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What Is the Measurement Problem in Quantum Mechanics?

Quantum theory has two rules for how states change and no agreed account of when the second one applies. A century on, experiments are finally narrowing the options.

Quantum Mechanics 14 min read

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What Is Schrödinger’s Cat?

Schrödinger's cat is the most famous image in quantum physics, and it is almost always told backwards. In 1935 Erwin Schrödinger did not claim a cat could be alive and…

Quantum Mechanics 10 min read

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