Schrodinger's Cat, Structures and the Observer Effect

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Schrodinger's cat illustrates the complexities of quantum mechanics, but it does not relate to measuring stresses and strains in structures. Stresses and strains are directional and depend on the orientation of strain gauges, which is a separate concept from the observer effect. The observer effect in classical physics indicates that measurement alters the system slightly, while in quantum mechanics, it involves more intricate interactions. There is no established connection between macro systems, like structural measurements, and the micro systems of quantum mechanics regarding the observer. Understanding these distinctions is crucial for accurate interpretations in both fields.
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I am not a theoretical physicist but I have heard of Schrodinger's cat. It is a fact that stresses and strains measured along a structure are directional i.e the stresses and strains vary according to the direction you orient your strain gauge in. Does this have any connection with the 'observer effect' I read so often in blogs.Has there been any relation established between such a macro and micro system? i.e where the observer is considered part of the system.
 
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No, the observer effect has no relation to the way you measure strain and stress. The observer effect, in classical physics, simply means that you must interact and change a system a small amount if you want to measure something. In Quantum Mechanics the idea is much more complicated.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_(physics)
 

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