Recent content by engmex

If someone asked me if the cat were dead or alive as a result of the above coin experiment, I would not say that it was in some kind of dead or alive superposition. I would say "I don't know". The cat is definitely either dead or alive and not in-between It's just that I don't know the...

Well thanks for all the replies and the above answer seems to be the most straightforward reply to the original question. I have no idea how a photon detector works, but I presume an electrical signal of some sort is sent when a photon passes. If the above reply is correct the wave-function...

Hi I'm a complete novice when it comes to Quantum physics, or any physics for that matter, so I hope this isn't a very silly question. I'm currently reading Brian Greens's excellent book "The fabric of the cosmos" and I'm up to chapter 7 Time and Quantum. On pages 195 and 196 and in Figure 7.5...