleven dimensions if that is the actual number? I have also heard 26. Someone who sees the world like a Picasso painting might be able to understand this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 minute ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: Einstein added the fourth dimension of time (which we at least comprehend) in his thought experiments and look how far he got. What do you do with eleven dimensions if that is the actual number? I have also heard 26. The "fourth" dimension was added by "many" (Herman Weyl, Minkowski, etc); many years before Einstein, but merely on a theoretical basis. Einstein integrated it into his special theory of relativity and it became universally accepted. String theory with 10/11-26 dimensions is interesting mathematics. Any time these theories do not reflect reality, just add some more "dimensions." Haha, there are string theories out there with "infinite" dimensions. Also, see ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_theory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Emile said: Yes, he called it "spooky action at a distance" and could not believe that particles could be entangled (and in disagreement with his "speed of light/info" theory); see ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement Yet there is evidence it is true. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyrc Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Yet there is evidence it is true. "What is Truth? Pilate may, or may not, have said that, but it was a "Good Question." Empiricism vs. Rationalism vs. Intuition vs. Faith vs. Authority (etc.) ... Hawking, and his co-author, in The Grand Design, said something like, ""The math may be dubious, but all research, thus far, confirms it." The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy took a whack at dealing with Truth, here: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/truth/#TarTheTru Do not read with insufficient caffeine. It's been said many times, in many ways, but applying Occam's razor to understanding the Universe, the simplest explanation is that we are imagining it. I am imagining it, and all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 This is the most interesting thread I have recently read. Now I know why some physicists say that the universe is a holographic projection with a black hole at the center of every galaxy. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, garyrc said: I am imagining it, and all of you. Seriously? If so could you please imagine me 10x wealthier and retired? Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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