Is Interpetation Important in Physics? Survey

1. What is the highest level of formal physics education you have received?

What is the highest level of formal physics education you have received? none

undergraduate (Bachelors level coursework)

graduate (Masters level coursework)

post graduate (Doctorate level coursework)

2. How would you rate your interest in quantum mechanics?

	not interested	slightly interested	interested	very interested	obsessed
Interest Level	*How would you rate your interest in quantum mechanics? Interest Level not interested	Interest Level slightly interested	Interest Level interested	Interest Level very interested	Interest Level obsessed

3. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 as "not at all" and 5 as "critically important", how important is philosophy to physics?

	1	2	3	4	5
Importance	*On a scale of 1-5, with 1 as "not at all" and 5 as "critically important", how important is philosophy to physics? Importance 1	Importance 2	Importance 3	Importance 4	Importance 5

4. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 as "not at all" and 5 as "critically important", how important is philosophy to quantum mechanics?

	1	2	3	4	5
Importance	*On a scale of 1-5, with 1 as "not at all" and 5 as "critically important", how important is philosophy to quantum mechanics? Importance 1	Importance 2	Importance 3	Importance 4	Importance 5

5. On a scale of 1-5, with 1 as "not at all" and 5 as "critically important", how important is the study of quantum foundations?

	1	2	3	4	5
Importance	*On a scale of 1-5, with 1 as "not at all" and 5 as "critically important", how important is the study of quantum foundations? Importance 1	Importance 2	Importance 3	Importance 4	Importance 5

6. Quantum information theory (including quantum communication, quantum computing, quantum error correction, etc.) is important for its practical importance and promised technologies (e.g. quantum key distribution, Shor's algorithm, etc).

strongly disagree	disagree	neither agree nor disagree	agree	strongly agree
*Quantum information theory (including quantum communication, quantum computing, quantum error correction, etc.) is important for its practical importance and promised technologies (e.g. quantum key distribution, Shor's algorithm, etc). strongly disagree	disagree	neither agree nor disagree	agree	strongly agree

7. Quantum information theory (including quantum communication, quantum computing, quantum error correction, etc.) is important for its insight into quantum foundations and interpretations.

strongly disagree	disagree	neither agree nor disagree	agree	strongly agree
*Quantum information theory (including quantum communication, quantum computing, quantum error correction, etc.) is important for its insight into quantum foundations and interpretations. strongly disagree	disagree	neither agree nor disagree	agree	strongly agree

8. If you were forced to choose, what would be the greatest potential outcome of studying quantum information theory?

If you were forced to choose, what would be the greatest potential outcome of studying quantum information theory? quantum technologies (quantum computer, quantum encryption, etc)

definitive proof of a given interpretation of quantum mechanics

9. How important is the study of quantum information theory in general?

	not at all	slightly important	important	very important	critically important
Importance	*How important is the study of quantum information theory in general? Importance not at all	Importance slightly important	Importance important	Importance very important	Importance critically important

10. Do you believe quantum information theory will finally resolve the interpretation issues of quantum mechanics?

Do you believe quantum information theory will finally resolve the interpretation issues of quantum mechanics? yes