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Literally exactly how it works, too. (thelemmy.club)

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[–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Until we have a solution to the wave function collapse, it kind of freaks me out.

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[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago (1 child)

My understanding is that the tools that are used to observe it cause the wave function to collapse. Like how putting a thermometer into meat to check the temp makes a little hole.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Yep! The only way to "see" a photon is to actually absorb it. You can't just detect it as it goes by, it has to be absorbed and reemitted, and that has an effect on it.

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