lI1|1! Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 A is placed in a sealed box. Attached to the box is an apparatus containing a radioactive atomic nucleus and a canister of poison gas. This apparatus is separated from the in such a way that the can in no way interfere with it. The experiment is set up so that there is exactly a 50% chance of the nucleus decaying in one hour. If the nucleus decays, it will emit a particle that triggers the apparatus, which opens the canister and kills the . If the nucleus does not decay, then the remains alive. According to quantum mechanics, the unobserved nucleus is described as a superposition (meaning it exists partly as each simultaneously) of "decayed nucleus" and "undecayed nucleus". However, when the box is opened the experimenter sees only a "decayed nucleus/dead " or an "undecayed nucleus/living ." Quote
Dechristo Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 alternatively, d'I mention alternative dimensions? Quote
Mos_Chillin Posted August 28, 2006 Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) If I had a fizzy cyst, I'd be seein' a doctor. Edited August 28, 2006 by Mos_Chillin Quote
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