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Why does measuring a quantum object change it?

Why does measuring a quantum object change it?

FromDaniel and Jorge Explain the Universe


Why does measuring a quantum object change it?

FromDaniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jun 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Daniel chats with Adam Becker about the "measurement problem" in quantum mechanics: does the wavefunction collapse, and what causes it?
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Released:
Jun 1, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.