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The Schr\"{o}dinger Cat: Physics, Myth, and Philosophy

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2107.10241v1
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:40:58 GMT
Title: The Schr\"{o}dinger Cat: Physics, Myth, and Philosophy
Authors: C. S. Unnikrishnan
Abstract summary: The parable of the cat has provoked and enlivened debates on the meaning of the quantum theory. I will discuss these issues of the quantum theory focussing on various aspects of the metaphor of the Schr"odinger cat.
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Abstract: The most discussed of ``live'' metaphors in physical sciences is that of the Schr\"odinger cat. Introduced in the early, but mature days of the new quantum theory, in 1935, the parable of the cat has provoked and enlivened debates on the meaning of the quantum theory, on the ontology of the quantum wavefunction, on the puzzle of the collapse of the wavefunction, on the meaning of quantum measurement, and on the boundary between the quantum world and the classical world. In this article, I will discuss these issues of the quantum theory focussing on various aspects of the metaphor of the Schr\"odinger cat.

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