Why the Many-Worlds Interpretation?
Abstract
A brief (subjective) description of the state of the art of the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics (MWI) is presented. It is argued that the MWI is the only interpretation which removes action at a distance and randomness from quantum theory. Limitations of the MWI regarding questions of probability which can be legitimately asked are specified. The ontological picture of the MWI as a theory of the universal wave function decomposed into a superposition of world wave functions, the important parts of which are defined in three-dimensional space, is presented from the point of view of our particular branch. Some speculations about misconceptions, which apparently prevent the MWI to be in the consensus, are mentioned.
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@article{arxiv.2208.04618,
title = {Why the Many-Worlds Interpretation?},
author = {Lev Vaidman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.04618},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
A paper is written for workshop on the Many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, Tel Aviv, October 2022