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| + | *[http://users.ox.ac.uk/~mert0130/papers/proc_dec.pdf Decoherence and Ontology] (David Wallace) | ||
| + | *[http://www.hedweb.com/manworld.htm The Everett FAQ] (Michael Clive Price) | ||
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Revision as of 05:26, 4 September 2009
Standard quantum mechanics is made of two parts: a part that describes the unitary and deterministic evolution of a state vector, and a part that describes how a state vector randomly collapses when subjected to "measurement".
The many-worlds interpretation cuts away the latter part. It uses decoherence to explain how the universe splits into many separate branches, each of which looks like it came out of a random collapse.
See also
Main post
External links
- Decoherence and Ontology (David Wallace)
- The Everett FAQ (Michael Clive Price)
