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On schizophrenic experiences of the neutron or why we should believe in the many-worlds interpretation of quantum theory
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This is a philosophical paper in favor of the many‐worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum theory. The necessity of introducing many worlds is explained by analyzing a neutron interference experiment. The concept of the “measure of existence of a world” is introduced and some difficulties with the issue of probability in the framework of the MWI are resolved.
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- Authors
- Vaidman, L.
- Venue
- International Studies in the Philosophy of Science
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1998-10
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 245-261
- ISSN
- 0269-8595 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-9281
- OpenAlex
- W1973893525
- Semantic Scholar
- 1d5661e907bfab416f6cbef033147f70fdf046fe
- Cited by
- 199
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 2.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (publishedVersion)
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- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Funders
- Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
- Keywords
- many-worlds interpretation, quantum mechanics, probability in quantum mechanics, interpretation of quantum mechanics
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