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What is the interpretation of quantum mechanics?

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:06:56 +0000

At the heart of the interpretation of quantum mechanics are ideas like wavefunction collapse, the measurement problem, and the role of observers and probabilities. Let’s walk through what’s going on. The formalism vs. the interpretation Quantum mechanics has two layers: … Read More

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Texas Hold’em – After the flop

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:31:55 +0000

During play—that is, from the flop and onwards—drawing probabilities come down to a question of outs. All situations which have the same number of outs have the same probability of winning. For example, an inside straight draw (e.g. 34 67 … Read More

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The flop

Nicolae Sfetcu — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:41:43 +0000

The value of a starting hand can change dramatically after the flop. Regardless of initial strength, any hand can flop the nuts—for example, if the flop comes with three 2s, any hand holding the fourth 2 has the nuts. Conversely, … Read More

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Starting hands against multiple opponents in Texas Hold ’em

Nicolae Sfetcu — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:33:44 +0000

When facing two opponents, for any given starting hand the number of possible combinations of hands the opponents can have is (50/2)(48/2) = 1,381800 hands. For calculating probabilities we can ignore the distinction between the two opponents holding A♠ J♥ … Read More

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Odds

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:04:51 +0000

In probability theory and statistics the odds in favor of an event or a proposition are the quantity p / (1 − p), where p is the probability of the event or proposition. The logarithm of the odds is the … Read More

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Bridge play techniques

Nicolae Sfetcu — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:14:13 +0000

Terence Reese, a prolific author of bridge books, points out that there are only four ways of taking a trick by force, and two of these are very easy: playing a high card that no one else can beat trumping … Read More

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Dutch book

Nicolae Sfetcu — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:16:02 +0000

In gambling a Dutch book or lock is a set of odds and bets which guarantees a profit, no matter what the outcome of the gamble. It is associated with probabilities implied by the odds not being coherent.In economics a … Read More

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