US EditionPhysicists Still Divided About Quantum World, 100 Years On
GERMAN ISLAND OF HELIGOLAND, JUL 30 – A survey of over 1,100 quantum physicists reveals 36% favor the Copenhagen interpretation while 86% agree understanding interpretations remains important.
- On Wednesday, Nature published its largest survey of quantum physicists, revealing deep divisions among researchers surveyed by nature, including 86% valuing interpretation efforts.
- To mark the centenary, researchers convened last month on Heligoland, where Werner Heisenberg developed foundational mathematical tools in 1925 with the Umdeutung paper.
- Most respondents, 64%, demonstrated a healthy following of several radical viewpoints, with 36% favoring the Copenhagen interpretation and 36% supporting other interpretations, according to the survey.
- Following publication, Carlton Caves called the lack of a coherent interpretation ‘just embarrassing’, and 64% of respondents supported radical viewpoints, highlighting ongoing division.
- Despite ongoing debates, physicists plan to continue using the current framework of quantum mechanics, with three quarters believing it will be replaced by a more comprehensive theory someday.
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Physicists still divided about quantum world, 100 years on
The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery—and physicists are deeply divided about what is actually going on, a survey in the journal Nature said Wednesday.
Its applications have revolutionized our lives but what it describes remains mysterious: the interpretation of quantum theory still divides physicists a hundred years after its formulation, according to a poll published on Wednesday by Nature magazine.
Physicists Still Divided About Quantum World, 100 Years On
The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery -- and physicists are deeply divided about what is actually going on, a survey in the journal Nature said Wednesday.
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