| ??? 12/21/07 22:48 Read: times |
#148606 - Is radioactive decay truely random? Responding to: ???'s previous message |
I'd be willing to argue that point. Radioactive decay is a physical process. Thus it is governed by the laws of physics, including causality.
In other words, something causes the bits of radiation (¥á, ©¬ and ¥Ã) to accelerate away from their former host. Just because we can't predict when it will happen doesn't mean it's random. Much more likely it's chaotic. And chaotic systems are not random. They're entirely deterministic, just beyond our ability to predict. So how is it then that a set of random numbers are generated by that wholly deterministic (albeit unpredictable) process? Joe |



