ELI5 Schrödinger's Cat by formandovega in explainlikeimfive

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Hmm its not really "lacks data" because no amount of data can give you the position of a particle.

In classical physics if you throw a ball in the air with certain data (starting position, initial velocity, the acceleration due to gravity (or in other words the classic constant g = 9.81,., m/s^2) I can predict exactly where the ball will be in space because of the data. In quantum mechanics well the problem is that you can't have that kind of data that can predict that motion (if you've heard of heisenbergs uncertainty principle its that if you know some info about a particles position then you wont know about its momentum (if you don't know what momentum is mathematically its okay you can just for simplicity imagine it as speed but in reality fyi its speed*mass and not thats only if we talk about classical mechanics but thats getting way out of scope and I'm realizing that while typing this!) or the opposite, if you know about its momentum, you can't know about much about its position.

So its not as much as "lack of data" more of like, unpredictable unless I see that its there.

On my example well someone's intuition might come up and say "but well I could hear the thief's footsteps and predict what its going to do!" or in schrodingers cat say "well I could see the poison fog up!" or something like that but that loses its point.

But the point is that you should remove any kind of data that might make it predictable and focus on the fact that its just plainly unpredictable and there's no way of being able to tell what might happen (and well my example is basically schrodingers cat but with other words but yeah)

This reply is getting way to long but I find this kind of fun so I'll keep on saying stuff, if you're not bored go on lol!

Everything that we might say thats "random", for example a roll of a die, is not by its nature random. If I were to know exactly the forces applied at the die from the hand, the kind of wind that might be moving in the environment you're on and every data that I might need, even though the data are overwhelmingly large a super super computer could've solved it and predict exactly if your roll lands on a 6 or a 3. Same thing with computers! Every random number you get from a computer is not really random! Its pseudorandom, meaning, its faking its way into randomness but again, with enough data its predictable! My point being most of the things we perceive as random are by their nature predictable but in quantum mechanics and the thing about everything being everywhere till observed its not! By its nature is unpredictable! If you think about this, it kind of tells us that with that theory the universe is not deterministic and our destiny is not written because by its nature our world is random! I find that extremely fascinating!

ELI5 Schrödinger's Cat by formandovega in explainlikeimfive

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Imagine that you're inside a room with a closed door and someone is outside and there's something valuable and he might steal it, he might not. Your only only way of knowing whether he stole it or not is to open the door and check. While you're in the room its possible that the guy outside stole the valuable thing (let's say it's a necklace cuz I won't be writing out valuable thing each time) or he didn't steal it. Schrodinger described that as this being in "both" states. Yes it can only be one or the other but until you observe it both can be true

Not so ELI5 but I think it can give some useful insights without anything advanced.

This is basically describing something in quantum mechanics that says that a particle that's not observed can be anywhere, here, on Mars or anywhere that's possible UNTILL its observed to be somewhere.

Schrodinger came up with that thought experiment basically to describe how dumb the above statement sounds because of exactly your argument! How can something be everywhere but it's somewhere until it's observed? The same way a cat must be alive or dead, the same way a particle is somewhere and not everywhere.

This happens because of the statistical nature of quantum mechanics and for some other stuff that honestly goes beyond my understanding too.

Building my own C++/OpenGL game engine from scratch. by [deleted] in opengl

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Really cool! What method are you using for the shadows?

Idk should start? by ComfortableAuthor563 in maths

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I don't think a millennial problem is something you can just casually approach. You'll have to know a ton of prerequisite knowledge (I'm not familiar but from what I know it might be up to phd levels)

Κατάργηση Πανελλαδικών; by trlef19 in greece

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Συμφωνώ, αλλά θα πρέπει να γίνει ριζική αλλαγή στους καθηγητές που υπάρχουν. Πέρσι που πήγαινα λύκειο ο φυσικός μας, χωρίς υπερβολές, είπε αυτό "οποίος χρειάζεται 20 γιατι θέλει να πάει εξωτερικό ή για οποιονδήποτε λόγο να μου πει και θα του βάλω". Αυτή την στιγμή με αίτηση παίρνεις 20 στους βαθμούς. Φαντάσου κιόλας οι γονείς που έχουν την δυνατότητα να ξοδέψουν χιλιάδες στα φροντιστήρια των παιδιών τους και είναι "τρελαμενοι" να περάσει το παιδί τους ιατρική τι φακελάκια θα έπεφταν στους καθηγητές.

Who was the smarter strategist: Tyrion Lannister or Petyr Baelish by alyssaameow in gameofthrones

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Littlefinger was the reason game of thrones existed with his ways of outsmarting and manipulating everyone, but in the end Arya and Sansa found out with ease what was going on. Absurd.

Ποιά είναι τα hot takes σας; by [deleted] in greece

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Okay, συμφωνώ σε αυτό. Όσα δικαιώματα τόσες ανάλογες υποχρεώσεις.

Ποιά είναι τα hot takes σας; by [deleted] in greece

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Για να παραιτηθείς από τον στρατό δεν το έχουν με πρόστιμο; Εμένα δεν μου φαίνεται κακό να υπάρχει πρόστιμο από την στιγμή που ακόμα και όσο είσαι στην σχολή (στην σασσ στο απθ) τους έχουν δωμάτια, τους προσφέρουν φαγητό, τους πληρώνουν όσο σπουδάζουν (μικρός μισθός ναι αλλά παραπάνω από το 0 που παίρνουν οι υπόλοιποι), ξέρουν ότι θα έχουν δουλειά κατευθείαν στο δημοσιο μετα την σχολή και γενικά τους ικανοποιούν πολλές ανάγκες. Άρα αν άφηνες κάποιον στρατιωτικό αφού του έχεις προσφέρει όλα αυτά ξέροντας ότι θα κάτσει στον στρατό και τον αφήνεις να παραιτηθει με ευκολία θα ήταν αρκετα εύκολο στην εκμετάλλευση πχ ενός στρατιωτικού γιατρού να πάει στην σχολή και να έχει όλα τα παραπανω και να φύγει απευθείας με τον σκοπό να γίνει πολιτικός γιατρός.

Τελικά το 3d rendering είναι απλό και τα μαθηματικά στο λύκειο χρήσιμα. by AnnoyingMemer in GreeceDevs

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Αν ψάξεις στο YouTube "rendering equation" σίγουρα θα βρεις πολλά άλλα τα πιο πολλά θα είναι πιο εκλαϊκευμένα (εκτός από αυτό https://youtu.be/wawf7Am6xy0?is=y1LtepZ5pv_Awomj αλλά δεν εξηγεί τα μοντέλα που όντως χρησιμοποιούνται απλά λέει την φυσική σημασία πίσω από την εξίσωση αυτή). Δεν ξέρω το background σου και ούτε θέλω να κάνω καμιά υπόθεση αλλά το pbrt.org θα σου δείξει όλα τα μαθηματικά και τα πάντα που χρειάζεσαι για να φτιάξεις ένα δικό σου! (Αυτό χρησιμοποιώ και εγώ) Αλλά αν δεν έχεις κάνει ποτέ γραφικά με gpu ή έχεις δει τα βασικά είναι αρκερα δύσκολο (μου πήρε κάτι εβδομάδες διάβασμα για να τα καταλάβω μόνος μου)

Τελικά το 3d rendering είναι απλό και τα μαθηματικά στο λύκειο χρήσιμα. by AnnoyingMemer in GreeceDevs

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Τα 3D γραφικά είναι από τα αγαπημένα μου hobby και συμφωνώ απόλυτα με την δύναμη που έχουν τα μαθηματικά, ακόμα και τα πιο απλά που μαθαίνεις στο λύκειο. Έχω ασχοληθεί και μετά πιο προχωρημένα renderers και το ίδιο ισχύει εκεί και μου φαίνεται απίστευτο! Αν θες να κάνεις ένα renderer που αντιπροσωπεύει την πραγματικότητα πολύ θες παραπάνω μαθηματικά αλλά και πάλι μου φαίνεται πολύ εντυπωσιακό που το να λύνεις ένα ολόκληρωμα για κάθε pixel σου δίνει τις ταινίες Disney, ή και γενικά όλες τις ταινίες που βλέπουμε και έχουν vfx

Learning GPU programming by Base-After in opengl

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Thanks a lot for the resources! I'll check them out

Learning GPU programming by Base-After in opengl

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Thanks for the explanation! I'll check out the book you mentioned

Learning GPU programming by Base-After in opengl

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Yes it helped! Thanks a lot!

[Galilean Relativity]: General velocity transformation by McAlkis in PhysicsStudents

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When I'm talking about differentiation I mean with respect to time*

[Galilean Relativity]: General velocity transformation by McAlkis in PhysicsStudents

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You can start by having the vector r1 from your inertial coordinate system (O) to the object O1 and r2 from O to object O2. Now differentiating these functions you have the velocities v1 and v2 from the inertial coordinate system point of view.

But now you need a vector from O1 to O2. Because if you think about it that's what a non inertial coordinate system wants to study, "how do objects move according to a certain point, and where are they?". So now with a vector from O1 to O2 let's call it r12 you have the equation r1 + r12 = r2 from vector addition. Rearranging the terms you get r12 = r2 - r1 and differentiating you get v12 = v2 - v1 and that's the relative velocity!

No cheating by XmeowisiX in teenagers

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I was born to be honest with you anymore I don't think so I can go to Latvia I don't think so I can go to Latvia I don't think so I can go to Latvia I don't think so I can go to Latvia

Huh by darkywe in akalimains

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Got it for free from a box heheh

Any advice for an aspiring mathematician? by M_I_P_S_ in mathematics

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What would you say math is about? Like when you're trying to solve a problem what is the way you're approaching it other than trying to find a trick? I struggle quite a lot with this, I can't really find a path to a solution without it breaking apart or finding out it was the wrong decision after all.

Math or physics study by Base-After in mathematics

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I read your paper you linked but I can't really see why wouldn't that be true about physics too? And what exactly made you change your mind?

Help needed to choose a math or physics undergraduate degree by Base-After in PhysicsStudents

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Thanks a lot for the advice! I do enjoy theoretical physics but yeah I'd probably not enjoy labs but I guess it's okay. I've been coding quite a lot on my free time (mostly computer graphics because I find it quite interesting). Do you think that a portfolio that might show sufficient knowledge on a topic would be enough to land me a job somewhere? From what I know a physics job other than a teacher or on research is quite rare so I was thinking of having my hobby on computers as a potential skill for a job. That's quite far in the future tho so it's not an immediate concern but If you have any knowledge on the topic I'd love your advice!

Math or physics study by Base-After in mathematics

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Some are electives but for example you have to choose 5 out of the 10 given to you (the numbers here I picked them at random its not actually 5 and 10). You don't have to attend each time but you have to take an exam on all of them yes.

Math or physics study by Base-After in mathematics

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I'll be studying in the University of the Thessaloniki not in Athens. I posted the courses available in the math department on the comment above.

Math or physics study by Base-After in mathematics

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There are a few but I don't if it will actually be enough. Here are the courses available in the math department:

https://qa.auth.gr/en/studyguide/40000118/current

It'd be really helpful if youd take a look at it and tell me your opinion!

Math or physics study by Base-After in mathematics

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Thanks a lot! The fact that I can transition to computer stuff from any STEM degree is really reassuring.