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Article #5124Re: QM non-causal?
From: Paul Budnik
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 15:56
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 15:56
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In article <1992Dec11.230140.25299@newshost.lanl.gov>, jlg@cochiti.lanl.gov (J. Giles) writes: ] [...] I think it's just as likely that the ] mathematical operation of *multiplication* is inapplicable to the ] QM context as it is that locality is violated. ] [...] It is clear to me that ] |> the first thing to question is the assumption that the wave function ] |> changes instantaneously. [...] ] ] This doesn't trouble me at all - since I believe the wavefunction to ] be an abstraction it changes whenever the abstract situation does. ] Abstractions can change as quickly as they like. My point was not that this should trouble you. My point is that there is no justification for this *arbitrary* assumption. This is in stark contrast to the mathematics on which Bell's result is based and other fundamental laws of logic such as the rules for multiplication. A little judgement is called for. Paul Budnik
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!mtnmath!paul From: paul@mtnmath.UUCP (Paul Budnik) Newsgroups: sci.physics Subject: Re: QM non-causal? Message-ID: <434@mtnmath.UUCP> Date: 12 Dec 92 15:56:35 GMT References: <1992Nov25.003650.23122@augean.eleceng.adelaide.edu.AU> <1992Dec11.230140.25299@newshost.lanl.gov> Organization: Mountain Math Software, P. O. Box 2124, Saratoga. CA 95070 Lines: 20