Pure wave mechanics and the very idea of empirical adequacy

DOI10.1007/S11229-015-0698-0zbMATH Open1359.81011OpenAlexW2055179996MaRDI QIDQ513951FDOQ513951

Authors: Jeffrey A. Barrett 

Publication date: 8 March 2017

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-015-0698-0

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zbMATH Keywords

many worldspure wave mechanicsempirical adequacyempirical coherenceempirical faithfulnessEverett's relative state formulation of quantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physics (00A79) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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• Quantum theory of probability and decisions
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• The Emergent Multiverse
• The Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics. Collected works 1955--1980 with commentary. Edited by Jeffrey A. Barrett and Peter Byrne

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