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Schrödinger's cat diagram

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OriginalSchrödinger's cat: a cat, a flask of poison, and a radioactive source are placed in a sealed box. If an internal monitor detects radioactivity (i.e. a single atom decaying), the flask is shattered, releasing the poison that kills the cat. The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when one looks in the box, one sees the cat either alive or dead, not both alive and dead.
Reason
This is a high quality diagram which does a good job of concisely and clearly illustrating the theoretical setup of the Schrödinger's cat thought experiment.
Articles in which this image appears
Schrödinger's cat, Thought experiment, Physical paradox
FP category for this image
Diagrams
Creator
Dhatfield
I agree. Though this is a thoroughly worthwhile illustration, the execution is not top quality IMO. 86.177.105.62 (talk) 20:22, 11 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. It is not amongst Wikipedia's finest work. From a design standpoint, there are numerous inconsistencies in the style used to draw the various entities. The quasi-3D look and the superimposition of the two outcomes make the image more complicated and difficult to understand than is necessary. I think that File:Schroedingers cat film.svg is a bit better executed. dllu (t,c) 21:08, 12 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, maybe I am stating the obvious here, but the superimposition is really the entire point of the illustration. 86.151.118.91 (talk) 04:00, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think Dllu was referring to the two different drawing styles used in the diagram the (1) superimposed 2D cat, and (2) the 3d boxes and switch. This combination makes it look rather hokey. So it's not about the superimposition itself. Mattximus (talk) 04:40, 13 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 02:59, 20 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]