The strange metaphor of Euglena’s tail
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Quantum mechanics is so full of strange phenomena that it’s not surprising that physicists have had to dream up some vivid metaphors to explain them. Who can’t help but think of cats in boxes when contemplating superposition or balls of jumbled yarn when musing over entanglement? Like all metaphors, these use familiar experiences to help understand the unfamiliar.
Metaphors come in many different types. “Love is a rose”, for instance, is a “filtrative” metaphor, in which a secondary subject (a r
Metaphors come in many different types. “Love is a rose”, for instance, is a “filtrative” metaphor, in which a secondary subject (a r
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