The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics — Season 1, Episode 18: The Quantum Emergence of the World We See
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 24 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
How does the structure of observed reality emerge from the wave function in Many-Worlds? In other words, where do the worlds come from? This question relates to the "preferred basis" problem that attempts to link the quantum realm to everyday macroscopic objects. See how Schrödinger's clever thought experiment involving a cat provides a conceptual tool for solving this puzzle.
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More episodes from Season 1
- E1Why Suppose There's More Than One World?
- E2The Classical Physics World That Never Was
- E3Quantum Worlds Start With Waves and Particles
- E4A Wave Function to Describe Particles
- E5Copenhagen Says the Wave Function Collapses
- E6Is the Wave Function Real?
- E7Uncertainty in Action With Spin and Qubits
- E8Quantum Entanglement and Action at a Distance
- E9Entanglement Leads to Many Worlds
- E10Decoherence Explains Branching Worlds
- E11How Entanglement Powers Quantum Computers
- E12Too Many Worlds! Five Objections Answered