Re:The Largest Virtual Universe Ever Simulated
by randomguy1254 on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @03:51PM
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I think the distinction is that observation can affect a system. In order to look at a particle, you need to bounce a photon off of it, which affects it. The particle/wave still exists and is still "doing calculation", its just that measuring the system literally and obviously affects it. Some people attach far too much significance to this.
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Re:The Largest Virtual Universe Ever Simulated
by EGreg on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @09:30PM
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No, I heard this is a common misunderstanding. You can bounce light off particles going through ONE SLIT and still destroy the interference patten. Partivles going through the other slit shouldn't have been deflected - yet the interference pattern is totally broken!
What you are suggesting is there is a hidden variable theory.
Re:The Largest Virtual Universe Ever Simulated
by randomguy1254 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @03:28PM
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Hmm, I'm maybe missing something in this example. In the two slit experiment, a single photon can appear to go through two slits simultaneously. You appear to be suggesting that there are multiple particles going throw the slits which creates the interference, but I understand it that one particle interferes with itself, when you do not detect which slit it goes through.