When observed, the electrons act as matter, but when not observed, they act as waves?
Obviously “observed” doesn’t mean recorded on an iPhone camera, but what does it mean? Is it like if we simply know the location or the velocity of the electrons, they behave differently?
The part I’m most not understanding is why the electrons behave differently. Certainly they aren’t capable of thought and recognizing they’re being observed lol
In: Physics
When the position of electrons are being measured, they behave like particles with an exact location.
When the position of electrons are not being measured, their location takes on a fuzzy probability wave.
As to why, we have no definitive answer. One potentially compatible explanation is that we live in an efficient simulation – one that calculates exact particle locations only when that level of accuracy is needed, because they are being actively measured.
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