Invitation to Quantum tea on Tuesdays: Copenhagen Interpretation versus Others.
Hello Quantum Formalists,
Quantum Mechanics is a deep, controversial, and challenging theory where some of our basic principles and intuitions must be reviewed or even abandoned. Since the beginning, disagreements about the best way to describe quantum phenomena have been present in the discussions of the theory founders (Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrödinger, Einstein, etc.) and the post-scientists that popularized it (Feynman, Wheeler, Penrose, Hawking, etc.). However, a pragmatic point of view, led by Bohr (known as the Copenhagen interpretation), is in some sense the “official” interpretation, until today, from Quantum Mechanics, and it is present in most quantum mechanics textbooks. At the same time, Quantum Mechanics is a very successful theory tested in different scenarios and responsible for several technological and theoretical advances in the knowledge of Nature in the past century. However, it was these technological advances that made it possible that some experiments, in particular one [1], violated the Bell inequalities [2], and revealed that some type of basic locality criterion could not be respected by Nature. This and the following development of topics related to Quantum Computation/Information revived discussions about the best way to interpret the Quantum Mechanics phenomena again.
At Zaiku Group, outside our normal activities, we are intellectually very curious and interested in facilitating discussions around these topics, through informal roundtable style virtual meetup `quantum-tea` delivered through quantumformalism.com community ecosystem. We aim to foster intellectual discussions about Quantum Phenomena considering not only the Copenhagen interpretation, but also other types of schools knowing as the Bohm interpretation, that suggests a non-local theory of hidden variables, the many world interpretation by Everett, Spontaneous Collapse theory where that proposes a possible solution to the measurement problem, the Consistent Histories that generalizes some aspect of the Copenhagen interpretation, and others approaches.
At Zaiku Group, we have a strong intellectual curiosity that extends beyond our core activities. To nurture this interest, we've initiated 'quantum-tea', an informal, roundtable-style virtual meetup hosted by Dr. Carlos Bessa under the quantumformalism.com community banner. Our goal is to stimulate rich, intellectual discussions about Quantum Phenomena, exploring various theoretical frameworks beyond the well-known Copenhagen interpretation. This includes exploring the Bohm interpretation, which introduces a non-local theory of hidden variables, Everett's many-worlds interpretation, the Spontaneous Collapse theory offering a potential resolution to the measurement problem, the Consistent Histories which extends certain aspects of the Copenhagen interpretation, among other innovative approaches.
In this context, we are excited to extend our invitation to all members of the Quantum Formalism (QF) community to join us for a delightful cup of tea, at least once a month. Our first gathering will take place next Tuesday, December 12th, at 5:00 pm U.K. time, marking the debut of the discussion series. During this event, we'll provide you with additional information about our upcoming activities and events. We look forward to sharing this special time with you!
Registration link: https://forms.gle/UB71YpbTecAAoUZb6.
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Many thanks,
Zaiku Group
References:
[1] A. Aspect, J. Dalibard, and G. Roger, "Experimental Test of Bell's Inequalities Using Time-Variable Analyzers," Phys. Rev. Lett. 49, 1804 (1982).
[2] J.S. Bell, "On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen Paradox," Physics 1, 195 (1964).