Would it be wrong to say that elementary particles exist at all possible points within their probability wave until they are measured at which point they take on a definite position? Or do they actually have definite positions the entire time?
This isn't homework - just some questions that have come up from reading The Fabric of the Cosmos:
1) Say you measure the position of an electron for a hydrogen atom on Earth and, beating all odds, find that it's actually on the moon (forget any details as to how you'd actually find it if...