Talks at Google Ep63 - Sean Carroll: "Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime"
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Oct 22, 2019 AI Snips
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The Unstable Atom
- The classical model of the atom, with electrons orbiting the nucleus, predicts matter should be unstable.
- This contradicts reality, showing a need for a new theory.
Wave-Particle Duality
- Electrons behave like waves when unobserved, explaining atomic stability.
- However, observations like cloud chamber experiments show them as particles, creating a contradiction.
The Measurement Problem
- The Copenhagen interpretation introduces wave function collapse upon measurement, resolving the wave-particle duality.
- However, it creates the measurement problem: what constitutes a measurement?