Decohering Schrödinger's Cat (IMAGE)

Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi

Decohering Schrödinger's Cat

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What mechanism causes the fuzzy quantum superposition state of an alive-and-dead cat to snap into a certain outcome, when Schrödinger opens his box?

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© FQxI/Gabriel Fitzpatrick (2026)

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