Hmm... ok. I'm going to go back to where I think I got lost:
My question:
Your answer:
Now, we can determine the state of a system through measuring a property of the system, one of those properties being its spin. But from what I understand, that does not conclude whether or not...
Interesting. That spin example makes perfect sense. It's all very fascinating. Got introduced to quantum mechanics really through reading hawking's brief history of space and time a short while ago and have been thinking about it since.
I want to touch on what you said before, about...
I see. Essentially, we're using the first spin measurement to test.
What I meant originally by "stable" and "unstable" (my mind was on another subject), i meant defined. Are we sure that all systems are well defined? I would be assuming so, correct?
Hold on. We start with a system that you do not know anything about. (i.e. either stable or unstable).
Then, we take a measurement of one of its properties.
Right after, we know the system is still in the same previous state.
If the system remains in the same state, we know with certainty it's...
I see where you're coming from. How do we know that it's possible to have a system in a well defined state? Is there such a system already existing?
Thanks for hanging in there with me while I ask these questions. :)
Not all possibilities are necessarily present, but there is a probability that they are, correct?
If we're using the same definition of QT, we're stating that the system is remaining in a state of "all possibilities" (total possibilities are not known), and when a measurement is made, the...
I see. I will revise my definition then:
Quantum theory states that any physical system remains in a superposed state of all possibilities until it interacts with an external measuring device.
Okay. I'm going to challenge the theory itself with a revision:
[Revised Theory] states that any...
I want to start with my current understanding of QT before i get into my question:
Quantum theory states that any physical system remains in a superposed state of all possibilities until it interacts with the mind of an observer.
Is this essentially correct?