English Explanatory Dictionary

Heisenberg cut

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conceptualised division separating the quantum system being observed from the classical system that comprises the observer's information, knowledge and conscious awareness.

Word forms

Heisenberg cut Heisenberg cuts Heisenberg's cut

Etymology

Named after Werner Heisenberg, who contributed to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics, and specifically to the theory of wavefunction collapse.

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