CSMSP11 - Reading Questions - Week 8
100 Years of Quantum MysteriesMax Tegmark and John Archibald Wheeler, Scientific American, February 2001, p. 68-75
| The following are a few guiding questions to keep in mind as you read through the article for the first time. I'm not asking you to submit your answers to the following questions, just that you keep them in mind as you read, and think a bit about how you would answer them if asked to. |
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What were the problems in classical physics that led to the development of quantum theory? What is the difference between a theory and an interpretation? What is an example of an interpretation of quantum theory discussed in this article? Is there any experimental evidence in favor of (or against) any of the interpretations discussed in this article? Why would scientists disagree on the physical meaning of such a successful theory as QM? |