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Understanding Quantum Mechanics
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Physicists have often made it seem like the role of a human observer is crucial in explaining quantum mechanics, but they have a bad job of trying to understand it. This is because the manifest image of the world, which contains the idea that we influence the world, is very close to saying that the ways in which we interact with it can somehow change the world out there.
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Physicists have made it seem like the role of human observers is crucial to explaining what happens in quantum mechanics, while in reality, it's just an important part of doing science.
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Physicists have made it seem like the role of human observers is crucial to explaining what happens in quantum mechanics, while in reality, it's just an important part of doing science. Understanding quantum mechanics might involve a shift of perspective, which can help solve some of the more difficult questions faced in modern physics.
ChapterUnderstanding Quantum Mechanics
Episode#126 - Sean Carroll - The Problem With Quantum Mechanics
PodcastModern Wisdom
The observer effect in quantum physics says that the act of measuring or observing a system collapses its wave function, bringing the system into a definite state.
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The observer effect in quantum physics says that the act of measuring or observing a system collapses its wave function, bringing the system into a definite state. This can have implications for our understanding of reality and the power of human observation.