Nice work, Lep.

Looks to me that initially you're referring to something similar to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, in that the mere observation of an object will alter its state (i.e. a photon's interaction with an electron). And the discussion about a cat, whether dead or alive, seems more philosophical than a discourse in physics (not a bad thing).

Then you got to the heavy-duty math equations. Being a life-science major in college, math was never my strong suite. So I was pretty much completely lost after you dove into the calculations. I can't say much there.

It's definitely interesting, the way you presented your ideas. However, your audience is going to be people who are already extremely familiar with quantum physics, correct? So is it really necessary to make references to historical background of discoveries and landmark experiments? I don't know. I've never written a dissertation before, but I'm just curious.

Look who's talking.

Agreed. I haven't had time for more than the first ten pages yet, but there are a few problems I spotted. Mostly places where you left out a "the" or some such article. Also, as a picky chemist, I'd suggest you substitute the word "particle" for "molecule" in the following sentence:

"...an object made of some very large number of molecules is very unlikely to be seen in a such superposition..."

While this is technically a true statement, I find it misleading because it implies that you are likely to see a superposition in the case of a single molecule, which is not true. Again, this is being very picky, and the math and physics folks probably won't give a damn. However, if a chemistry Prof. takes a look at that, you are going to seem ignorant. It practically jumped off the page at me.

Also, there is a good example of one of your typos in that sentence. Didn't you mean "in such a"?

Hah, thanks TB. This is my 4th year dissertation, so no it's not a full thesis, it's only a couple of months of work. Glad the rest of you like it

In a nutshell, this is about (objective) gravitationally induced wavefunction collapse! If you know what Schrodinger's cat it, the idea here is that because the cat is quite large, it has a lot of mass and gravity, and so it will collapse to either dead/alive on its own very quickly even while it's still in the box. This process might even explain how consciousness works, via these things called 'microtubules' in the brain. The equations I study are meant to help you choose what the 'basic' states (the deads/alives) are.

And yes the people reading it will be experts in what I'm writing about, and will know the background; but much of this background has not been taught in my course and this has to be "self-contained," so I figure that mentioning these things are a good idea.

But ultimately, the thirst for knowledge is what distinguishes us from primitive beasts. So I applaud anyone who strives to gain more understanding (including the Grand Unifying Theory).