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Schrödinger's cat: a standalone construct

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Quantum physics

a thought experiment tying a microscopic quantum superposition to the fate of a cat, dramatizing the measurement problem.

In quantum physics, Schrödinger's cat refers to a thought experiment tying a microscopic quantum superposition to the fate of a cat, dramatizing the measurement problem. This meaning comes from Schrödinger (1935) in Die Naturwissenschaften.[1]

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References

Schrödinger, E. (1935). Die gegenwärtige Situation in der Quantenmechanik. Die Naturwissenschaften, 23(48), 807-812. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01491891

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