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Re:What’s Going on During Wave Function ‘Collapse’ by Iv on Thursday July 04, 2019 @08:01PM (#20358820)
Except that a droplet is not a single particle. We have known for a long time that a droplet is divisible and can spread as a wave.

Quantum theory states the existence of quantums: indivisible parts of matter and energy.

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Re:What’s Going on During Wave Function ‘Collapse’ by monocasa on Thursday July 04, 2019 @08:11PM (#20358876)
The interaction in that experiment doesn't have the droplet dividing or dissolving into the wave. For the purposes of that experiment, the droplet is a quantum unit.
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Re:What’s Going on During Wave Function ‘Collapse’ by mrkstu on Thursday July 04, 2019 @08:14PM (#20358892)
So all quantum vs classical differences could be reduced to what we are measuring isn’t ‘atomic’ in the Greek classical sense?
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