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Single Idea 19947
[filed under theme 27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 2. Space
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Full Idea
The elements of the abstract mathematical entity called Hilbert Space represent all the possible states of a quantum system
Gist of Idea
Hilbert Space is an abstraction representing all possible states of a quantum system
Source
New Scientist writers (New Scientist articles [2013], 1017.02.04)
Book Ref
-: 'New Scientist magazine' [ 2013], p.31
The
26 ideas
from 'New Scientist articles'
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19947
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Hilbert Space is an abstraction representing all possible states of a quantum system
[New Sci.]
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17603
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Chemistry just needs the periodic table, and protons, electrons and neutrinos
[New Sci.]
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17604
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We are halfway to synthesising any molecule we want
[New Sci.]
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19477
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General relativity predicts black holes, as former massive stars, and as galaxy centres
[New Sci.]
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19474
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Quantum states are measured by external time, of unknown origin
[New Sci.]
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19473
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The Schrödinger equation describes the evolution of an object's wave function in Hilbert space
[New Sci.]
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19475
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Relativity makes time and space jointly basic; quantum theory splits them, and prioritises time
[New Sci.]
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19478
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Light moves at a constant space-time speed, but its direction is in neither space nor time
[New Sci.]
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19476
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String theory needs at least 10 space-time dimensions
[New Sci.]
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16420
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84.5 percent of the universe is made of dark matter
[New Sci.]
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16419
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No one has yet devised a rationality test
[New Sci.]
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16417
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About a third of variation in human intelligence is environmental
[New Sci.]
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16418
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People can be highly intelligent, yet very stupid
[New Sci.]
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19482
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Current physics says matter and antimatter should have reduced to light at the big bang
[New Sci.]
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19483
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CP violation shows a decay imbalance in matter and antimatter, leading to matter's dominance
[New Sci.]
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19484
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Psychologists measure personality along five dimensions
[New Sci.]
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19955
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Space-time may be a geometrical manifestation of quantum entanglement
[New Sci.]
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19954
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It is impossible for find a model of actuality among the innumerable models in string theory
[New Sci.]
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19953
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In string theory space-time has a grainy indivisible substructure
[New Sci.]
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19952
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Black holes have entropy, but general relativity says they are unstructured, and lack entropy
[New Sci.]
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19737
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A system can infer the structure of the world by making predictions about it
[New Sci.]
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19736
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Neural networks can extract the car-ness of a car, or the chair-ness of a chair
[New Sci.]
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19949
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Quantum theory relies on a clock outside the system - but where is it located?
[New Sci.]
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19948
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Einstein's merging of time with space has left us confused about the nature of time
[New Sci.]
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19950
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Entropy is the only time-asymmetric law, so time may be linked to entropy
[New Sci.]
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19951
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Entropy is puzzling, so we may need to build new laws which include time directionality
[New Sci.]
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