Copenhagen interpretation

British  

noun

1. an interpretation of quantum mechanics developed by Niels Bohr and his colleagues at the University of Copenhagen, based on the concept of wave–particle duality and the idea that the observation influences the result of an experiment

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Copenhagen interpretation

Bohm began questioning the Copenhagen interpretation in the late 1940s while writing a book on quantum mechanics.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2018

The first and still possibly foremost of these is the so-called Copenhagen interpretation.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2018

He makes a convincing case that it’s wrong to imagine the Copenhagen interpretation as a single official or even coherent statement.

From New York Times ● May 8, 2018

John Bell then showed that Einstein’s concerns about locality and incompleteness in the Copenhagen interpretation were valid.

From Nature ● Mar. 26, 2018

The Copenhagen interpretation, named after the home of Bohr’s famous institute, stated that the quantum world of the ultra-tiny was wholly separate from the ordinary world of our everyday experiences.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 21, 2018