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I recently came across a theory from Japan that tries to rethink physics from the standpoint of the observer. (fedia.io)
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I recently came across a theory from Japan that tries to rethink physics from the standpoint of the observer.

Instead of treating reality as something fully given “out there,” it suggests that reality may emerge when certain structural conditions of the observer are satisfied.

What I found interesting is that it reframes the gap between relativity and quantum mechanics as a problem about how the observer is defined.

Philosophically, it feels closely related to the question of whether observation is passive or constitutive of reality.

It’s summarized in a short video, so if you’re interested, I’d really appreciate your thoughts: https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/c714dc8c-eb93-4317-b369-8e57fac880fc?artifac

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[-] BlueberryAlice@fedia.io 1 points 23 hours ago

@bunchberry@lemmy.world

I think we may be talking slightly past each other.

What I mean is that interpretations of quantum mechanics remain at the level of describing the distribution of outcomes, but do not explain why a single outcome is actually realized.

In other words, a statistical theory can tell us what distribution appears, but not why a specific result becomes fixed in a given event.

This research addresses precisely that point.

Rather than reinterpreting the same statistical structure, it defines the structural conditions under which outcomes become determined — that is, the structure of observation itself.

I’ll share a more detailed and up-to-date paper beyond the video. I would really appreciate your thoughts on it.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403024962

[-] bunchberry@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Weren't you banned, Satoru Watanabe? You made another account to promote your crackpot papers?

[-] BlueberryAlice@fedia.io 1 points 10 hours ago

@bunchberry@lemmy.world

I’m not Satoru Watanabe.

It’s true that my account was suddenly banned, though. I honestly have no idea what part of it was supposed to be ban-worthy.

I mean, sure—if someone is claiming some unverified cure for diseases, that could be dangerous. But this is just presenting a theoretical idea.

Don’t you think it’s kind of absurd to just ban something like that without any notice?

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