On Schizophrenic Experiences of the Neutron or Why We Should Believe in the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Theory

1996/09/07 by Lev Vaidman, Vaidman, Lev · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/9609006

21 pages, 5 eps figures, LaTeX

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Abstract

This is a philosophical paper in favor of the Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI) of quantum theory. The concept of the ``measure of existence of a world'' is introduced and some difficulties with the issue of probability in the framework of the MWI are resolved. Brief comparative analyses of the Bohm theory and the Many-Minds Interpretation are given.

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• Physical Probability in the Everett Interpretation and Bell Inequalities
• Nonlocal action in Everettian Quantum Mechanics
• Many Retrocausal Worlds: A Foundation for Quantum Probability

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