Quantum Mechanics May Need Consciousness
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2005.13317v2
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:44:41 GMT
- Title: Quantum Mechanics May Need Consciousness
- Authors: Andrew Knight
- Abstract summary: Yu and Nikolic assert that the delayed choice quantum eraser experiment of Kim et al. empirically falsifies the consciousness-causes-collapse hypothesis of quantum mechanics.
The failure of a quantum wave function to collapse implies the appearance of a visible interference pattern.
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- Abstract: The assertion by Yu and Nikolic that the delayed choice quantum eraser
experiment of Kim et al. empirically falsifies the
consciousness-causes-collapse hypothesis of quantum mechanics is based on the
unfounded and false assumption that the failure of a quantum wave function to
collapse implies the appearance of a visible interference pattern.
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