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Feb25-12, 09:14 AM   #1
 

indeterminate vs unknown re: photon spin


when a photon goes through a polarizer, its spin becomes determinate

how does it become indeterminate later?

should we not be saying that the spin of a photon can be unknown (unmeasured) but never indeterminate?
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