Explaining The Double Slit! #catholic #christian #science #podcast #quantum #physics #fyp #foryou

[benclark]

Hello, I am a quantum physicist currently doing my PhD in nuclear physics. John Bergsma (love this guy) made a minor misstep. The observation of a wavefunction does not require consciousness. I did an experiment in my undergrad years where the collapse of the wave function was a beam splitter. Unless a beam splitter is conscious, quantum measurement does not require consciousness. There is some debate over this because some people would argue that anytime you make a measurement, you intend to observe it therefore people talk about "von neuman chains" where each measurement ends with a conscious analysis of the data and that is necessary to collapse a wave function. This is not really scientific tho this is pure conjecture and may be impossible to test. How are you going to run an experiment where you cannot analyze half the data. In quantum computing, quantum states have a tendency to "decohere" this is basically the quantum state reacting with the environment to where the particles in the air make multiple "partial measurements" on the state therefore collapsing the wave function. Again, particles in the environment are not especially conscious so it seems consciousness is not needed to collapse a wave function. I am a catholic, I am just trying to help out with the one area I actually know a thing or two about. God bless!

[fmcevoy]

The physicist Richard Feinmann said if I can explain the double-slit experiment, I get a Nobel Prize!

[lizziedoyle]

Great.
Tbh that went completely over my head but it sounds very cool and smart👍🙃

[geraldmurphy]

The explanation for this is that the observer needs light to observe and it is this light itself that inteferes on a physical level. So its not related to the observer but the means of observation - light. This is explained by Stacey Trasencos in her book particles of faith.

[jacobfavret]

LOOK UP DOUBLE SLIT EXPERIMENT QUANTUM ERASER. It proves the observation is NOT a physical phenomena by which we see the difference, that it’s not from a measurable effect. The difference in effect from observation is due to a consciousness interaction! It gets crazy when you read about how the observable effect CHANGES depending on if the data in the hard drive is present or not… I wish I could do this more justice but I implore you to look into it yourself. The universe is built moment to moment for the observer! This is HUGE (and highly debated). Glory to Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of the Triune God who became flesh, the Creator and Ruler of Life and all Time and Space.

[IsraelCountryCube]

I didnt understand any of these words. ☕ amen

[lzlmxkv]

Just like when I stand at a point and watch waves come from both directions?!

[francismcglynn]

Interestingly, in Quantum Mechanics the value of empty space is infinity, and no one knows why!

[luthlexor]

The implication being made here isn't right. It isn't the fact that there an "epistemological chain".

The deciding factor is that to get *any* information out of where the photon is, you need to measure it. The act of measuring it will mean there's some sort of light or energy bouncing onto it. This is the thing that causes the difference between the particle vs wave effects.

It's still a fascinating experiment, but it is not linked to brains causing changes in physics.

God bless.

[BeccainHawaii]

so is he saying that when people were observing the experiment, it changed the results?

[Dominick_Francione]

I fully disagree with this statement. The truth is when we all about quantum mechanics, most folks just don’t talk about quantum mechanics.

[irnflying]

Consciousness effecting, changing, the physical world. Isn't this a measure of proof for the hearto un- measurable existence of a soul?