Show threadjtbApr 27
@sensible-universe.com Interesting that the wave function is real, given that it contains the square root of minus one, which is not real. #maths #physics #quantum #wavefunction
Sensible UniverseApr 27

The PBR Theorem and SUM

The wave function is real — and what that means for consciousness, freedom, and the qualitative dimension of M₅

https://sensible-universe.com/2026/04/27/the-pbr-theorem-and-sum/

The PBR Theorem and SUM

The wave function is real — and what that means for consciousness, freedom, and the qualitative dimension of M₅

Sensible Universe
Show threadkatch wreckMar 11
#theoreticalPhysics #quantumMechanics #decoherence #wavefunction #wavefunctionCollapse #measurement #mathematicalPhysics #functionalAnalysis #equation
mclovinNov 16

#dankmemes #physicsmemes #chemistrymemes #schrodinger #wavefunction

We just can't know the speed and position at the same time

N-gated Hacker NewsOct 15, 2025
Oh, look! Yet another groundbreaking theory where #gravity moonlights as the magic wand for #quantum mysteries 🌌🔮. Apparently, Newton’s apple now also collapses wavefunctions—who knew?! 🍎👩‍🔬
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11037 #mystery #NewtonsApple #wavefunction #science #news #HackerNews #ngated
How Gravity Can Explain the Collapse of the Wavefunction

I present a simple argument for why a fundamental theory that unifies matter and gravity gives rise to what seems to be a collapse of the wavefunction. The resulting model is local, parameter-free and makes testable predictions.

arXiv.org
Hacker NewsOct 15, 2025

Gravity Can Explain the Collapse of the Wavefunction (Sabine Hossenfelder)

https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.11037

#HackerNews #Gravity #Wavefunction #Collapse #SabineHossenfelder #QuantumPhysics #Arxiv

How Gravity Can Explain the Collapse of the Wavefunction

I present a simple argument for why a fundamental theory that unifies matter and gravity gives rise to what seems to be a collapse of the wavefunction. The resulting model is local, parameter-free and makes testable predictions.

arXiv.org
C.May 28, 2025

Schrödinger's Plumbing: something under the sink is leaking, but only when the cabinet doors are closed and you cannot observe it.

#Schrodinger #Schrödinger #SchrödingersCat #SchrodingersCat #quantum #observation #WaveFunction #WaveFunctionCollapse #observe #plumbing #leak #leaky

Philo SophiesMay 23, 2025

#Guestarticle #Jürgen #Uphoff: “#Foundation of #QuantumMechanics”

The essay tries to give a statistical justification of quantum mechanics in order to bury the “#CopenhagenInterpretation” from a revisionist point of view. Jürgen deals with the problem of why a #StructuralRealist description, such as the #Schrödinger #WaveFunction, should be forced back into corpuscular #Matter#Relations as #wave-particle duality with the help of #stochastics.

More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2024/09/09/begruendung-der-quantenmechanik/

César PoseApr 26, 2025

If I want and I don't want, I am and I am not, or if this post is published and not published.
Hamlet would say, "To be or not to be, that is the question," and Schrödinger would disagree and say, "To be and not to be, that is the state of a cat" (or its wave function).

#schrodinger #schrödingercat #quantum #quantumphysics #wavefunction #physics #actuallyautistic #physicshumor #humor #science

Hacker NewsMar 16, 2025

Did the Particle Go Through the Two Slits, or Did the Wave Function?

https://profmattstrassler.com/2025/03/13/did-the-particle-go-through-the-two-slits-or-did-the-wave-function/

#HackerNews #ParticlePhysics #QuantumMechanics #WaveFunction #DoubleSlitExperiment #ScienceNews #PhysicsInsights

Did the Particle Go Through the Two Slits, or Did the Wave Function?

In the quantum double-slit experiment, did the particle go through the slits or did the wave function? 1920's quantum physics has a simple answer: "NO".

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