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Possibilities for Probabilities

High Energy Physics - Theory 2022-10-14 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Physics

Abstract

In ordinary situations involving a small part of the universe, Born's rule seems to work well for calculating probabilities of observations in quantum theory. However, there are a number of reasons for believing that it is not adequate for many cosmological purposes. Here a number of possible generalizations of Born's rule are discussed, explaining why they are consistent with the present statistical support for Born's rule in ordinary situations but can help solve various cosmological problems.

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@article{arxiv.1711.05740,
  title  = {Possibilities for Probabilities},
  author = {Don N. Page},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.05740},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

11 pages, LaTeX, revised in response to the JCAP referee report, giving additional information about Sensible Quantum Mechanics

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