New Support for Alternative Quantum View

Quanta Magazine ^ | May 16, 2016 | Dan Falk

[Reeses]

The dominate Copenhagen and Many Worlds interpretations of quantum mechanics are useful, but for many too magical. The Pilot Wave interpretation offers a viable conventional explanation.

[Pelham]

stayin' alive

[FatherofFive]

Heisenberg was stopped for doing 85 in a 45mph zone. The sheriff shouted “Do you know how fast you were going?” Heisenberg replied, “Yes, but I don’t know where I was.”

[mlo]

I am partial to Bohmian interpretations myself.

[golux]

I am concurrently posting this image at DU.

[I want the USA back]

A statement is either true or not true. There is no middle ground between the two.
Anyone who doesn’t accept this first principle cannot have a discussion with someone who does. About any subject.

[Yashcheritsiy]

I’ve not got a big problem with Copenhagen. Many Worlds, on the other hand, is just dopey.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

We must not discriminate against transquarks.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Reeses.

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[tired&retired]

Bump for Later

[SpaceBar]

I prefer the dancing angels interpretation.

[mlo]

"Many Worlds, on the other hand, is just dopey."

I agree, although the alternatives are just as bad.

When your methods seem to be right but you end up with nonsense it's time to check your premises. I think the strangeness stems from us not seeing the bottom layer of reality. We seeing emergent behaviors of something a layer below what we know.

[zeugma]

A little while later, Heisenberg was stopped again for speeding. The sheriff shouted “Do you know how fast you were going?” Heisenberg replied, “No, but I knew exactly where i was!”

[AustinBill]

All of these are tying to describe something that defies rational categorization. Copenhagen says location is indeterminate from the perspective of this frame of reference. Bohm is basically saying that location is determined but frame of reference is indeterminate. Many Worlds says all of the above, but we're only aware of one at a time.

Like geocentrism vs. heliocentrism it's not about what is "correct" but rather which results in simpler math. But since all of the maths in the quantum realm involve infinities the various interpretations are really all about which infinities one chooses to sweep under the carpet.

[MUDDOG]

the photon paths do indeed appear to be surreal

Surrealistic Photon.

Do away with people blowing my mind.

[ctdonath2]

I’m an angel choreographer (aka software engineer).

[itsahoot]

Was if a blind guy opens the box?

[BenLurkin]

I have (yet another) dumb question.

Did somebody actually do “The Experiment” as shown in that illustration?

Or is it theoretical as well?

[arthurus]

Wasn’t that an Acid Rock band in the early seventies?

[AceMineral]

Well, there was an Atomic Rooster.