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AMA | June 2023

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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The Path Integral and Smooth Paths in Quantum Mechanics

In quantum mechanics, the amplitude to go from initial to final conditions is derived by summing over every possible path, including discontinuous paths./nSmooth paths that take you from initial to final state in quantum mechanics have a measure of zero contribution to the path integral./nThe fact that the world obeys the laws of physics should not be attributed to surprisingness or improbability.

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