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To resolve the discrepancy between waves of probability and our commonsense notion of existence, Bohr and Heisenberg assumed that after a measurement is made by an outside observer, the wave function magically __ollapses,_ and the electron falls into a definitestate__hat is, after looking at the tree, we see that it is truly standing. In other words, the process of observation determines the final state of the electron. Observation is vital to existence.
Michio Kaku Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
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To resolve the discrepancy between waves of probability and our commonsense notion of existence, Bohr and Heisenberg assumed that after a measurement is made by an outside observer, the wave function magically __ollapses,_ and the electron falls into a definitestate__hat is, after looking at the tree, we see that it is truly standing. In other words, the process of observation determines the final state of the electron. Observation is vital to existence.
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Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos

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