Why am I me? and why is my world so classical?
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
This is an attempt to apply Nagel's distinction between internal and external statements to the interpretation of quantum mechanics. I propose that this distinction resolves the contradiction between unitary evolution and the projection postulate. I also propose a more empirically realistic version of the projection postulate. The result is a version of Everett's relative-state interpretation, including a proposal for how probabilities are to be understood. Based on a talk given at the 9th UK Foundations of Physics meeting in Birmingham on 12 September 2000.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0011084,
title = {Why am I me? and why is my world so classical?},
author = {Anthony Sudbery},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0011084},
year = {2007}
}
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