The common quantum mechanics “paradoxes” are induced by 4 main misunderstandings.
1. A wave function is of a particle.
Wrong.
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2.1 A system's wave function exists in physical spacetime.
Wrong.
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So a wave function (for a particular variable) is an intrinsic property of a system. It is a mathematical property, not a physical state, of the physical system (the experimental setup). It does not evolve in time.
A wave function
looks like
evolving in physical time because it is a (mathematical) function of time.But being a mathematical function of time only means that you can use the wave function to calculate the probabilities of a physical variable having different particular values at different times.
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An electromagnetic wave mathematical equation, which does not exist in physical spacetime, has its corresponding physical wave—-electromagnetic wave, which exists in physical spacetime.
However, a quantum wave function mathematical equation has no corresponding physical wave.
A wave function encodes a probability distribution; it can only correspond to a probability distribution, which is also a mathematical entity only.
A probability distribution can be a function of space and time. But that does not mean that the probability distribution exists in physical spacetime.
Any wave physical, such as electromagnetic wave, can be measured by a physical device.
In a sense, you cannot change a wave function; you can only replace it with another by replacing the physical system with another.
So whether the wave function of a variable is in superposition is an intrinsic property of a system, decided by the experiment’s designer.
Also, because of the existence of incompatible variable pairs, for any system, there must be some variables in a superposition, while others not.
— Me@2022-02-20 06:44:32 AM
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