Recent content by skewzme

Not to challenge your answer, but I'll offer this thought: Perhaps it appears peculiar and mysterious to everyone—both to the novice and to the experienced physicist, because there is still some significant principle or element missing. Being able to predict outcomes doesn't mean it's entirely...

Can you then help put Richard Feynmans famous quote in context? “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics". . Is it that we have come to understand it since he made that statement, or are you taking issue with his opinion ?

Well, you’ll have to define pop videos. It didn’t come off my Saturday morning lineup

And because it was a PBS video, I assumed it was credible. Silly me. I truly appreciate that explanation. I need to ponder it more, And I may have some additional questions for you. Thank you very much

This is true. But as I understand the purpose of Kim's 1999 experiment, it wasn't to test whether entangled photons affect their partner's state. Entangled particles were used to as the method of determining which way data in order to eliminate detectors as a possible reason for the collapse...

Who exactly does understand quantum mechanics? While I concede my inability to have that discussion on a purely mathematical basis, it would appear discussions among those who do are still unable to reach a consensus of understanding either...

I offered the video to vanhees71 to confirm whether he and i were talking about the same experiment. It seems were are, but he states no wave collapse occurs in this experiment. The video confirms it certainly does, depending on whether which way data is observed, or left unobserved. With...

Haven’t read it yet but plan to. The delayed choice quantum eraser experiment was first done in 1999 and is the same experiment you mention, by name anyway. The experiment seems to demonstrate the collapse has nothing to do with measurement devices, since none are used.

For clarity, I should have said "particles were observed". That was the context I intended.

As I understand the delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment, first performed by Kim in 1999, entangled photons are used to determine which-way data, and the which-way data is obtained by virtue of where the entangled particles land, as opposed to using a measuring device that may be collapsing...

Why did the electron cross the slit undetected? So he could "wave" from the other side . . .

Appreciate that reference. I intend to read it.

As I said previously, I do not consider the question a paradox in the truest sense of the word. With respect to the not-so-fuzzy options to chose from, is there any kind of consensus or majority accepted option at this point in time? Or, is a fuzzy description the more agreed upon option at...

Is that an acknowledgment that there may be unknowable aspects to our underlying reality that are outside the boundaries of the scientific method?