Quantum measurement
In quantum physics, a measurement is the testing or manipulation of a physical system to yield a numerical result. The predictions that quantum physics makes are in general probabilistic.
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The Measurement problem in Physics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the the measurement problem, one of the deepest problems in contemporary physics.
5 March 2009
Featuring: Basil Hiley, Simon Saunders, Roger Penrose
The Physics of Reality
Melvyn Bragg discusses the attempt to reconcile Quantum Theory, which deals with the smallest, invisible particles or waves, and the larger scale classical physics of Newton and Einstein.
2 May 2002
Featuring: Roger Penrose, Fay Dowker, Tony Sudbery