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- Schrondinger's Cat experiment with a different point of view
Hi,
In the Schrodinger's Cat thought experiment, we say that the cat is in a superposition of states of being either dead or alive. But isn't that opinion biased from being outside of the system? From the cat's point of view, it is either dead or alive but never both.
The same argument can be applied to macroscopic bodies as well. Before you enter a house, you can't say whether it is furnished or not. By the line of reasoning in the thought experiment, you could conclude that the house is in a superposition of states of being both furnished and unfurnished at the same time, but from the house's point of view, it is either furnished or unfurnished.
Can someone please let me know of a flaw in this line of reasoning?
Thanks,
Bhanu
In the Schrodinger's Cat thought experiment, we say that the cat is in a superposition of states of being either dead or alive. But isn't that opinion biased from being outside of the system? From the cat's point of view, it is either dead or alive but never both.
The same argument can be applied to macroscopic bodies as well. Before you enter a house, you can't say whether it is furnished or not. By the line of reasoning in the thought experiment, you could conclude that the house is in a superposition of states of being both furnished and unfurnished at the same time, but from the house's point of view, it is either furnished or unfurnished.
Can someone please let me know of a flaw in this line of reasoning?
Thanks,
Bhanu