In search of Schrödinger's cat

The cat has an equal chance of dying or surviving. The spectator doesn't know until the box is open - so with that said the cat is in 2 states (dead or alive), the spectator only knows the ctas state when he/she sees it.

I mentioned it in my PS and got asked, "Why is the cat being dead or alive at all significant, does it not just tell you that the experimenter doesn't know what state the cat is in and nothing more?

It's not an equal chance, it is a certain chance to be dead with infinite time.

Surely this is not true? It isn't in one state or another at all. It's in both, at the same time. That's why it was proposed to disprove quantum theory, how can something be both dead and alive. But schrodinger showed that thats exactly what the case was - actually adding credibility to the theory instead.

I haven't read this stuff in a while, so go easy lol

If anyone has read the book and remembered what it outlines (just the key points like Heisenberg uncertainty principle) could you please tell me..I mentioned the book in my ps and have an interview tommorow.. I cant get hold of the book and read it like 2 years ago so only have a vague recollection of what it was about..

Any key points will be much appreciated with rep thanks

If you mentioned the book in your ps would it not have been smart to re-read it first? Jus' sayin'...

http://ezinearticles.com/?In-Search-of-Schrodingers-Cat---Quantum-Physics-and-Reality&id=1915132

bit of info about it there, maybe enough to refresh your memory? Haven't read it myself though sorry...

The wiki article will help you remember
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodinger's_cat#The_thought_experiment

Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle - you cannot know the speed a particle is travelling and its position at the same time.

Hence this silly joke:

Two scientists are in a bar. One says to the other, "Is that Heisenberg over there?" and the other replies, "I'm not sure."