2005/06/06 by Robert A. Van Wesep
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paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.aop.2006.02.001
published as Annals of Physics 321 (2006) 2438-2452 · 23 pages
arxiv created 2005/06/06 · openalex publication_date 2006/07/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The interpretation of the squared norm as probability and the apparent stochastic nature of observation in quantum mechanics are derived from the strong law of large numbers and the algebraic properties of infinite sequences of simultaneous quantum observables. It is argued that this result validates the many-worlds view of quantum reality.