Okay! Let's...try. As we get more specific, my understanding of the topic will get thinner.
An electron is fired through a hole and comes out with either an up or down spin. For up-spin, the particle is detected by a computer, which then prods the bucket. For down-spin, the particle is...
That's interesting, DennisN!
bhobba, let's say that one possible behavior of the particle causes a real-world common-sense action, and the other possible behavior of the particle does not. What happens?
Sorry if the description wasn't clear. Here's a simpler version of what I was trying to say:
Take a case where a certain observation causes a wave function to collapse. Now modify that setup so that if a certain result occurs, then it is reported to an observer - but otherwise, nothing is...
I've been reading some cursory stuff about quantum mechanics, and I want to understand it better - so I have a little thought experiment that I'm curious about.
Let's say there are two rooms that are connected by a thin wall with no window. A person is told to stand in one of the rooms for a...