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Quantum Measurements Leave Schrödinger's Cat Alive
First time accepted submitter Walking The Walk writes "Your co-workers who keep using Schrödinger's cat metaphor may need to find a new one. New Scientist reports that 'by making constant but weak measurements of a quantum system, physicists have managed to probe a delicate quantum state without destroying it – the equivalent of taking a peek at Schrodinger's metaphorical cat without killing it. The result should make it easier to handle systems such as quantum computers that exploit the exotic properties of the quantum world.'"
Slightly look at me, and I will post and no post at the same time
Where are mod points when you need them.
just long enough to be eaten by Pavlov's Dog
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For the first time in my life I've observed the superposition of a flapping cunt and a huge dick.
Only a retard who doesn't understand even the very basics of QM would say such an absurd thing.
I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.
Richard Feynman
No one knows what defines an observer, but "a sufficiently complex system" is a leading contender. And your belief that QM doesn't have particles is, um, incorrect. Perhaps you should retake the QM 101 course at whatever sport college you attend. Oh, and lay off the steroids.