many-worlds interpretation

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many-worlds interpretation

(Atomic Physics) an interpretation of quantum mechanics based on the idea that every possible event exists in its own world

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This article defends the Doomsday Argument, the Halfer Position in Sleeping Beauty, the Fine-Tuning Argument, and the applicability of Bayesian confirmation theory to the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics.

The Philosophical Review: April 2012, Vol. 121, No. 2

The book is at its best when it is distinguishing between the various versions of the Everett interpretation, and would certainly be useful to anyone who wishes to pursue Everett's approach.

The Quantum Mechanics of Minds and Worlds

Saunders and I both appeal, in our writings, to the analogy between the impact of the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics on our concept of reality, and that of the 'block universe' interpretation of relativity on our common-sense concept of time.