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Schrödinger's cat (1935) presents a cat that is in a superposition of alive and dead states, depending on a random quantum event. It illustrates the counter-intuitive implications of Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation when applied to everyday objects.[1]
A thought experiment is a hypothetical situation in which a hypothesis, theory,[a] or principle is laid out for the purpose of thinking through its consequences. The concept is also referred to as a Gedankenexperiment within the work of Ernst Mach[2] and includes thoughts about what may have occurred if a different course of action were taken as opposed to what did in fact occur.[3][4] The importance of this ability is that it allows us to imagine what may occur in the future, as well as the implication of alternate courses of action.[5][6]
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