Munich Quantum Stammtisch // Is the moon there when nobody looks?

This question reflects well the discussions taking place between the founders of quantum physics and the confusion quantum science created at that time. Numerous letters and deep thoughts have been exchanged by scientists like Albert Einstein, Nils Bohr, Erwin Schrödinger and Grete Hermann. The legacies of their discussions are, on the one hand, many quotes, which are part of people’s common knowledge about quantum science, and on the other hand, many open questions about the interpretation of quantum effects. About 100 years later there is still no unanimity on questions like: What is reality? What can a wavefunction tell us about it? What happens when we measure? How is this related to causality and locality?

Guests
Alexia Auffèves | Institut Néel Grenoble
Časlav Brukner | Univ. Vienna & IQOQI
Christopher Fuchs | University of Massachusetts Boston
Leah Henderson | University of Groningen
Robert Spekkens | Perimeter Institute Waterloo
Anton Zeilinger | Univ. Vienna & IQOQI


Hosted by
Ignacio Cirac | MCQST & Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

The Munich Quantum Stammtisch is a series of live panel discussions where we regularly bring together experts in the field of quantum science and technology for informal discussions on the latest advancements and future of the field.


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[gerardoquirogagoode]

Reality be seen as the collection of Boxes, One within another and so on to inf. In our classical Reality Box, we are peering into higher boxes i.e., Quantum, Consciousness, etc. In our Newtonian Box there are many Timelines, some find dead ends. Could that be the case for QM ???

[zdcyclopslickley]

Is the Moon there when no one is looking, is the wrong question. When no one has ever looked where is the Moon. With quantum particles no one has looked at the particle and thus HAS no information about any of it's properties.
Quantum experiments are filled with assumptions about the particl to be observed, such as the particle from the source is the same particle that arrives at the detector. This reasonable and logical yet unprovable.