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Interpreter Breaks Down How Real-Time Translation Works | WIRED
Conference interpreter Barry Slaughter Olsen explains what it's really like to be a professional interpreter. Barry goes behind the scenes of his vocation, breaking down the many real-life scenarios he faces on a day-to-day basis. From simultaneous and consecutive interpretation to chuchotage and décalage, take a peek behind what it really takes to be a professional interpreter.
Barry Slaughter Olsen is the Professor of Translation and Interpretation at Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
NOTE: The techniques employed in this video are not all applicable to interpreting in a courtroom setting, where expectations regarding accuracy and completeness can be quite different. In this sense, legal interpreting is unique. More information on standards for interpreting in the U....
published: 24 Jun 2019
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How interpreters juggle two languages at once - Ewandro Magalhaes
View full Lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-interpreters-juggle-two-languages-at-once-ewandro-magalhaes
Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities of language and cultural exchange, how do these epic miscommunications not happen all the time? Ewandro Magalhaes explains how much of the answer lies with the skill and training of interpreters to overcome language barriers.
Lesson by Ewandro Magalhaes, animation by Andrew Foerster.
published: 07 Jun 2016
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Example of Consecutive Interpreting
This video shows an example of consecutive interpreting. The interpreter waits for the primary speaker to finish and then interprets everything that was said.
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published: 12 Feb 2014
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The Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
An introduction to the Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics. The first 500 people to sign up via my link will get two FREE months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/domainofscience
The interpretations of quantum physics are a collection of attempts of many physicists to try and make quantum physics make sense. The measurement problem and entanglement are notions that are confusing to us humans and people puzzle over questions like: Is the wave function real or just mathematics? What does a subatomic particle really look like? What is particle-wave duality really? That is where the interpretations of quantum physics come in. This is my attempt to cover the main ones.
#quantum #physics #DomainOfScience
This video was sponsored by Skillshare
You can get the posters and other merch here:...
published: 03 Apr 2019
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Autistic Interpretations is going live!
Welcome to our page! Our channel is dedicated to showing how we are sharing a joyful life alongside disabilities like autism, blindness, as well as complex medical histories, and mental health challenges. We hope to take some of the mystery out of what it is like when special needs children grow into special needs adults. This life can be good. Beyond challenges and frustrations we find even more joy, entertainment, laughs and good times.
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published: 25 May 2023
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Absurdism | How to Party at the End of Meaning ☄️
New book of depressing poems: https://tinyurl.com/27fdfh63 (you may need to change your region)
Link for those uninterested in depressing poems: https://youtu.be/-UYgORr5Qhg
My other stuff:
Books what I wrote yo ► https://www.amazon.com/Exurb1a/e/B06XFM14M8
For sending personalised insults ► https://www.facebook.com/exurb1a/
T-shirts, mugs, and sadness ► https://teespring.com/stores/exurb1a
I also make horrendous music ► https://soundcloud.com/exurbia-1
Help me to do this full-time if you're deranged enough (and thank you kindly) ► https://www.patreon.com/exurb1r?ty=h
Music used ►
All three tracks are by the wonderful La Fanforale du Douzbekistan:
Ako Umram: https://youtu.be/YwuV59VkC-k
Tsialo Liato: https://youtu.be/q9bz8sJcISQ
And Stepil Dobri: https://youtu.be/uVTjN8QtD-Q
...
published: 04 Dec 2022
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Copenhagen vs Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics - Explained simply
Try Blinkist free for 7 days: https://www.blinkist.com/arvinash
Physicists know how to use the equations of quantum mechanics to predict things, but don't really understand what is fundamentally going on.
The primary challenge is that according to the equations of QM, all particles exist in a state of superposition. In fact, before it is measured, the particle is said to be in many states at once.
How does one explain the transition from the behavior of objects at quantum scales to their classical behavior upon measurement? The various interpretations of quantum mechanics are attempts to explain this transition.
The standard is the Copenhagen interpretation because if was devised in Copenhagen, Denmark by Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. This is taught to most students in college. ...
published: 19 Jan 2021
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Example of Simultaneous Interpreting
This video shows an example of simultaneous interpreting. Simultaneous interpretation occurs while the primary speaker is talking.
• Find resources for Federal Court Interpreters: https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-interpreters
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published: 12 Feb 2014
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Pronunciation of "ed" suffixes explanation and quiz: id, d, t #pronunciation #ingles #learnenglish
published: 26 Mar 2024
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Meaning is a Jumper That You Have to Knit Yourself
Edit as of September 2020. How in the hell can you pin things to a blackboard. I don't remember what I was smoking when I made this, but I want more.
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Books what I wrote, yo ► https://tinyurl.com/ycnl5bo3
More brilliant quotes by Ray Bradbury. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1630.Ray_Bradbury
Discord server ► https://discord.gg/76ybBSR (just in case that doesn’t work: discord.gg/exurb1a)
Proclaim your hate for the channel with t-shirts if you like ► https://teespring.com/stores/exurb1a
I also make horrendous music ► https://soundcloud.com/exurbia-1
Help me to do this full-time, if you're deranged enough ► https://www.patreon.com/exurb1r?ty=h
This video was made largely as a result of rereading Man’s Search for Mean...
published: 28 Apr 2018
8:53
Interpreter Breaks Down How Real-Time Translation Works | WIRED
Conference interpreter Barry Slaughter Olsen explains what it's really like to be a professional interpreter. Barry goes behind the scenes of his vocation, brea...
Conference interpreter Barry Slaughter Olsen explains what it's really like to be a professional interpreter. Barry goes behind the scenes of his vocation, breaking down the many real-life scenarios he faces on a day-to-day basis. From simultaneous and consecutive interpretation to chuchotage and décalage, take a peek behind what it really takes to be a professional interpreter.
Barry Slaughter Olsen is the Professor of Translation and Interpretation at Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
NOTE: The techniques employed in this video are not all applicable to interpreting in a courtroom setting, where expectations regarding accuracy and completeness can be quite different. In this sense, legal interpreting is unique. More information on standards for interpreting in the U.S. courts can be found here: https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/standards_for_performance.pdf
Footage of Muammar Gaddafi at the 64th General Assembly provided by the United Nations. (The views in the film are not those of the United Nations).
Conference Earpiece courtesy of Conference Rental.
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Interpreter Breaks Down How Real-Time Translation Works | WIRED
https://wn.com/Interpreter_Breaks_Down_How_Real_Time_Translation_Works_|_Wired
Conference interpreter Barry Slaughter Olsen explains what it's really like to be a professional interpreter. Barry goes behind the scenes of his vocation, breaking down the many real-life scenarios he faces on a day-to-day basis. From simultaneous and consecutive interpretation to chuchotage and décalage, take a peek behind what it really takes to be a professional interpreter.
Barry Slaughter Olsen is the Professor of Translation and Interpretation at Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
NOTE: The techniques employed in this video are not all applicable to interpreting in a courtroom setting, where expectations regarding accuracy and completeness can be quite different. In this sense, legal interpreting is unique. More information on standards for interpreting in the U.S. courts can be found here: https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/standards_for_performance.pdf
Footage of Muammar Gaddafi at the 64th General Assembly provided by the United Nations. (The views in the film are not those of the United Nations).
Conference Earpiece courtesy of Conference Rental.
Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7
Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. Here you can find your favorite WIRED shows and new episodes of our latest hit series Tradecraft.
ABOUT WIRED
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.
Interpreter Breaks Down How Real-Time Translation Works | WIRED
- published: 24 Jun 2019
- views: 8138541
4:56
How interpreters juggle two languages at once - Ewandro Magalhaes
View full Lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-interpreters-juggle-two-languages-at-once-ewandro-magalhaes
Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced ...
View full Lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-interpreters-juggle-two-languages-at-once-ewandro-magalhaes
Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities of language and cultural exchange, how do these epic miscommunications not happen all the time? Ewandro Magalhaes explains how much of the answer lies with the skill and training of interpreters to overcome language barriers.
Lesson by Ewandro Magalhaes, animation by Andrew Foerster.
https://wn.com/How_Interpreters_Juggle_Two_Languages_At_Once_Ewandro_Magalhaes
View full Lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-interpreters-juggle-two-languages-at-once-ewandro-magalhaes
Language is complex, and when abstract or nuanced concepts get lost in translation, the consequences may be catastrophic. Given the complexities of language and cultural exchange, how do these epic miscommunications not happen all the time? Ewandro Magalhaes explains how much of the answer lies with the skill and training of interpreters to overcome language barriers.
Lesson by Ewandro Magalhaes, animation by Andrew Foerster.
- published: 07 Jun 2016
- views: 1699753
2:19
Example of Consecutive Interpreting
This video shows an example of consecutive interpreting. The interpreter waits for the primary speaker to finish and then interprets everything that was said.
...
This video shows an example of consecutive interpreting. The interpreter waits for the primary speaker to finish and then interprets everything that was said.
• Find resources for Federal Court Interpreters: https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-interpreters
• Sign up for U.S. Courts email updates: http://www.uscourts.gov/email-updates
• Follow @USCourts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/uscourts
• Follow U.S. Courts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-courts/
https://wn.com/Example_Of_Consecutive_Interpreting
This video shows an example of consecutive interpreting. The interpreter waits for the primary speaker to finish and then interprets everything that was said.
• Find resources for Federal Court Interpreters: https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-interpreters
• Sign up for U.S. Courts email updates: http://www.uscourts.gov/email-updates
• Follow @USCourts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/uscourts
• Follow U.S. Courts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-courts/
- published: 12 Feb 2014
- views: 306600
17:12
The Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics
An introduction to the Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics. The first 500 people to sign up via my link will get two FREE months of Skillshare Premium: https:/...
An introduction to the Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics. The first 500 people to sign up via my link will get two FREE months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/domainofscience
The interpretations of quantum physics are a collection of attempts of many physicists to try and make quantum physics make sense. The measurement problem and entanglement are notions that are confusing to us humans and people puzzle over questions like: Is the wave function real or just mathematics? What does a subatomic particle really look like? What is particle-wave duality really? That is where the interpretations of quantum physics come in. This is my attempt to cover the main ones.
#quantum #physics #DomainOfScience
This video was sponsored by Skillshare
You can get the posters and other merch here:
https://store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of-science
Or posters for outside the US here:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/dominicwalliman
I have also made versions available for educational use which you can find here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/95869671@N08/
If you want to check out my Professor Astro Cat books go here:
http://profastrocat.com
Thanks so much to my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy my videos and would like to help me make more this is the best way and I appreciate it very much. https://www.patreon.com/domainofscience
Further reading:
An excellent example of Bell's inequality by Aatish Bhatia https://aatishb.com/2014/01/15/the-experiment-that-forever-changed-how-we-think-about-reality/
Some summaries of the different interpretations:
Wikipedia has a nice table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretations_of_quantum_mechanics
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/context/tom%E2%80%99s-top-10-interpretations-quantum-mechanics
This is a really good one for more detail by Peter J. Lewis https://www.iep.utm.edu/int-qm/
I would also recommend the book 'Beyond Weird' by Philip Ball
Music by
Dominic ‘Wibblyfingers’ Walliman
Find me on twitter, instagram, and my website:
http://dominicwalliman.com
https://twitter.com/DominicWalliman
https://www.instagram.com/dominicwalliman
https://www.facebook.com/domainofscience
https://www.patreon.com/domainofscience
https://wn.com/The_Interpretations_Of_Quantum_Mechanics
An introduction to the Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics. The first 500 people to sign up via my link will get two FREE months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/domainofscience
The interpretations of quantum physics are a collection of attempts of many physicists to try and make quantum physics make sense. The measurement problem and entanglement are notions that are confusing to us humans and people puzzle over questions like: Is the wave function real or just mathematics? What does a subatomic particle really look like? What is particle-wave duality really? That is where the interpretations of quantum physics come in. This is my attempt to cover the main ones.
#quantum #physics #DomainOfScience
This video was sponsored by Skillshare
You can get the posters and other merch here:
https://store.dftba.com/collections/domain-of-science
Or posters for outside the US here:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/dominicwalliman
I have also made versions available for educational use which you can find here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/95869671@N08/
If you want to check out my Professor Astro Cat books go here:
http://profastrocat.com
Thanks so much to my supporters on Patreon. If you enjoy my videos and would like to help me make more this is the best way and I appreciate it very much. https://www.patreon.com/domainofscience
Further reading:
An excellent example of Bell's inequality by Aatish Bhatia https://aatishb.com/2014/01/15/the-experiment-that-forever-changed-how-we-think-about-reality/
Some summaries of the different interpretations:
Wikipedia has a nice table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretations_of_quantum_mechanics
https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/context/tom%E2%80%99s-top-10-interpretations-quantum-mechanics
This is a really good one for more detail by Peter J. Lewis https://www.iep.utm.edu/int-qm/
I would also recommend the book 'Beyond Weird' by Philip Ball
Music by
Dominic ‘Wibblyfingers’ Walliman
Find me on twitter, instagram, and my website:
http://dominicwalliman.com
https://twitter.com/DominicWalliman
https://www.instagram.com/dominicwalliman
https://www.facebook.com/domainofscience
https://www.patreon.com/domainofscience
- published: 03 Apr 2019
- views: 257635
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Autistic Interpretations is going live!
Welcome to our page! Our channel is dedicated to showing how we are sharing a joyful life alongside disabilities like autism, blindness, as well as complex medi...
Welcome to our page! Our channel is dedicated to showing how we are sharing a joyful life alongside disabilities like autism, blindness, as well as complex medical histories, and mental health challenges. We hope to take some of the mystery out of what it is like when special needs children grow into special needs adults. This life can be good. Beyond challenges and frustrations we find even more joy, entertainment, laughs and good times.
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https://wn.com/Autistic_Interpretations_Is_Going_Live
Welcome to our page! Our channel is dedicated to showing how we are sharing a joyful life alongside disabilities like autism, blindness, as well as complex medical histories, and mental health challenges. We hope to take some of the mystery out of what it is like when special needs children grow into special needs adults. This life can be good. Beyond challenges and frustrations we find even more joy, entertainment, laughs and good times.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND US:
BLOG: https://autisticinterpretations.com
INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/autistic_interpretations
FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/autisticinterpretations
- published: 25 May 2023
- views: 6822
11:21
Absurdism | How to Party at the End of Meaning ☄️
New book of depressing poems: https://tinyurl.com/27fdfh63 (you may need to change your region)
Link for those uninterested in depressing poems: https://youtu....
New book of depressing poems: https://tinyurl.com/27fdfh63 (you may need to change your region)
Link for those uninterested in depressing poems: https://youtu.be/-UYgORr5Qhg
My other stuff:
Books what I wrote yo ► https://www.amazon.com/Exurb1a/e/B06XFM14M8
For sending personalised insults ► https://www.facebook.com/exurb1a/
T-shirts, mugs, and sadness ► https://teespring.com/stores/exurb1a
I also make horrendous music ► https://soundcloud.com/exurbia-1
Help me to do this full-time if you're deranged enough (and thank you kindly) ► https://www.patreon.com/exurb1r?ty=h
Music used ►
All three tracks are by the wonderful La Fanforale du Douzbekistan:
Ako Umram: https://youtu.be/YwuV59VkC-k
Tsialo Liato: https://youtu.be/q9bz8sJcISQ
And Stepil Dobri: https://youtu.be/uVTjN8QtD-Q
For those interested in absurdism outside of 10 minute pop-philosophy videos, I'd strongly recommend giving The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays a read. It's a great way in. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11987.The_Myth_of_Sisyphus_and_Other_Essays
https://wn.com/Absurdism_|_How_To_Party_At_The_End_Of_Meaning_☄️
New book of depressing poems: https://tinyurl.com/27fdfh63 (you may need to change your region)
Link for those uninterested in depressing poems: https://youtu.be/-UYgORr5Qhg
My other stuff:
Books what I wrote yo ► https://www.amazon.com/Exurb1a/e/B06XFM14M8
For sending personalised insults ► https://www.facebook.com/exurb1a/
T-shirts, mugs, and sadness ► https://teespring.com/stores/exurb1a
I also make horrendous music ► https://soundcloud.com/exurbia-1
Help me to do this full-time if you're deranged enough (and thank you kindly) ► https://www.patreon.com/exurb1r?ty=h
Music used ►
All three tracks are by the wonderful La Fanforale du Douzbekistan:
Ako Umram: https://youtu.be/YwuV59VkC-k
Tsialo Liato: https://youtu.be/q9bz8sJcISQ
And Stepil Dobri: https://youtu.be/uVTjN8QtD-Q
For those interested in absurdism outside of 10 minute pop-philosophy videos, I'd strongly recommend giving The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays a read. It's a great way in. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11987.The_Myth_of_Sisyphus_and_Other_Essays
- published: 04 Dec 2022
- views: 3860600
14:25
Copenhagen vs Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics - Explained simply
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Physicists know how to use the equations of quantum mechanics to predict things, but don't real...
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Physicists know how to use the equations of quantum mechanics to predict things, but don't really understand what is fundamentally going on.
The primary challenge is that according to the equations of QM, all particles exist in a state of superposition. In fact, before it is measured, the particle is said to be in many states at once.
How does one explain the transition from the behavior of objects at quantum scales to their classical behavior upon measurement? The various interpretations of quantum mechanics are attempts to explain this transition.
The standard is the Copenhagen interpretation because if was devised in Copenhagen, Denmark by Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. This is taught to most students in college. But even a majority of physicists do not agree that this is the correct interpretation. There is no single interpretation that has a consensus agreement.
Most interpretations focus on the Schrodinger equation and the wavefunction to explain quantum behavior. This equation was developed by Irish-Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger in 1926. It contains a wave function, represented by the Greek letter psi.
German physicist Max Born formulated the interpretation of psi, which is that the square of the norm of psi is the probability of finding a particle in any one particular state if we were to measure it.
The concept of measurement was introduced to explain what we actually see when we make an observation.
The fact is that even if it were possible for us to directly observe quantum particles, we would never see them being in superposition, we would only observe them being in one state or another.
Let’s look at this in terms of the famous Schrodinger’s cat experiment. We have a box with 4 things in it, cat, a radioactive source, a detector with hammer attached and a vial of poison gas.
If the detector detects radiation, the hammer will smash the vial of gas and the cat will die. If no detection, the cat will stay alive.
If we look at this from the quantum mechanical point of view, there are two possibilities for the wave function of this system - cat dead or cat alive. Both are in superposition.
In the Copenhagen interpretation, as soon as you open the box to make an observation, one of the probabilities comes true, and the other probability disappears. The wave function "collapses" as the result of a measurement by an observer or apparatus external to the quantum system. A measurement is an interaction of the quantum system with a classical system, which can be the observer.
The problem with this interpretation it doesn’t explain how this collapse happens - what is the mechanism? This is the measurement problem. Bohr might have said it just fits the data, so we know collapse occurs.
An alternative, the many worlds interpretation of the same event would be that no collapse occurs, but that two different worlds with two different results exist simultaneously.
This interpretation was formulated by Hugh Everett in 1957 as a graduate student at Princeton University. Some say this is the simplest interpretation of quantum mechanics because it introduces no other assumptions, other than the Schrodinger equation.
The distinction that the many worlds interpretation makes vs. the Copenhagen interpretation is that it says, the observer is also a quantum system, and is entangled with the cat. Both the cat and observer are part of the same wave function. So the reality where the cat is alive, is but one world. But there is another reality the cat is dead. Both worlds exist. You just happen to find yourself in one of them.
Why do we find ourselves in only one branch? Everettians say it is due to decoherence.
Quantum decoherence is the physical process that is used to describe how quantum states transition to the one state that we experience. The key realization is that in reality, you have more than just you and the cat entangled. Both will also be entangled with their environment because THAT is also a quantum system. The environment inside the box for a cat that is alive will be different than the environment for a cat that is dead.
Because the entanglement with the environment now enters the picture, the coherent superpositon between you and the cat is broken. The Schrodinger equation says that the two parts of the wave function above are perpendicular to each other, that have no connection to each other. This can be interpreted as two separate worlds.
#copenhageninterpretation
#manyworldsinterpretation
It is as if the universe splits into two separate worlds. This is decoherence. It is another way of explaining how quantum superposition gets lost, by interaction with the environment. You can also think of this as the quantum nature of the original 2 component system leaking information into the environment due to its with it.
https://wn.com/Copenhagen_Vs_Many_Worlds_Interpretation_Of_Quantum_Mechanics_Explained_Simply
Try Blinkist free for 7 days: https://www.blinkist.com/arvinash
Physicists know how to use the equations of quantum mechanics to predict things, but don't really understand what is fundamentally going on.
The primary challenge is that according to the equations of QM, all particles exist in a state of superposition. In fact, before it is measured, the particle is said to be in many states at once.
How does one explain the transition from the behavior of objects at quantum scales to their classical behavior upon measurement? The various interpretations of quantum mechanics are attempts to explain this transition.
The standard is the Copenhagen interpretation because if was devised in Copenhagen, Denmark by Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. This is taught to most students in college. But even a majority of physicists do not agree that this is the correct interpretation. There is no single interpretation that has a consensus agreement.
Most interpretations focus on the Schrodinger equation and the wavefunction to explain quantum behavior. This equation was developed by Irish-Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger in 1926. It contains a wave function, represented by the Greek letter psi.
German physicist Max Born formulated the interpretation of psi, which is that the square of the norm of psi is the probability of finding a particle in any one particular state if we were to measure it.
The concept of measurement was introduced to explain what we actually see when we make an observation.
The fact is that even if it were possible for us to directly observe quantum particles, we would never see them being in superposition, we would only observe them being in one state or another.
Let’s look at this in terms of the famous Schrodinger’s cat experiment. We have a box with 4 things in it, cat, a radioactive source, a detector with hammer attached and a vial of poison gas.
If the detector detects radiation, the hammer will smash the vial of gas and the cat will die. If no detection, the cat will stay alive.
If we look at this from the quantum mechanical point of view, there are two possibilities for the wave function of this system - cat dead or cat alive. Both are in superposition.
In the Copenhagen interpretation, as soon as you open the box to make an observation, one of the probabilities comes true, and the other probability disappears. The wave function "collapses" as the result of a measurement by an observer or apparatus external to the quantum system. A measurement is an interaction of the quantum system with a classical system, which can be the observer.
The problem with this interpretation it doesn’t explain how this collapse happens - what is the mechanism? This is the measurement problem. Bohr might have said it just fits the data, so we know collapse occurs.
An alternative, the many worlds interpretation of the same event would be that no collapse occurs, but that two different worlds with two different results exist simultaneously.
This interpretation was formulated by Hugh Everett in 1957 as a graduate student at Princeton University. Some say this is the simplest interpretation of quantum mechanics because it introduces no other assumptions, other than the Schrodinger equation.
The distinction that the many worlds interpretation makes vs. the Copenhagen interpretation is that it says, the observer is also a quantum system, and is entangled with the cat. Both the cat and observer are part of the same wave function. So the reality where the cat is alive, is but one world. But there is another reality the cat is dead. Both worlds exist. You just happen to find yourself in one of them.
Why do we find ourselves in only one branch? Everettians say it is due to decoherence.
Quantum decoherence is the physical process that is used to describe how quantum states transition to the one state that we experience. The key realization is that in reality, you have more than just you and the cat entangled. Both will also be entangled with their environment because THAT is also a quantum system. The environment inside the box for a cat that is alive will be different than the environment for a cat that is dead.
Because the entanglement with the environment now enters the picture, the coherent superpositon between you and the cat is broken. The Schrodinger equation says that the two parts of the wave function above are perpendicular to each other, that have no connection to each other. This can be interpreted as two separate worlds.
#copenhageninterpretation
#manyworldsinterpretation
It is as if the universe splits into two separate worlds. This is decoherence. It is another way of explaining how quantum superposition gets lost, by interaction with the environment. You can also think of this as the quantum nature of the original 2 component system leaking information into the environment due to its with it.
- published: 19 Jan 2021
- views: 175448
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Example of Simultaneous Interpreting
This video shows an example of simultaneous interpreting. Simultaneous interpretation occurs while the primary speaker is talking.
• Find resources for Federal...
This video shows an example of simultaneous interpreting. Simultaneous interpretation occurs while the primary speaker is talking.
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This video shows an example of simultaneous interpreting. Simultaneous interpretation occurs while the primary speaker is talking.
• Find resources for Federal Court Interpreters: https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-interpreters
• Sign up for U.S. Courts email updates: http://www.uscourts.gov/email-updates
• Follow @USCourts on Twitter: https://twitter.com/uscourts
• Follow U.S. Courts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/us-courts/
- published: 12 Feb 2014
- views: 239354
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Meaning is a Jumper That You Have to Knit Yourself
Edit as of September 2020. How in the hell can you pin things to a blackboard. I don't remember what I was smoking when I made this, but I want more.
The Princ...
Edit as of September 2020. How in the hell can you pin things to a blackboard. I don't remember what I was smoking when I made this, but I want more.
The Prince of Milk Paperback ► https://tinyurl.com/y7q4zoaa
Books what I wrote, yo ► https://tinyurl.com/ycnl5bo3
More brilliant quotes by Ray Bradbury. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1630.Ray_Bradbury
Discord server ► https://discord.gg/76ybBSR (just in case that doesn’t work: discord.gg/exurb1a)
Proclaim your hate for the channel with t-shirts if you like ► https://teespring.com/stores/exurb1a
I also make horrendous music ► https://soundcloud.com/exurbia-1
Help me to do this full-time, if you're deranged enough ► https://www.patreon.com/exurb1r?ty=h
This video was made largely as a result of rereading Man’s Search for Meaning. It’s one of my favourites, and you’ll probably dig it too. I’m not sponspored by anyone, I just think it’s required reading for all humans. It’s short, concise, and brilliant. Check it out ► https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X
The Hedonistic Imperative: A super ambitious project to one day attempt to abolish suffering in general using transhuman and post-human technologies ► https://www.hedweb.com/hedab.htm
Don’t win the lottery ► https://tinyurl.com/y8xgngnd
Music used ► Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K. 27: https://youtu.be/Fy6plkuF50o
Rossini - The Italian Woman in Algiers: https://youtu.be/2O6APyu868o
https://wn.com/Meaning_Is_A_Jumper_That_You_Have_To_Knit_Yourself
Edit as of September 2020. How in the hell can you pin things to a blackboard. I don't remember what I was smoking when I made this, but I want more.
The Prince of Milk Paperback ► https://tinyurl.com/y7q4zoaa
Books what I wrote, yo ► https://tinyurl.com/ycnl5bo3
More brilliant quotes by Ray Bradbury. https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1630.Ray_Bradbury
Discord server ► https://discord.gg/76ybBSR (just in case that doesn’t work: discord.gg/exurb1a)
Proclaim your hate for the channel with t-shirts if you like ► https://teespring.com/stores/exurb1a
I also make horrendous music ► https://soundcloud.com/exurbia-1
Help me to do this full-time, if you're deranged enough ► https://www.patreon.com/exurb1r?ty=h
This video was made largely as a result of rereading Man’s Search for Meaning. It’s one of my favourites, and you’ll probably dig it too. I’m not sponspored by anyone, I just think it’s required reading for all humans. It’s short, concise, and brilliant. Check it out ► https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/080701429X
The Hedonistic Imperative: A super ambitious project to one day attempt to abolish suffering in general using transhuman and post-human technologies ► https://www.hedweb.com/hedab.htm
Don’t win the lottery ► https://tinyurl.com/y8xgngnd
Music used ► Scarlatti - Keyboard Sonata in B minor, K. 27: https://youtu.be/Fy6plkuF50o
Rossini - The Italian Woman in Algiers: https://youtu.be/2O6APyu868o
- published: 28 Apr 2018
- views: 2789244