Schrödinger's Cat

[Alan Grayson]

If there's no operator which has |alive> and |dead> as its eigenvalues, can Schrödinger's thought experiment be applied to, and offer any insights to QM? I have my doubts. TY, AG

[Alan Grayson]

On Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 10:07:35 PM UTC-7 Alan Grayson wrote:

If there's no operator which has |alive> and |dead> as its eigenvalues, can Schrödinger's thought experiment be applied to, and offer any insights to QM? I have my doubts. TY, AG

The question boils down to this; if there's no operator which has those values as eigenvalues, is it legimate to construct a "superposition" of those eigenvalues and conclude anything about QM?  AG

[Brent Meeker]

See section 4.2, and beyond, of https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0510095 which is a very good explanation of why there are no such operators.

Brent

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[Alan Grayson]

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 4:25:27 PM UTC-7 Brent Meeker wrote:

See section 4.2, and beyond, of https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0510095 which is a very good explanation of why there are no such operators.

Brent

What primarily interests me is whether S's superpostion of |alive> and |dead> can be applied to QM if there's no operator with those eigenvalues. AG 

[Brent Meeker]

On 11/19/2024 4:10 PM, Alan Grayson wrote:

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 4:25:27 PM UTC-7 Brent Meeker wrote:

See section 4.2, and beyond, of https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0510095 which is a very good explanation of why there are no such operators.

Brent

What primarily interests me is whether S's superpostion of |alive> and |dead> can be applied to QM if there's no operator with those eigenvalues. AG

Which is exactly what the reference I cited addresses.

Brent

[Alan Grayson]

TY. I'll study it carefully. AG 

[Alan Grayson]

It looks like a real heavy lift. Not sure I am up to it, but I'll try. AG