Physicists found a new quantum paradox that casts doubt on a pillar of reality

Re:Physicists found a new quantum paradox that casts doubt o... by guerrilla on Sunday August 30, 2020 @01:01PM (#24324109)

> Absoluteness of Observed Events is false when the observers are photons, which (my layman's assumption) should surprise exactly nobody

I'm with you but is this experimental result not new though? It seems like they're on our side and confirming what should be a non-surprising result, which is good work.

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Re:Physicists found a new quantum paradox that casts doubt o... by aeternum on Sunday August 30, 2020 @01:44PM (#24324452)

Definitely not new, the double-slit experiment in 1801 first hinted that this might be the case, and then Heisenberg calculated exactly how 'not absolute' observed events are based on the wavelength (aka momentum) of the photon you're using (in 1927).

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Re:Physicists found a new quantum paradox that casts doubt o... by guerrilla on Sunday August 30, 2020 @01:55PM (#24324544)

So nothing has been gained by doing these experiments and publishing the results? I find that hard to believe.

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