He decided to collapse the wave function. probably saying something like “speed? about 20 miles per hour in my swing. Position? Right upside your head!
parsy, who is often uncertain
11 posted on 06/24/2009 7:15:19 PM PDT by parsifal
("Knock and ye shall receive!" (The Bible, somewhere.))
"Hey man...all the possibilities described by quantum theory simultaneously occur in a "multiverse" composed of mostly independent parallel universes. This is not accomplished by introducing some new axiom to quantum mechanics, but on the contrary by removing the axiom of the collapse of the wave packet, All the possible consistent states of the measured system and the measuring apparatus (including the observer) are present in a real physical (not just formally mathematical, as in other interpretations) quantum superposition. (Such a superposition of consistent state combinations of different systems is called an entangled state.)
While the multiverse is deterministic, we perceive non-deterministic behavior governed by probabilities, because we can observe only the universe, i.e. the consistent state contribution to the mentioned superposition, we inhabit. Everett's interpretation is perfectly consistent with John Bell's experiments and makes them intuitively understandable."
"Can I have a dollar?"
18 posted on 06/24/2009 7:20:01 PM PDT by Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")