Nope. we don't know the exact state the cat is in, but will lock it into one state or another when we look at it. So the cat is NEITHER dead or alive, but just is. ---OR--- a wavefunction will collapse to one value if it is observed, because the nature of observing it will effect it. There is no way of observing somethign without effecting it. Sorry, game over. -Matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Gnarlodious wrote: > Actually I believe the cat in question is BOTH dead AND alive during the > experiment (only a feline would be up to this kind of science). > |
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