On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
The uncertainty principle says that there is a limit on the information about position and change in position that you can collect. It does not rule out internal states.
Yes it does, it says that any time you measure a system it WILL be in an unknown state after the measurement. No if's, no but's. It effects photons (which I challenge you to demonstrate has 'charge') as well as electrons and protons. It's universal. It's about measuring, not about what is being measured. The 2nd also comes into play because any mechanism you use to 'manipulate' that internal state must also effect that state in a negative way. You're screwed two ways from Sunday. -- ____________________________________________________________________ When I die, I would like to be born again as me. Hugh Hefner ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com jchoate@open-forge.org www.open-forge.org --------------------------------------------------------------------