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Ep: 89 ”Quantum Information” Chiara Marletto‘s ”The Science of Can & Can‘t” Ch 4 readings and discussion

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The Quantum Unpredictability of Superpositions

The photon is in a quantum superposition of two different paths when in that state it does not have a definite position and if you were to measure its position that measurement would have an unpredictable outcome. Chiara: The unpredictability associated with superpositions does not come from the lack of information about the preparation of the photon just pausing it yet. She goes on to say quote the person who prepared the photon knows all the details about the situation yet cannot predict where the photon is.

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