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To: ETL
Two clarifications: Bell's Theorem says no local hidden variable theory will satisfy the laws quantum mechanics. That slammed the door on Einstein. It is also why no professional physicists continue to believe in hidden variables. [Slight correction: there are some. They believe that the subtleties in experimental design mean that Bell's Theorem has never really been experimentally verified. A very small group.]

Second, this statement is questionable: "The explanation is that the wavefunction which describes the superposition of possible quantum states exists at all points simultaneously." This is ONE explanation. It is essentially a non-local hidden variable theory. There are other alternatives, for example that since the intrinsic spinor part of the state vector [wave function] has no spatial or temporal dependence, the collapse of the wave functions along a spin axis involves no space-time communication at all. In other words, it happens in a non space-time dimension, very different from what we ordinarily think of when we think about existence.

11 posted on 01/18/2014 11:02:06 PM PST by FredZarguna (Das is nicht richtig nur falsch. Das ist nicht einmal falsch.)
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To: FredZarguna

Thanks, but to be honest, you write at a level that’s mostly beyond my understanding. I would have to look up and study many of these things to begin to grasp what you are saying. However, given that you spent years in the field, I have no doubt you know what you are talking about. In any case, I’m sure there are others here who understand it better than I. Thanks again. :)


13 posted on 01/18/2014 11:36:27 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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