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Paul Colby replied to the thread How do atoms build thoughts and emotions?.This is an excellent question which is why I have the best free will money can buy. -
Paul Colby replied to the thread How do atoms build thoughts and emotions?.In physics, all theories are quantitative and formulated in terms of mathematics.
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Basically, no one knows. This is sometimes called "the hard problem of consciousness". It's fairly easy to understand how the neurons... -
Paul Colby replied to the thread How do atoms build thoughts and emotions?.I was going to say one bond at a time but…
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Paul Colby replied to the thread Undergrad LZ sees one event that is a dark matter candidate.FWIW this AI description matches what I was able to pull from the detector description in the paper. The Xe gives off light if a Xe...
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Any chance we could get a 5-year old's understanding of what we're seeing here: My questions - and my updates from browsing, in blue...
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Paul Colby replied to the thread Help implementing LQR on rotary inverted Pendulum.What is the intended behavior of your hardware? For example, is it to balance? Cancel tipping motion?
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Paul Colby replied to the thread Undergrad Was Richard Feynman's explanation of the twin paradox wrong?.The two twins follow two different paths. One twins path proper length is shorter. As setup, the shorter path twin must accelerate to...
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Paul Colby replied to the thread Graduate Best visualization of SO(3).Visualize as a manifold seems to be all you consider. There’s the algebraic aspect of ##SO(3)## as well.
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Paul Colby replied to the thread Undergrad Are classical optics and quantum mechanics double slit experiments fundamentally the same?.Given your original question concerning photons and the double slit experiment, how have your views changed? The experiment showed that...
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Paul Colby reacted to Hornbein's post in the thread Backyard Trebuchet Breaks Sound Barrier with Like.
Carbon fiber, 3D printed parts, multiple rotations. Numerous small refinements of the design to get to a 776 mph release. Your castle...
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So far, it doesn't appear that anyone in this thread but you understands whatever issue you think you're asking about. If you can't...
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Paul Colby reacted to BvU's post in the thread Undergrad Are classical optics and quantum mechanics double slit experiments fundamentally the same? with Like.
Have you seen the video "How big is a photon" mentioned in a similar thread here ? ... :smile:
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Paul Colby replied to the thread Undergrad Are classical optics and quantum mechanics double slit experiments fundamentally the same?.Interference patterns happen for multiple “it”s, right? From post #5 “it” was water waves, sound waves or EM waves. “It” could also be...
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Paul Colby replied to the thread Undergrad Are classical optics and quantum mechanics double slit experiments fundamentally the same?.What is “it” in terms of currently accepted theory?