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WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.Not quite. He added: "Experiment" is more appropriate than "measurement", because it also includes (state) preparation, and is not...
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That's true, but that's not the main issue for Bell. The main issue is that measurement/experiment should not be referred to in the... -
WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.I share John Bell's view that the words "system" and "measurement" should not be used in expositions of the fundamentals of quantum...
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WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.I don't think it is of so much use for physicists. You might be able to check if your concepts are used consistently, but not whether...
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WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.I was curious and looked at "Picturing Quantum Processes" a while ago. But it doesn't appeal to me. (Maybe because I'm definitely not an...
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WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.@Demystifier -- is there a measurement problem? Is a language (interpretation) in which "measurement" (let alone a "measurement...
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WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.Thanks, but this isn't at all what I had in mind. I wanted a physical answer, but anticipated that nothing satisfactory would be...
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WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.Quantum "objects" are neither waves nor particles. But what are they? In my view, the biggest conceptual hurdle is that we think of...
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WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.No, not at all. It is often claimed that the concept of wave particle duality has become obsolete, and that the modern view of quantum...
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This makes my analogy even stronger, because some would say the same for the plethora of human languages. -
WWernerQH replied to the thread Graduate How many interpretations of QM do you speak?.The plethora of QM interpretations is not a blessing but a curse. It's a symptom, indicating that we haven't yet found a natural...