The discussion centers on the concept of wave function collapse in the early Universe, questioning what mechanism caused this collapse into particles when no observers or particles existed. Participants emphasize the necessity of specifying a particular interpretation of wave function collapse, as interpretations vary significantly in their implications regarding the reality of collapse. The conversation concludes with a note that without a well-defined question, further discussion is unproductive.
PREREQUISITESPhysicists, cosmologists, and students of quantum mechanics seeking to deepen their understanding of wave function collapse and its implications in the context of the early Universe.
This question is unanswerable as you ask it because you have not specified what particular "collapse is real" interpretation you are using. You need to pick one.Bouncer said:If the wave function collapse is real then what in the very early universe caused the wave functions to collapse into particles since there were no observers? There were not even particles, just a impossibly hot 'soup' of nothing. So what created them?
It most certainly does, since "collapse" is not "real" on many interpretations, and there are more than one for which it is "real", and in order to answer questions we have to have a specific interpretation to use.Bouncer said:I am not sure it matters which interpretation is used.