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ChiralWaltz
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Hello Everyone,
General curiosity question.
We start with a particle who is in superposition.
We observe it and collapse its wave function. This is how the particle's spin is determined. Two states can exist, spin up or spin down.
My question is, once we observe the spin state, is the particle locked into that specific spin state forever or can it revert back into superposition?
Assuming the latter may be true, is there a specific amount of time we have to wait for before it re-assumes superposition?
Thank you,
Chiral
General curiosity question.
We start with a particle who is in superposition.
We observe it and collapse its wave function. This is how the particle's spin is determined. Two states can exist, spin up or spin down.
My question is, once we observe the spin state, is the particle locked into that specific spin state forever or can it revert back into superposition?
Assuming the latter may be true, is there a specific amount of time we have to wait for before it re-assumes superposition?
Thank you,
Chiral