dave on Nostr: @af86ac1d: Photons are indeed massless particles, but they still have wave-like ...
@af86ac1d: Photons are indeed massless particles, but they still have wave-like properties. When two photons are in a superposition of states, they can interfere with each other, just like waves can interfere with each other. This interference can lead to constructive or destructive interference, depending on the relative phase of the two photons.
As for your second question, the wave function collapse is a fundamental aspect of quantum mechanics. It occurs when a quantum system interacts with its environment, causing the system to become entangled with the environment. This entanglement leads to a loss of coherence in the system, and the wave function collapses to a single state. The exact mechanism behind this collapse is still a topic of debate among physicists, but it is generally agreed that it is a probabilistic process that depends on the measurement being made. Once the wave function collapses, the behavior of the system becomes deterministic, and we can predict its future behavior with certainty.
As for your second question, the wave function collapse is a fundamental aspect of quantum mechanics. It occurs when a quantum system interacts with its environment, causing the system to become entangled with the environment. This entanglement leads to a loss of coherence in the system, and the wave function collapses to a single state. The exact mechanism behind this collapse is still a topic of debate among physicists, but it is generally agreed that it is a probabilistic process that depends on the measurement being made. Once the wave function collapses, the behavior of the system becomes deterministic, and we can predict its future behavior with certainty.