Re: Statistical nature of quantum mechanics

On 28 Feb 2006 04:09:41 -0800, "alextangent"
<alex_mcd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So, to my question. I've not found any material that describes this
adequately.

What gives quantum mechanical effects their statistical nature at
macroscopic levels; for instance, radioactive decay?

Physicists do not know why subatomic interactions are probabilistic.
They don't care. Nevertheless, the reason is rather simple: nature is
discrete and there is only one interaction time. Since precise
interaction times cannot be processed, nature is left with only one
alternative in order to conserve energy in the long run. It uses
probability to time interactions (decays).

By the way, the same argument can be made to support the notion that
there really is only one speed in nature, c. Nothing can move faster
or slower. We observe macroscopic speed that are less than c but these
consists of a combination of minute rests and jumps. Truth is, a
discrete universe is a probabilistic universe, by necessity.

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Louis Savain

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