What is Observer: Definition and 322 Discussions

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its sister papers The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly, whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993, it takes a social liberal or social democratic line on most issues. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

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  1. SuperfundMatt

    B How does time dilation appear to a third observer?

    Let’s assume it is 5,000,000 years in the future and we have created a quantum synchronization box that can broadcast a signal, used to synchronize two clocks and video feeds, no matter where they are in the universe. The third observer watches a split TV screen, which features the faces of two...
  2. RealTwistedTwin

    What happens to matter when it enters a black hole?

    There are many videos and articles about this topic (what it looks like if you fall into a black hole). I remember hearing that, inside the event horizon of a black hole, time has essentially stopped for an outside observer. However, if you fell into one that would mean that any amount of time...
  3. H

    Relativity Theory: Bill & Nancy's Observer Question

    Can someone or approve or disapprove my question. I want to make sure I get this right. I will use Bill & Nancy as observers and friends For example, if Bob is going at the speed of light inside a spaceship, his mass will increase indefinite but he will not notice the effects. Bob will...
  4. V

    Observer Effect hype in Double Slit Experiment

    I don't know if you physicist out there knows it, but the statement that observing something changes its state is having a drastic impact on the less informed populace at wide. An example, one of the most popular Quantum Physics video on youtube <Link to video not acceptable under PF rules...
  5. Gaz

    B What counts as observer effect?

    What can be counted as a observer effect? that would cause collapse of the wave function? e.g. Is it only the which path information or is it purely the act of observing? As in if observer effect is the cause of wave function how come we can even see the interference pattern at all, Is it...
  6. J

    B How does quantum tunneling occur without an observer?

    I have question that involves quantum tunneling and wave function collapse that occurs when the state of an object is measured. I will try to explain what I mean. We don't know the exact location of an electron in an atom, because it doesn't have a location, it is in its wave form and we can't...
  7. M

    Double slit experiment - bias towards normal pattern?

    WARNING. I'm not a physicist! If there was a universe that only had 10000 photons and we observed all of them then ran the double slit experiment would we get a normal pattern or an interference pattern? If we observe a particle is that it forever in the universe that we happen to be running...
  8. Pyrus

    Observer is moving &charge is stationary,magnetic field acts

    CASE I - Do magnetic field is felt by observer which is moving and charge is stationary? CASE II- Do magnetic field is felt by observer which is moving with same velocity as that of charge? Does it has some experimental proofs and explanations...
  9. Jesayntly

    Copenhagen - What qualifies as "measurement" and "observer"?

    Hey guys and gals, clearly I'm new here, not only new here but new to QM (relatively speaking). I've read a few threads here pertaining to a thought I've been pondering on but the answer doesn't seem clear. In the Copenhagen interpretation, what qualifies as a "measurement", and/or what...
  10. Buzz Bloom

    Equations of motion for an observer falling radially into a blackhole

    I understand that the coordinate system (CS) for a distant observer Od is different than that for an observer Of who is falling radially toward the event horizon of a non-rotating black hole (BH). Using the Schwarzschild metric, I would like to understand the transformation equations that...
  11. naima

    Apparent horizon for the eternally accelerated observer

    The problem with the notion of Event Horizon is that it speaks ot events which will never be seen in the future. So it requires to wait eternally. So apparent Horizon is introduced. It uses http://www.fysik.su.se/~ingemar/relteori/Emmaslic.pdf They are closed spacelike surfaces. when they emit...
  12. J

    Translational Motion Vs. Rotational Motion

    Howdy. It has become clear to me that translational motion is not taken into account in general relativity because it is subjective, and that rotational motion is taken into account in GR in places such as the Kerr Metric. What makes rotational motion so absolute? Couldn't an observer's...
  13. Andre' Quanta

    Metric for a free falling observer

    Is it true that for a free falling observer in a non homogeneuos gravitational field, the metric according to his reference frame is always Minkowski? If it is true, Is it valid only locally?
  14. slitted

    Hiding the observer with gravitational measurements?

    Hello again. In a double slit experiment with electrons, suppose that we have the instrumentation to measure how space-time is curved by these particles. Would it be possible to obtain the electron's position and momentum by measuring the change in the direction of photons that move nearby but...
  15. slitted

    Observer Big Bang? How come electrons have a wave nowadays?

    Hi. From what I've read about the "observer effect" in the two slit experiment, the electron's wave function collapses due to photons altering its momentum. Now, in the beginning of the universe photons couldn't escape the original Big Bang fog until it cleared out, so these should have...
  16. Megatherion

    Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser & The Observer (2000)

    Hello, I signed up cause I was going through the Quantum Eraser threads, but couldn't find an answer to my question. It's about this version from 1999/2000 of the elaboration on the classic double slit experiment: Results seem quite straight forward. Wherever we have "path information" the...
  17. I

    Double-slit experiment: any videos of the Observer Effect?

    Hello! I've been reading up about Quantum Mechanics, and I'm trying to understand various aspects of the double slit experiment. This is one of among many videos I've watched: Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment Here's my understanding so far of the basic setup (where the gun is shooting out...
  18. H

    Doppler effect with moving source and observer

    Homework Statement As you drive at a speed of 15.0 m/s an ambulance approaches you from behind with its siren blaring at a frequency of 1022 Hz. After the ambulance has passed you the signal is now 981 Hz. If both you and the ambulance travel at a constant speed how fast was the ambulance...
  19. R

    Beat frequency and velocity of observer

    Homework Statement Two sound sources 15m apart producing identical 229 Hz sounds. As you move from one to the other, you hear beat frequency of 2.5. How fast are you moving?[/B] Homework Equations The question asks for the velocity of the observer Vo. The trick here is to use the standing wave...
  20. HZY

    Are present and future perspectives different?

    It is said that when an observer look up the sky and observe the cosmos, the further out he looks, the further back in time he sees, allowing him to peer into the past. However, there is a catch, namely, the observation must take place at present time. In other words, a distant object 100 light...
  21. L

    Valid Observer Point of View: Exploring Time From the Smallest Particles

    Can I consider each particle as there own observer with there own personal experience of time say each quark or each electron ? Because I read that every observer is as valid as any. I know that general relativity is a theory applied to the very big and here I am asking question for the very...
  22. S

    A question about QM "Observer effect"

    So if we "look" at a particle, then its wave function collapses. Does "look" mean, hitting that particle with another particle (a light particle?). A simple Yes/No answers first please. I mean, does its wave function collapse because we first need to hit that particle with an electron or a...
  23. Rajkovic

    Understanding the 'Observer Effect' in Relation to Reality and Mental Health

    Please someone help me! I am suffering from severe depression after seeing philosophical videos (deepak chopra is one of them) about reality. Many of them talking that reality is an illusion and nothing exists, and used quantum physics as a reference (the observer effect). Others simply say the...
  24. Q

    Moving object launched by observer into a Wormhole

    Wormholes usually send things through time and space, right? So if an observer threw a baseball through a wormhole, the baseball's position in space-time would change. However, can that action affect the observer's location in space and time, or would it create some sort of paradox?
  25. Rajkovic

    3 Questions -- Entanglement, 'The Observer Effect' and 'The Uncertainty Principle'

    Hi, I have 16 years old, I am planning to be a physicist in the near future, and I have 3 doubts, could you guys answer to me? 1. Does quantum entanglement proves that everything is connected? http://phys.org/news/2015-01-popper-againbut.html#nRlv 2. 'The Observer Effect' and 'The Uncertainty...
  26. V

    Non-Moving Wormhole & Moving Observer: Paradoxes?

    I've recently come across the claim that if the mouths of a hypothetic wormhole don't move in relation to each other, then paradoxes in the form of closed timelike curves cannot be demonstrated to occur, even if an observer moves at relativistic speed relative to them. Is this true? I want to...
  27. S

    GR: Accelerated Observer's Local Speed of Light

    Hi guys, in GR a free-falling observer will measure the local speed of light as c, like in SR. My question is will an accelerated (non-inertial) observer locally measure a greater speed than c, or will he also measure the local speed of light as c. For instance, if there is an object that is...
  28. N

    Relativistic Orbits: Effects of Mass Increase & Length Contraction

    Suppose an observer flies through our solar system at ##v \approx c## relative to the Sun, such that he sees each planet's (and the sun's) mass as greatly increased. What happens to the orbits of the planets? Since he sees the center of mass of the solar system as flying past him at ##v \approx...
  29. B

    Hawking radiation temperature -- observer dependent?

    Black holes are claimed to radiate at a temperature corresponding to the hawking radiation. But who is measuring the temperature? If the radiation is measured from far away the red shift will indicate a lower temperature won't it? Is the temperature given by the formula as measured from a...
  30. V

    Observer Effect: Predetermined Change When Observed?

    According to the observer effect, a particle changes when observed. Is it possible that how it changes is predetermined at its creation? Are there any papers that have explored this?
  31. J

    Velocity of Accelerated Observer in SR: Understanding the Paradox

    Hey, I have a question regarding accelerated motion in special relativity. Suppose an observer has a constant proper acceleration α, his velocity in an inertial frame of a distant observer will then be given v = c tanh(ατ/c), where τ is the proper time of the accelerated observer. Since every...
  32. G

    Two slit electron diffraction / observer

    In case when we don't observe the presence of an electron at either slit, there is an interference pattern, in case we do observe there is a 2 band patter, as an electron would be a particle. I understand that without an observation, the state of an electron in a superposition of all eigen...
  33. M

    The Doppler Effect: A Train Approaching a Stationary Observer

    A train (source) approaching a stationery observer, wavelength of the sound is equal to the distance between source and observer, How?
  34. S

    Busting the myth of the observer: the double slit experiment

    We all remember the animations describing the double slit experiment to the public, laying out the foundations of the mysterious quantum world. Now take the part when we try to determine which slit the electron went through. The narrator will say something like this, in a hushed voice: „And...
  35. D

    Doppler effect (the sound source moving towards observer)

    Homework Statement the observer is stationary , but the sound source is moving towards the observer , i was told that the speed of sound relative to the observer doesn't change. why is it so ? in my opinion, the speed of sound relative to observer changed . because of v= f x (lambda) , as...
  36. J

    Observer vs Natural phenomenon

    If you have two hydrogen atoms as your system, then you use the many body schrodinger equation for 2 protons and 2 electrons. The coulombic repulsion between the two atoms is built into the SWE, so is there a range of different possible magnitudes for the repulsion? If so, does the system decide...
  37. D

    Wavelength of sound affected by the moving observer?

    Homework Statement why the wavelength of sound is affected by the moving observer? because as the observer move, the sound source is still stationary . so in my opinion it's not affected by the moving observer. the ans is C for this question. i can't understand. Homework Equations...
  38. H

    A rotating Hot Dog about an inertial observer

    According to Einstein (e.g. in his book The Meaning of Relativity), a clock rotating about a central clock will be judged by the central clock to run slower than the central clock. This means that a signal sent by the central clock will be perceived by the rotating clock as being of a higher...
  39. H

    Energy dependence on observer framework

    Does mechanical energy of a system depend on the framework of an observer (neglecting a constant)?
  40. K

    Resolving Symmetric Movement Paradox w/ Respect to Stationary Observer

    I am trying to understand this apparent "paradoxes" but probably i am missing something important. Imagine that accourding to stationary observer on Earth two twin cats are moving in the opposite directions with speed -v and v. When the two cats meet the stationary observer at the beginning O...
  41. K

    Dark Energy: Observer Dependent or Absolute Rest Frame?

    If yes, does dark energy define a frame of absolute rest? In the Einstein field equations, the cosmological constant is just a scalar, so it is independent of frame. But, sometimes, the cosmological constant is described as being a kind of vacuum energy density. Wouldn't a vacuum energy...
  42. P

    Find Refractive Index of Liquid for Observer with Velocity

    hello i have this question " a liquid has refractive index (n). find the refractive index of this liquid for an observer if the liquid have a velocity (v) to this observer " i have my solution in an attachment please look at it and tell me if it is the right solution thank you...
  43. F

    Uncertainty principle - Nature of observer

    Uncertainty principle -- Nature of observer About the fact that electrons have a determined position only after having been observed/measured, I don't understand how they make the difference between being watched by an eye/instrument or any non-measuring object just sitting there.
  44. Ookke

    A stationary photon for an observer in circular motion?

    Let's imagine a rocket orbiting the earth. The rocket could be any real rocket with moderate speed, so that relativistic effects are not significant, and also rocket does not experice notable centrifugal or other acceleration (so the rockets reference frame would appear almost inertial). A...
  45. A

    Why don't black holes look like neutron stars to outside observer?

    Yesterday, I read about Hawking's new proposal regarding the firewall paradox. A more general thought about standard black holes occurred to me. Black holes including stellar black holes are of course always presented as if the event horizon is an invisible barrier, which the unfortunate...
  46. Jorrie

    'Crossing' speed: Lemaitre vs. 'dropped' observer

    We are trying to find the relative velocity in a Lemaitre observer's frame, when said observer passes an observer dropped from rest at Painleve radius r_0. I have searched for related previous posts, found some, but none that clarified this particular situation. Let the passing happens at 0 < r...
  47. E

    Double Slit Experiment: Observer Effect & Measurement Problem

    Hey guys, I've been trying to find out an answer to this question I had today but couldn't find it. The question is regarding the measurement problem and the observer effect for the double slit experiment. Say I have 2 electron detectors labeled A and B respectively. Detector A is located at the...
  48. atyy

    Does quantum mechanics need a conscious observer?

    Textbooks like Landau and Lifshitz avoid the observer having to be conscious, by saying a measurement is the interaction of a quantum system with classical apparatus to produce a classical result. However, there is an analogy that is often drawn that wave function collapse is like statistical...
  49. WannabeNewton

    Radar distance Rindler observer

    Hey guys. I have a question regarding exercise 6.5 in MTW ("Radar Distance Indicator"). The exercise asks the following: http://postimg.org/image/lkn2oujc5/; I did the problem several different ways and I always end up at the same final equation relating ##L_0## to ##L##, an equation which...
  50. Quarlep

    Importance of the observer in double slit experiment and entanglement

    Hi In double slit experiment our observe can change the past and in the entanglement our observe affact other particle pair. How could such a thing possible ?
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