The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics (MWI) solves the measurement problem, avoids action at a distance and indeterminism, and does not contradict empirical evidence. Why, then, it is not in the consensus? This Special Issue will aim to promote the ongoing debate on the foundations of quantum mechanics by dealing with the major open questions regarding the MWI and its alternatives.
The issues to be discussed include:
- What is the ontology?
- Who am I, what is our world?
- What is the structure of the physical universe?
- Does self-location uncertainty solve the probability problem?
- Can the Born rule be derived?
- What are advantages of alternative interpretations?
- Do we need to modify the MWI of QM in view of field theory, string theory, etc.?
Prof. Dr. Lev Vaidman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- interpretations of quantum mechanics
- the many-worlds interpretation
- determinism
- nonlocality
- the Born rule
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Published Papers
Quantum Rep. - ISSN 2624-960X