Quantum 101 Episode 4: Superposition Explained | Schrödinger's Cat
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
On 22/5/24, the thought experiment of the Schrödinger's Cat was discussed in class.
Three interesting questions relating to the Schrödinger's Cat are:
- What was the original intention of the story?
- Why does Schrödinger's seemingly paradoxical thought experiment become part of the foundation of quantum mechanics?
- How would one respond philosophically to the findings of quantum theory?
- A response to the above is here.
The story is related to the double slit experiment as explained below.
Double Slit Experiment explained! by Jim Al-Khalili
The Royal Institution
Additional Information
1. YouTube video: A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll - The Royal Institution: https://youtu.be/5hVmeOCJjOU?si=GviGWw4WK6NOtZ_O (The Schrodinger's Cat thought experiment is explained at around 17:25 minutes in this video)2. Wikipedia - Schrödinger's Cat: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat
At the end of yesterday's session I felt I understood nothing about inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning, based on the diagrams and explanations provided by the philosophy source that was used. This led me to look elsewhere and I ended up with this, which made absolute sense to me (but I don't know if it meets philosophy's criteria): https://www.dictionary.com/e/inductive-vs-deductive/
ReplyDeleteGreat that you've found something that helps. We'll discuss the topic more in class.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the Schrodinger's Cat video. I understood what she was saying until she stopped!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Schrodinger's Cat paradox is difficult to understand. We will talk about it more in class and hopefully it will be clearer after that. 😊 🙏
ReplyDeleteWhen last week I said that Schrodinger was trying to help ppl get their head around quantum mechanics with the cat thought experiment, I was wrong. He was objecting the quantum theory and the cat story was supposed to show the absurdity of the quantum physics theory.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wasn't aware how the quantum theory was entangled with philosophy and politics, both in the West and the East.
https://aeon.co/essays/how-soviet-communist-philosophy-shaped-postwar-quantum-theory