• Objective-collapse theories, also known spontaneous collapse models or dynamical reduction models, are proposed solutions to the measurement problem in...
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  • collapse as ontologically objective (meaning these exist and occur independent of the observer). In objective theories, collapse occurs either randomly ("spontaneous...
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    Orchestrated objective reduction (Orch OR) is a controversial theory postulating that consciousness originates at the quantum level inside neurons (rather...
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    According to objective collapse theories, superpositions are destroyed spontaneously (irrespective of external observation) when some objective physical threshold...
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  • parts. According to objective-collapse theories, wave-function collapse occurs when a superposed system reaches a certain objective threshold of size or...
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  • The Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory (GRW) is a spontaneous collapse theory in quantum mechanics, proposed in 1986 by Giancarlo Ghirardi, Alberto Rimini,...
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  • function collapse is regarded as ontologically real as well, an objective collapse theory is obtained. Bohmian mechanics shows that it is possible to reformulate...
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  • is a type of objective collapse theory. For these theories, the wavefunction is a physical wave, which experiences wave function collapse as a physical...
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    interpretation, wave function collapse connects quantum to classical models, with a special role for the observer. By contrast, objective-collapse proposes an origin...
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    Einselection Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory H. Dieter Zeh Interpretations of quantum mechanics Objective-collapse theory Partial trace Photon polarization...
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  • The distinction between subjectivity and objectivity is a basic idea of philosophy, particularly epistemology and metaphysics. Various understandings...
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  • Sutherland Interpretation Consciousness causes collapse, mostly of historical interest Objective-collapse theories: these are extensions of quantum mechanics...
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  • interpretation Gravitational decoherence Wave function collapse Objective-collapse theory Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber theory Diósi, L. (1987-03-16). "A universal master...
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  • idea is a type of objective collapse theory. In these theories the wavefunction is a physical wave, which undergoes wave function collapse as a physical process...
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    asserts that the universal wavefunction is objectively real, and that there is no wave function collapse. This implies that all possible outcomes of...
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    objective collapse theory in a much broader context. The original motivation of these studies was Penrose's long-standing proposal wherein collapse of...
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  • the arrow of time. Penrose interpretation Diósi–Penrose model Objective-collapse theory Quantum gravity Wolchover, Natalie (March 6, 2018). "Physicists...
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  • randomness, he proposed a new form of wave function collapse that occurs in isolation and called it objective reduction. He suggested each quantum superposition...
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  • becomes important and induces the collapse of the wave function. Objective-collapse models are effective theories. The stochastic modification is thought...
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  • interpretation many-measurements interpretation modal interpretations objective collapse theory orthodox interpretation Usually refer to the Copenhagen interpretation...
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    Quantum mechanics is the fundamental physical theory that describes the behavior of matter and of light; its unusual characteristics typically occur at...
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    experiences as the central concerns of the theory. QBism deals with common questions in the interpretation of quantum theory about the nature of wavefunction superposition...
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    The experiment played a major role in the general acceptance of the wave theory of light. In quantum mechanics, this experiment is considered to demonstrate...
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    (electron–electron and nuclear–nuclear) forces and showed that ordinary matter would collapse and occupy a much smaller volume without the Pauli principle. A much simpler...
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  • not include "wavefunction collapse" as a relevant description of any physical process, and emphasizes that measurement theory is not a fundamental ingredient...
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  • experiment provide another example of the superposition principle. The theory of quantum mechanics postulates that a wave equation completely determines...
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    reality" that were not part of quantum theory, and speculated that it should be possible to construct a theory containing these hidden variables. Resolutions...
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  • Broglie–Bohm theory is an example of a hidden-variables theory. Bohm originally hoped that hidden variables could provide a local, causal, objective description...
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    ignored, concealed, or overlooked. The most prominent conspiracy theory is that the collapse of the Twin Towers and 7 World Trade Center were the result of...
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  • The term transformation theory refers to a procedure and a "picture" used by Paul Dirac in his early formulation of quantum theory, from around 1927. This...
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