Everett and the Born rule

DOI10.1016/J.SHPSB.2009.06.001zbMATH Open1228.81042arXiv0810.2657OpenAlexW1989281974MaRDI QIDQ652772FDOQ652772

Authors: Alastair I. M. Rae 

Publication date: 17 December 2011

Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: During the last ten years or so, derivations of the Born rule based on decision theory have been proposed and developed, and it is claimed that these are valid in the context of the Everett interpretation. This claim is critically assessed and it is shown that one of its key assumptions, although natural in the context of the Copenhagen interpretation, is not consistent with that of Everett. It is further argued that any interpretation that relates outcome likelihood to the expansion coefficients connecting the wavefunction with the eigenfunctions of the measurement operator must be inconsistent with the Everett interpretation.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0810.2657

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum measurementEverett-Born rule

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) History of quantum theory (81-03)

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