10/09/2025
Schrödinger’s cat is one of the most famous thought experiments in quantum physics. It imagines a cat placed inside a sealed box with a mechanism that has a 50/50 chance of releasing poison, triggered by the decay of a single atom. Until the box is opened and observed, the cat exists in a strange quantum state—both alive and dead at the same time. This paradox was proposed by Erwin Schrödinger to highlight the bizarre implications of quantum mechanics when applied to everyday objects. It challenges our understanding of reality, observation, and how the act of measuring can determine the outcome.
