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Sure, But What About Schrodinger's Cat?

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Posted by Aurino Souza on July 8, 2002 19:42:11 UTC

It's my understanding that it's the act of observation which causes the collapse of the wave function. And that inevitably raises the question of why wave functions collapse when no one is looking. That is the issue under the carpet, as far as I understand, but I might be missing something.

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Several interpretations of QM - yanniru - July 9, 2002 - 00:56 UTC
- Wise words often fall on deaf ears - aurino - July 9, 2002 - 14:11 UTC
  - Perhaps QUFD will provide your answers - nelsonrau - February 19, 2003 - 17:15 UTC
Not under the carpet - luis_hamburgh - July 9, 2002 - 12:40 UTC
- I agree - yanniru - July 9, 2002 - 15:39 UTC
  - Sorry - stormcrow - July 9, 2002 - 18:20 UTC
  - I probably couldn't understand the math - luis_hamburgh - July 10, 2002 - 23:04 UTC
    - No math - yanniru - July 11, 2002 - 14:30 UTC
      - I'm a drummer too - luis_hamburgh - July 12, 2002 - 01:43 UTC
        
        Street drummer - yanniru - July 12, 2002 - 13:32 UTC

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