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The Many Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

DBDewitt, Bryce SeligmanGNGraham, Neill
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Abstract

Next year, there will be a 100-year celebration of quantum mechanics, but there is no consensus on the interpretation of this theory. This reprint presents recent works on one of the most intriguing interpretations, the many-worlds interpretation, presented at a workshop in October 2022 at Tel Aviv University. The many-worlds interpretation solves the measurement problem, avoids action at a distance and indeterminism, and does not contradict empirical evidence. The main question discussed in the workshop was as follows: why is it not in the consensus? Major issues such as preferred basis, the meaning of probability, non-locality, and alternative approaches were discussed, which are increasingly drawing…

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    Dewitt, Bryce SeligmanCorresponding
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    Graham, Neill

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Keywords
  • Interpretations of quantum mechanics
  • Interpretation (philosophy)
  • Stochastic interpretation
  • Minority interpretations of quantum mechanics
  • Consistent histories
  • Theoretical physics
  • Epistemology
  • Classical mechanics
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