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HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M
ElwoodBlues · M
@HoraceGreenley Nope.
Einstein made that assertion about fundamental randomness vs determinism, but all his attempts to substantiate it failed. In fact, while Einstein was trying to demonstrate the errors of quantum mechanics, he (& Podolsky & Rosen) discovered that QM implies entanglement.
Entanglement was never observed in Einstein's lifetime, and he called it "spooky action at a distance" but that attempt didn't falsify or damage QM. Einstein spent many years working intermittently on so called "hidden variable" theories to explain away the apparent fundamental randomness of the universe, but never produced a workable theory.
For the last 9 decades or so, our most accurate measurements and predictions have come out of quantum mechanics which, counter to Einstein, assumes fundamental randomness.
Einstein made that assertion about fundamental randomness vs determinism, but all his attempts to substantiate it failed. In fact, while Einstein was trying to demonstrate the errors of quantum mechanics, he (& Podolsky & Rosen) discovered that QM implies entanglement.
Entanglement was never observed in Einstein's lifetime, and he called it "spooky action at a distance" but that attempt didn't falsify or damage QM. Einstein spent many years working intermittently on so called "hidden variable" theories to explain away the apparent fundamental randomness of the universe, but never produced a workable theory.
For the last 9 decades or so, our most accurate measurements and predictions have come out of quantum mechanics which, counter to Einstein, assumes fundamental randomness.
HoraceGreenley · 61-69, M
@ElwoodBlues I know. I was making a joke based on a quote Einstein made.