A New Theorem Maps Out the Limits of Quantum Physics
The result highlights a fundamental tension: Either the rules of quantum mechanics don’t always apply, or at least one basic assumption about reality must be wrong.
What counts as an observer in quantum mechanics? Can an atom be an observer? A virus? Artificial intelligence?
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The result highlights a fundamental tension: Either the rules of quantum mechanics don’t always apply, or at least one basic assumption about reality must be wrong.
What counts as an observer in quantum mechanics? Can an atom be an observer? A virus? Artificial intelligence?
Longread on Quanta