Has there ever been a math problem, or a confusing word in a book that has confused you? Have you ever become extremely frustrated by the fact that you have no idea what you are trying to solve? Has this difficult math problem or hard-to-cypher word been on a test? After putting in all your effort into thinking about what the answer may be, have you come up short? Did you say “there must be no answer to this question. This question is a paradox?” Well, if your math question is related to the Schrodinger’s Cat thought experiment, you are probably right. Brace yourselves as I attempt to understand, answer, and explain the Schrodinger’s Cat thought experiment and its various interpretations.  

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References:  

Schrodinger's Cat Thought Experiment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat 

Physicist: Erwin Schrodinger 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Schr%C3%B6dinger 

Schrodinger's Wave Function

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger_equation 

Copenhagen Interpretation - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-copenhagen/ 

Superposition: an Overview https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/superposition#:~:text=Superposition%20is%20the%20ability%20of,the%20English%20physicist%2C%20Thomas%20Young.  

Collapse of the Wave Function in Quantum Systems 

http://www.quantumphysicslady.org/glossary/collapse-of-the-wave-function/ 

Debunking Arguments Against the Many-Worlds Interpretation - Sean Carroll 

https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2015/02/19/the-wrong-objections-to-the-many-worlds-interpretation-of-quantum-mechanics 

The Quantum Suicide Machine and Quantum Immortality

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_suicide_and_immortality 

Why the Many-Worlds Interpretation is Probably Correct - Sean Carroll 

https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2014/06/30/why-the-many-worlds-formulation-of-quantum-mechanics-is-probably-correct/ 

Great video to help summarize many-worlds by the fellow YouTuber, Veritasium 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTXTPe3wahc

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