On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 8:13 AM Philip Thrift <[email protected]> wrote:
> *The wavefunction is not a physical thing - so whether it collapses is > irrelevant.* If the wavefunction is not a physical thing then it's just a useful calculating device. OK fine, but there are times, such as when an observation is made, when this calculating device stops producing useful data. Why? Call it collapse or call it anything you want, how do we know when we should stop paying attention to the calculating device called a "wavefunction"? And most important of all, what exactly is a "measurement"? John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv0dAJ5vwE7o5yTDiGo5c1rKX%3DV9NDt%3DEpMQ4V%3DeCZKWFw%40mail.gmail.com.
