Concept

Penrose interpretation

Overview

The Penrose interpretation is a speculation by Roger Penrose about the relationship between quantum mechanics and general relativity. Penrose proposes that a quantum state remains in superposition until the difference of space-time curvature attains a significant level.

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Philosophers who discussed Penrose interpretation

• Roger Penrose

Related ideas

• General relativity
• Wave function
• Mass
• Quantum mechanics
• Quantum gravity
• Roger Penrose
• Spacetime
• Copenhagen interpretation
• Experiment
• Wave function collapse
• Electron
• Many-worlds interpretation
• Planck units

Place in the tradition

Part of Interpretations of quantum mechanics.

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