many-worlds interpretation

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From the Heisenberg cut to the Copenhagen interpretation

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Culture Scicomm Science classical mechanics cloud chamber Copenhagen interpretation Erwin Schrodinger Heisenberg cut Jim Baggott John Bell John von Neumann many-worlds interpretation matrix mechanics Niels Bohr Quantum mechanics quantum superposition Schrödinger's cat uncertainty principle wave mechanics wavefunction wavefunction collapse Werner Heisenberg Wolfgang Pauli

The following post was motivated by this exchange (on X.com), which prompted me to write out my understanding of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics and the part the Heisenberg cut play…

What does it mean to interpret quantum physics?

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Scicomm Science Bohmian mechanics classical physics Copenhagen interpretation hidden variables many-worlds interpretation Nirmalya Kajuri nonlocality QBism quantum computing quantum cosmology quantum entanglement quantum physics quantum superposition wavefunction

The United Nations has designated 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Many physics magazines and journals have taken the opportunity to publish more articles on quantum phys…