/sci/ - Science & Math

>>6269198
>>6269305
Please stop perpetuating this BS.

Yes, it is true that Schrodinger originally proposed the idea to show how absurd QM is.

But who cares? This is science, it's not like Schrodinger has a trademark on his concept, we can apply it however we like.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with teaching the concepts of QM using a very extreme example. Yes the experiment could probably never be done but that doesn't mean it's not a useful teaching aid.
Have you guys not taken many physics classes? Extreme cases are used _everywhere_ to get the point across.

I suspect the reason a lot of people want to get rid of the idea of Schrodingers cat is because the way it's usually presented is wrong. Instead of "alive AND dead" it is more accurate to say that the cat would be "NEITHER alive NOR dead". The former (alive and dead) is probably used in pop-sci to shock people with a paradox, while the later (neither alive nor dead) has no paradox and it simply highlights the notion that the quantum state of the cat is something entirely different.

Any good documentaries? I've only seen a few so anything is good.

How do I become good at solving physics olympiad (IPhO) problems?

its propably 4 or something close to that.

>>4691081
I'm gonna fail.