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Ted: Ted Ed: What Can Schrodinger's Cat Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics? Unit PlanTed: Ted Ed: What Can Schrodinger's Cat Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics? Unit Plan
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Ted: Ted Ed: What Can Schrodinger's Cat Teach Us About Quantum Mechanics?

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One great example of quantum physics' weirdness can be shown in the Schrodinger's cat thought experiment. Josh Samani walks us through this experiment in quantum entanglement. [5:24]

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quantum mechanics

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thought experiment, copenhagen interpretation, schrodinger, ted ed: what can schrodinger's cat teach us about quantum mechanics?, paradox

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