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  2. Schrödinger's cat - Wikipedia

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    This experiment viewed this way is described as a paradox. This thought experiment was devised by physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935 [1] in a discussion with Albert Einstein [2] to illustrate what Schrödinger saw as the problems of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.

  3. What Is Life? - Wikipedia

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    What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell is a 1944 science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin Schrödinger.The book was based on a course of public lectures delivered by Schrödinger in February 1943, under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, where he was Director of Theoretical Physics, at Trinity College, Dublin.

  4. Erwin Schrödinger - Wikipedia

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    Bust of Schrödinger, in the courtyard arcade of the main building, University of Vienna, Austria Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schrödinger (UK: / ˈ ʃ r ɜː d ɪ ŋ ə, ˈ ʃ r oʊ d ɪ ŋ ə /, US: / ˈ ʃ r oʊ d ɪ ŋ ər /; [3] German: [ˈɛɐ̯vɪn ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐ]; 12 August 1887 – 4 January 1961), sometimes written as Schroedinger or Schrodinger, was a Nobel Prize–winning ...

  5. Schrödinger's cat in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Schrödinger's cat is a thought experiment, usually described as a paradox, devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935. It illustrates what he saw as absurdities in the views that other physicists had about quantum mechanics (ideas later labeled the Copenhagen interpretation ), by applying them not to microscopic objects but to ...

  6. Entropy and life - Wikipedia

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    Research concerning the relationship between the thermodynamic quantity entropy and both the origin and evolution of life began around the turn of the 20th century. In 1910 American historian Henry Adams printed and distributed to university libraries and history professors the small volume A Letter to American Teachers of History proposing a theory of history based on the second law of ...

  7. Many-worlds interpretation - Wikipedia

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    The quantum-mechanical "Schrödinger's cat" paradox according to the many-worlds interpretation.In this interpretation, every quantum event is a branch point; the cat is both alive and dead, even before the box is opened, but the "alive" and "dead" cats are in different branches of the multiverse, both of which are equally real, but which do not interact with each other.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Kalfas thought he might have been more successful if he had found more allies. “There wasn’t a push anywhere,” he said. “No pressure from the community. No public outcry. One dying here or there of an overdose — it wasn’t considered a big public health issue. Insurance wasn’t demanding anything different like an evidence-based ...

  9. Thought experiment - Wikipedia

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    A thought experiment is a hypothetical situation in which a hypothesis, theory, [a] or principle is laid out for the purpose of thinking through its consequences.