'Remarkable' Mathematical Proof Describes How to Solve Seemingly Impossible Computing Problem:
You enter a cave. At the end of a dark corridor, you encounter a pair of sealed chambers. Inside each chamber is an all-knowing wizard. The prophecy says that with these oracles' help, you can learn the answers to unanswerable problems. But there's a catch: The oracles don't always tell the truth. And though they cannot communicate with each other, their seemingly random responses to your questions are actually connected by the very fabric of the universe. To get the answer you seek, you must first devise... the questions.
Computer scientists are buzzing about a new mathematical proof that proposes a quantum-entangled system sort of like the one described above. It seems to disprove a 44-year-old conjecture and details a theoretical machine capable of solving the famous halting problem, which says a computer cannot determine whether it will ever be able to solve a problem it's currently trying to solve.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 20 2020, @09:04AM
The harsh reality is that all interpretations of quantum mechanics are bullshit.
This includes the so called Copenhagen interpretation, as well as the idea that it's all "just how nature is". Of course it must also include this post.
QM is a mathematical procedure which gives you the right answers, but all physical reasoning used to get there falls apart under any closer scrutiny. The whole plethora of competing, ever more bizarre interpretations stems from this problem. You can base a "proof" on such reasoning, but dont expect anyone else to accept it.