It is well know that scientific tools , eg bubble chamber, can keep track of particle trajectories. Now here is my doubt. Quantum mechanics, which is a statistical theory, says that trajectories do not exist, eg electrons do not describe defined orbits around the nucleus. So how quantum mechanics reconcile with the presence of well defined paths experimentally observed by instrument used in particle physics? Scientific references would be strongly appreciated.
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1Does this answer your question? Does quantum mechanics imply that particles have no trajectories? – naturallyInconsistent Jan 17 '24 at 11:11
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There is a famous paper by Mott from the 30s, IIRC, which deals how trajectories in bubble chambers emerge. As a general remark, note that it is still an open problem to fully explain the classical (macroscopic) world from quantum mechanics. – Tobias Fünke Jan 17 '24 at 11:26
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Just downloaded the paper by Mott, thank you – Vittorio Foglietti Jan 17 '24 at 11:35
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Relevant answers https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/768504/28512 https://physics.stackexchange.com/a/237872/28512 – alanf Jan 17 '24 at 16:26