Question

It is said that in his strongly worded reaction to quantum Physics, Einstein remarks, 'God does not play dice' to which Bohr, another great physicist, reacted saying 'Do not tell God what to do'. Bohr earlier had argued that we can never know what the properties of an isolated quantum system, though we can know the properties of macrocosmic objects.

Which one of the following is the focus of their debate?

विकल्प

• the behaviour of God

• probabilistic interpretation of the behavior of a quantum object,

• limits of human knowledge

• irrelevance of microcosmic object

Answer 1

probabilistic interpretation of the behavior of a quantum object,

Explanation:

Einstein’s remark with reference to playing dice (a game of probability) refers to his reservations about a  probabilistic interpretation of the behaviour of quantum  objects while Bohr expresses an opposing point of view suggesting that this could be possible.