If interacting with another subatomic particle were sufficient to collapse a waveform, then you couldn’t prepare two particles in an entangled state. But entangled particles are regularly prepared in the lab, so your conjecture seems to have been refuted.
I think the best bet for a collapse interpretation of quantum mechanics is some form of spontaneous collapse theory, like GRW.
I had no idea the measurement problem existed. I knew there was a question about what waveform collapse meant, but not that people knew so little (nothing?) about the collapse itself.
In the pre-google state of gazing at ‘GRW’ I came up with General Relativity Wuxia (wrong for all letters). Perhaps waveforms collapse when there’s a duel with a definitive outcome. Excuse me, I’m feeling slightly giddy. There’s got to be a cool science fictional theory, a ridiculous fantasy theory, and an embarrassing new age theory to be fitted into a really remarkable blank spot.
If interacting with another subatomic particle were sufficient to collapse a waveform, then you couldn’t prepare two particles in an entangled state. But entangled particles are regularly prepared in the lab, so your conjecture seems to have been refuted.
I think the best bet for a collapse interpretation of quantum mechanics is some form of spontaneous collapse theory, like GRW.
I had no idea the measurement problem existed. I knew there was a question about what waveform collapse meant, but not that people knew so little (nothing?) about the collapse itself.
In the pre-google state of gazing at ‘GRW’ I came up with General Relativity Wuxia (wrong for all letters). Perhaps waveforms collapse when there’s a duel with a definitive outcome. Excuse me, I’m feeling slightly giddy. There’s got to be a cool science fictional theory, a ridiculous fantasy theory, and an embarrassing new age theory to be fitted into a really remarkable blank spot.