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He has a strike through his name -- did I miss something?
I thought he was a particularly valuable contributor.
I thought he was a particularly valuable contributor.
OK -- fair enough.ZapperZ said:As have been discussed elsewhere, due to privacy issues, we cannot reveal why certain actions have been taken on various members. This policy is not just restricted to banning actions, but others as well.
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Schrondinger's Dog is a thought experiment proposed by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. It is a variation of his famous "Schrödinger's Cat" experiment, which is used to illustrate the principles of quantum mechanics.
There is no real dog involved in Schrödinger's thought experiment. It is simply a hypothetical scenario used to demonstrate the concept of superposition in quantum mechanics. The dog is neither alive nor dead until the observer opens the box and collapses the wave function.
Schrödinger's Dog, along with his other thought experiments, helped to highlight the strange and counterintuitive nature of quantum mechanics. It also sparked debates and discussions about the interpretation of quantum mechanics, particularly the concept of superposition and the role of the observer in collapsing the wave function.
The experiment is not possible in reality as it involves a macroscopic object, such as a dog, being in a state of superposition. Quantum mechanics only applies to the microscopic world, and the principles cannot be applied to larger, complex systems like animals.
The experiment challenges our classical understanding of reality and forces us to consider the role of the observer in shaping it. It also demonstrates the principle of superposition, which is a fundamental concept in quantum mechanics and has important applications in technology, such as quantum computing.