Erwin Schrodinger

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  1. imaplanck. Banned Banned

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    Eveyone who has studied quantum machanics will know of Schrodinger's cat.
    I guess I need to ask a question, so would anyone like to discuss superposition in detail? I have only glanced over it.
     
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  3. Physics Monkey Snow Monkey and Physicist Registered Senior Member

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    What would you like to know?
     
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  5. Ophiolite Valued Senior Member

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    The precise position of the cat, and its exact velocity.

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  9. imaplanck. Banned Banned

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    NO I dont need to read wikipedia, I also am totally comfortable with the cat I just wanted to spark up a conversation. Where have I said I dont understand superposition?
     
  10. Naat Scientia potestas est. Registered Senior Member

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    So,

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    as I understand, there is a possibility that my pants where on the moon a second back? From that, if we can´t know where exactly everything is, does everything vibrate?
    It just seems that it is all static due to the probabilistic manner.

    P.S. Please don´t just tell me that I am stupid, I know that already.
     
  11. imaplanck. Banned Banned

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    Yes quantum tunneling. You know your pants aren't on the moon and it doesn't violate any laws for you to know.
    No it waves, it interacts as the partcle nature in that wave. You can know where something exists but not without altering it.
     
  12. Ophiolite Valued Senior Member

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    You said - I guess I need to ask a question. You then added I have only glanced over it (superposition).
    It sounded to me like a strongly implicit statement that you did not understand superposition and apparently to Cato also. If two people independently derived that meaning from your post you may wish to consider the possibility that you wrote unclearly.
    The alternative explanation is that Cato and I have comprehension issues in English.

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    Yeah my fault I didn't make it clear. Sorry.

    I meant that I didnt really have a question, but I guess I need to ask something to get the ball rolling.

    I dont know why I started the thread other than boredom of perpetual bullshit in the name of god threads.
     
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    The idea that a thing can be in two states at the same time and only become one state or the other when observed is one that drives me nuts ! Maybe I should say drove

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