When we tried to observe the particleness of electrons, we added a recorder near each of the two gaps, and the interference fringe disappeared, and the pure particleness was revealed......
Is this the reality of the world? What do we want, what do electrons show? Observation changes the world?
I don't know how many arcanists' heads are messed up, which is more confusing than analyzing the arcane meaning of strange magic, which involves their understanding of the whole world and their understanding of themselves! They used to think that only with the assistance of magic would there be all kinds of unbelievable and unreasonable phenomena in the world, but who knows, the bottom and foundation of the real world - the microscopic realm, is a place that is weirder than magic and more exaggerated than fantasy!
"This is the embodiment of the principle of complementarity in the duality of waves and particles? Waves and particles cannot appear together, one is certain at the same time, and the other will disappear instantly, so the uncertainty principle is shown?" Larry controlled his shock, surprise, excitement and excitement, and thought about the arcane principle shown by Lucian's electronic double-slit interference experiment.
He warned himself that at this time, we must not connect the micro realm with the macro world, otherwise we will confuse cognition and contradict all kinds of real things in the material world, thus appearing at a loss or even contradictory to ourselves.
"When the microscopic realm transitions to the macroscopic world, there must be other factors affecting it, which causes the wave function to collapse, the volatility disappears, and the particle nature is determined......" Arcanists such as Annick, Splinter, Dieppe, and Timothy also constantly reminded themselves, otherwise they would have been shaken by Lucian's electronic double-slit interference experiment!
Only by firmly believing in similar ideas can they accept the results of various experiments in the current microscopic field.
This is perhaps the most disruptive and incredible field in the history of arcane and magic!
Although the middle and low-level arcanists are still beginners in the microscopic field and have not built their own cognitive world in this way, the various unbelievable results and inferences in the microscopic field contradict the common sense of the macroscopic world, and these common sense are the basis of their outlook on life, worldview, and values.
"As expected of the destroyer of the Three Views...... I don't know how many arcanists cursed in fear in their hearts.
After the strong impact of the electron double-slit interference experiment slowly subsided, Larry, Dieppe, Annick, Splinter and other outstanding arcanists in the microscopic field showed slightly excited expressions.
"I have a problem." Suddenly, Oliver, whose expression was slightly distorted, took a step forward, and the dim light around him returned to normal.
Lucian nodded slightly: "Just ask."
Larry and Diep looked over curiously: "Your Excellency Oliver has any other questions?"
Oliver took a breath imperceptibly: "Observation changes results...... What is the specific definition of this observation? This involves the transition from the micro realm to the macro world."
"This observation refers to the observation we make of electrons by various means." Lucian replied calmly, his eyes lowering, covering the emotions in his pupils.
Oliver had calmed down, smiled at the corners of his mouth, and said in a poetic tone: "The core is us? Then I have a thinking experiment, I think everyone knows about the decay of atomic nuclei, right?"
Samantha, Rachel, Heidi, and the others all nodded quietly, elemental decay is one of several branches in the microscopic realm, Your Excellency the Storm Lord and Your Excellency the Elemental Dominator have just won the Evans Arcane Award for their research on it, and it represents a new energy direction, representing a powerful lethal legendary magic, so there is no arcanist who doesn't pay attention to this field!
Oliver continued: "Assuming that this nucleus has a 50% chance of decaying, then we design such an experimental device......"
He described an ingenious experimental design in which when the nucleus decays and releases neutrons, it triggers a series of reactions that eventually break a glass bottle containing a deadly curse.
"If we put a poor cat in this experimental device, normally we can describe it this way, there is a 50% chance that the cat will be killed by a curse." When Oliver explained the experimental device, Annick and Splinter's faces suddenly turned pale, and they seemed to have thought of something terrifying.
Diep, Larry, Ulyssian and other outstanding arcanists in the microscopic realm couldn't help but tremble slightly, their faces turned ashen, because they probably guessed what His Excellency Oliver wanted to express! He wants to connect the microscopic field with the macroscopic world through simple and ingenious experimental devices!
And this is the question they have been forcibly avoiding before!
In the curious eyes of most of the arcanists, Oliver's voice rose slightly: "If we keep this experimental device airtight and not observed, then according to Lucian's interpretation, the nucleus belonging to the microscopic realm will exhibit a quantum superposition state, in a mixed superposition of decay and non-decay.
"What I want to ask everyone is, where is that poor cat? Since it dies when it decays, and it lives if it does not decay, then the quantum superposition state of the atom is equivalent to the state it is in? Does this mean that it is in a state of quantum superposition of life and death in an experimental set?"
"Is this possible?"
"Or will the cat's observation also cause the collapse of the wave function to make the result confirm?"
Boom, the hearts of Larry, Diep and the others contracted violently, and their faces had changed from iron blue to pale, a superimposed state of life and death? A "magical" cat that lives and dies? No magic produces this state! His Excellency Oliver used exquisite and ingenious simple experiments to amplify the strangeness of the microscopic realm to the macroscopic world!
This makes them no longer able to ignore this problem, which makes them have to face the huge contradiction between the microscopic realm and the macroscopic world, and have to think about the mystery of the transition.
They had just agreed with Lucian's interpretation due to the electronic double-slit interference experiment, and their faces were in hot pain, as if they had been slapped hard.
Oliver looked at Lucian, who was silent on the podium: "What is the state of this cat?"
Due to the "Immortal Corridor" and the state transition facts that Lucian has experienced, he does not reject the concept of quantum superposition states, but what he wonders is at what scale can quantum superposition states be established, only in microscopic particles such as electrons, protons, and atoms? Or can it extend to molecules, to cells, to ordinary organisms, to intelligent life? Only by clarifying this boundary can we find the reason for the disappearance of quantum superposition, thus laying a theoretical foundation for a god-like path that is safe and has no hidden dangers!
Therefore, he was not satisfied with Lucian's rough interpretation that "observation causes the disappearance of quantum superposition states", and human observation will cause collapse, what about other intelligent life? What about ordinary cats without magic? What about matter that does not have life? What about smaller molecules?
As Oliver asked, everyone's eyes were on Lucian, waiting for his answer.
Lucian still lowered his eyes slightly and said: "Yes, cats are in a quantum superposition of life and death."
"What?" I don't know how many sounds sounded at the same time, the superposition of life and death? Cats can be in this state, what about humans? Why have we never felt it?
The other great arcanists listened silently to their conversation, while Oliver said in a low voice: "What about humans? What about humans instead of the poor cat locked up in the experimental device? He is also in the quantum superposition of life and death?"
"No, at this time the wave function collapsed, and the result was determined, either life or death, there would be no superposition of life and death." Lucian replied quickly as if he had already thought about it.
Oliver took another step forward: "What's the difference between a man and a cat? Why can the former's observation cause the wavefunction to collapse and the quantum superposition state to disappear, while the latter cannot?"
Lucian moved the corners of his mouth slightly, but still said: "Consciousness, the participation of consciousness, only conscious intelligent observers can make the wave function collapse."
This?! All the arcanists were shocked, they didn't expect Lucian to explain it this way, if consciousness and intelligent observers were the cause of the disappearance of the quantum superposition state, it would deduce a lot of terrible facts!
Fernando, who had endured for a long time, roared, and a terrifying air pressure was generated in the large classroom: "That is to say, before the appearance of conscious observers, the whole world, the entire universe, was in a state of wave function, in a state of probability cloud that permeated and had no substance? And then, after a long wait, the first observer was born, and then, the universe and the world collapsed to look like what we see now?"
The universe has been permeating for hundreds of millions of years, just waiting for "you" affectionate eyes?
This is not just ridiculous! It's just a madman's dream talk!
"Why can't it be like this? What is the significance of the world before the first observer that we cannot understand?" Lucian didn't make eye contact with the teacher.
Douglas couldn't help it, and said seriously: "Does that mean there is a first observer, the first supreme observer? Is this what you mean?"
Not only could Brooke and Oliver not agree, but even Helen and Hathaway, who were relatively more receptive to Lucian's interpretation, shook their heads firmly after he presented the observer's explanation.
Lucian suddenly raised his head and looked at all the arcanists: "Haven't you all thought about why there is extraordinary power? Why is there magic?"
"Starting from consciousness, starting from the observer effect, maybe it's a path."
The magnetic and restrained voice echoed in the large classroom, hitting the hearts of all the arcanists, including Douglas, Brooke, Fernando, yes, what is the essence of magic? This is a question that the council has been exploring since its inception! This is a problem that will inevitably arise after human beings have witnessed all kinds of extraordinary phenomena! Unless humans stop thinking and spend their lives in a daze like cats and dogs!
The more they understand the reality of the world, the more doubts the arcanists have about this question, and the relationship between the two is like Lucian's uncertain principle, because there seems to be no place for magic in the laws that are close to the reality of the world!
Consciousness, intelligent thinking, observer effect, maybe really the path of explanation?
Annick looked at the teacher on the podium, his heart was extremely struggling, the teacher was so personable, so majestic, so majestic, and his correctness all the time made people can't help but believe his words and follow in his footsteps, he is the most authoritative master in the microscopic realm and the macroscopic starry sky!
In my mind, the teacher is so tall, majestic like a mountain, an existence that I have looked up to all my life, and an idol that I can't keep up with even if I try my best to catch up.
However, why did the teacher put forward such an explanation for the transition from the micro realm to the macroscopic world, that is, the collapse of the wave function?
Am I wrong?
Was it past experiences and my imagination that deceived me?
Looking sideways, he saw the dazed and confused expressions of Heidi, Katrina and other classmates, and saw Sprint's distorted face with clenched teeth.
In the strange silence, Lucian's low and mellow voice sounded again: "The first observer may not be an extraordinary being, maybe just like us."
"As for the supreme observer that Your Excellency is worried about, the god who throws the dice, we can ignore it."
"Think back to the experiment just now, my observation led to a change in the properties of electrons, and I can complete such an observation, each of you can complete it!"
"The god who throws the dice does exist, but He is not outside, and in the heart of each of us, each of us is our own supreme deity!"
Douglas, Fernando, Atlante, and others looked at Lucian in astonishment, and the others were also shocked by his words, and the scene fell into extreme silence and silence for a while.
Suddenly, someone in the lecture seat stood up directly, just like the great arcanist, archmage and others who arrived later.
"Annick?" Lucian looked at the man who got up.
"Teacher......" After a few blurred words in Annick's throat, he finally said weakly but firmly:
"I don't think your explanation is correct."
After saying that, he did not shyly look away and bury his head like in the past, but firmly looked at Lucian.
"Teacher, I also think there is something wrong with your explanation." At this time, the tall and thin Splinter also stood up suddenly, and under the astonished and abnormal eyes of Heidi, Katrina, Leilia, Larry, Diep and others, he stubbornly raised his chin slightly and said loudly.
His hands were clenched into fists.
More than 3,990 words, making up for yesterday's difference in words, could have been mixed with 4,000 just by adding some adjectives, but there is no need to waste everyone's money at all. There is also a chapter of supplementary work in the evening, asking for recommended tickets and monthly passes!
(End of this chapter)