Just recently I have been discussing and scanning through some of the details of newer quantum superposition type experiments,those which are moving away from the microscopic and into the inreasingly macroscopic.It makes fairly interesting reading but much of the popular press and the scientific press which targets the lay readership seem to have a tendency to sex things up and make claims about bizarre superpositions.What I am interested in is finding out how many experts in the field,if any,believe that such superpositions can be a reality.Take,for example,the squid experiment.Can currents really be in superposition?
Allow me to express it differently:
1.Can an electron flow from left to right and right to left at the same time?
2.Can something be vibrating at the same time when it is not vibrating?
There are other similar questions that can be asked.
If you believe that superpositions of the type outlined above can really happen then go to the seaside with a can of Tizer and a packet of crisps and just relax a little.You should soon recover and realise that all such superposions are totally impossible.If you don't believe it read what I wrote about the most famous imagined superposition of them all,that old cat.Yes I know that there are two pieces on the same topic.When I can be bothered I will do a bit of editing and blend the two into one.
Thursday, 7 June 2012
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