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Re:Gravity is unlikely to be the cause of quantum collapse, ... by macspoofing on Monday September 07, 2020 @04:55PM (#24402773)
>Gravity was never a leading explanation for collapse; it was always a fringe idea.

Why not? Gravity is (probably) mediated by a particle, and therefore all matter will interact with all other matter ... so why shouldn't gravity therefore cause a collapse?

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Re:Gravity is unlikely to be the cause of quantum collapse, ... by gus_massa on Monday September 07, 2020 @06:09PM (#24403360)
(Nobody is sure about the graviton, but IMHO it is a good bet.)

Electromagnetism is also mediated by particles (photons) and the quantum states can survive a lot of electromagnetic interactions without collapsing. One of my favorites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stern%E2%80%93Gerlach_experime...

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Re:Gravity is unlikely to be the cause of quantum collapse, ... by akvadrako on Monday September 07, 2020 @05:23PM (#24403041)
My second sentence?
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