Why Nature is Quantum? - One way to approach this problem is to imagine all the theories one could possibly come up with to describe nature, and then work out what principles help to single out quantum physics. A good start is to assume that information follows Einstein’s special relativity and cannot travel faster than light. However, this alone isn’t enough to define quantum physics as the only way nature might behave. Corsin and Stephanie think they have come across a new useful principle. “We have found a principle that is very good at ruling out other theories,” says Corsin. In short, the principle to be assumed is that if a measurement yields no information, then the system being measured has not been disturbed. Quantum physicists accept that gaining information from quantum systems causes disturbance. Corsin and Stephanie suggest that in a sensible world the reverse should be true, too. If you learn nothing from measuring a system, then you can’t have disturbed it. -
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:14:28 +0000
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