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Ep 176: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 9 ”Quantum Computers” Part 2

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The Butterfly Effect Doesn't Exist in Real Life

Real hurricanes and real butterflies obey quantum theory not classical mechanics the instability that would rapidly amplify slight miss specifications of an initial classical state is simply not a feature of quantum mechanical systems in quantum mechanics. accurate predictions made difficult by quite a different effect pausing their my reflection before i get onto that quite different effect let's talk about why the butterfly effect doesn't exist in real life here's why it doesn't exist classically speaking if the butterfly flaps its wings then as you get further and further away from the butterfly's wings the strength with which the air has been disturbed becomes less and less over time.

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