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Roger Penrose

09/29/24

@ Curt Jaimungal

The collapse of the wave function is a physical process, and I argue that quantum mechanics, as it currently stands, is incomplete and needs significant modification.

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09/29/24

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Roger Penrose

09/29/24

@ Curt Jaimungal

I propose that gravity plays a role in collapsing the wave function, suggesting that the energy cost of creating a superposition can lead to a collapse in a very short time.

Roger Penrose

09/29/24

@ Curt Jaimungal

I believe that consciousness does not collapse the wave function; rather, the collapse of the wave function may produce consciousness.

Roger Penrose

09/29/24

@ Curt Jaimungal

In quantum mechanics, the wave function is typically linear, allowing for the superposition of states, but in my approach, I consider a non-linear graviton wave function.

Roger Penrose

09/29/24

@ Curt Jaimungal

Quantum theory as a whole is wrong, and the role of gravity in quantum mechanics conflicts with the principle of superposition.

Mo Gawdat

04/09/25

@ Tom Bilyeu

If AI can observe and collapse the wave function in quantum experiments, it may indicate a form of consciousness, which is a significant area of exploration.

Roger Penrose

09/29/24

@ Curt Jaimungal

The splitting of positive and negative frequency components in quantum field theory is not conformally invariant, which presents a conceptual impasse.

David Deutsch

01/31/22

@ Dwarkesh Patel

The many worlds explanation is currently the best way to explain quantum mechanics, but its epistemic status can change with new experiments.

Michio Kaku

10/22/19

@ Lex Fridman

Some people believe the universe is a simulation, but I argue that the complexity of reality, especially in quantum mechanics, makes that unlikely.

Leonard Susskind

12/07/18

@ Y Combinator

The connection between quantum mechanics and gravity is a major focus in theoretical physics right now, as there are inconsistencies between the two.