Justifying the Classical-Quantum Divide of the Copenhagen Interpretation
Abstract
Perhaps the most significant drawback, which the Copenhagen interpretation (still the most popular interpretation of quantum theory) suffers from, is the classical-quantum divide between the large classical systems that carry out measurements and the small quantum systems that they measure. So, an "ideal" alternative interpretation of quantum theory would either eliminate this divide or justify it in some reasonable way. The present paper demonstrates that it is possible to justify the classical-quantum dualism of the Copenhagen interpretation by way of the analysis of the time complexity of Schrodinger's equation.
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