The Everett Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics : Collected Works 1955-1980 with Commentary /
Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. Although counterintuitive, Everett's revolutionary formulation of quantum mechanics offers the most direct sol...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2012.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Résumé: | Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. Although counterintuitive, Everett's revolutionary formulation of quantum mechanics offers the most direct solution to the infamous quantum measurement problem--that is, how and why the singular world of our experience emerges from the multiplicities of alternatives available in the quantum world. The many-worlds interpretation postulates the existence of multiple universes. Whenever a measurement-like intera. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource. |
ISBN: | 9781400842742 |