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Probabilistic behavior of quantum mechanics [closed]
In a hypothetical scenario, if I were to measure the quantum spin of an electron and it showed "up," and then I traveled back in time without changing the initial conditions, would measuring ...
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The probability of a circular region being "invaded" by moving spheres as a function of time
I had uploaded the same problem in maths stack exchange but since it got no answer and because I think that it is a problem that can be seen both as a physical one I considered uploading it both on ...
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Novikov self-consistency principle and probabilities?
According to the Novikov's self consistency principle (also proposed by other authors such as Kip S Thorne) 1 2, if an event exists that would cause a paradox or any "change" to the past, ...
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Time and Quantum Mechanics
my question is about the nature of time across classical/macro and quantum scales. I understand that the 2nd law of thermodynamics and entropy increase has a lot to do with our understanding of time ...
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How to interpret irreversibility in time?
I'll quote Feynman's Lectures, chapter 52 (Symmetry in Physical Laws) of volume 1:
[...] If we see the egg splattering on the sidewalk and the shell cracking open, and so on, then we will surely ...
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How to build a clock? [closed]
You have unreliable clocks that fire in the interval $(t,t+\delta)$ with probability density $f(t;\lambda)=\lambda\exp(-\lambda x)$. How will you build the best clock using these unreliable components ...
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