Answer by Jagerber48 for Quantum: why linear combination of vectors...
Suppose you're travelling with a bearing of 45 degrees to North. We call this direction "Northeast". Are you travelling North? Some might say yes. Are you travelling East? Some might say yes. So are...
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In quantum theory the evolution of a measurable quantity is described by a linear operator called and observable. The eigenvalues of that observable represent the possible outcomes of a measurement of...
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“Both at the same time” is actually bad language, especially as this is a basis-dependent statement. For instance, the eigenstate $\vert \uparrow\rangle_x$ of $\sigma_x$ is one state. If you make a...
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I want to get a better understanding of quantum phenomena and out world in general. Before long I've thought of Schrödinger cat as being both alive and dead (or spin both up and down). Now after some...
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