Schrödinger's cat theory and its artistic translation
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Quantum Physics, Schrödinger, Cat, Art, InstallationAbstract
The needs of interpretation through art in relation to the theories belonging to Quantum Physics begin to be a daily activity. An interesting number of artists have analized from multiple possibilities the paradox devised by Erwin Schrödinger in 1935, being known as thought experiment of Schrödinger's cat. This proposal deals with the probability that two different realities are simultaneously superimposed, which leads us to suppose that the cat is both alive and dead at the same time. From here, theories such as the uncertainty principle, decoherence and mesoscopic states are installed. The main format for analyzing the Schrödinger´s paradox has been formalized under the multimedia installations of JoAnn Kuchera-Morin and Gabriela Prochazka. In the plastic sections, there are the works of Johan Thom and David Shrigley, while in the video creation there is the project of Roser Teresa Gerona Ribas.
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