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" The emergent multiverse : "
David Wallace
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BL
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624326
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Wallace, David,1976-
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The emergent multiverse : : quantum theory according to the Everett Interpretation /\ David Wallace
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First edition
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xv, 530 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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9780199546961
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: 0199546967
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [488]-508) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The plurality of worlds: The paradox of measurement ; The emergence of multiplicity ; Chaos, decoherence, and branching ; First interlude -- Probability in a branching universe: The probability puzzle ; Symmetry, rationality, and the Born rule ; Everettian statistical inference ; Second interlude -- Quantum mechanics, Everett style: Uncertainty, possibility, and identity ; Spacetime and the quantum state ; The directions of branching and the direction of time ; A cornucopia of Everettian consequences -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendices: A. Proof of the branching-decoherence theorem ; B. Classical decision theory ; C. Formal proofs of decision-theoretic results ; D. Proof of the utility equivalence lemma
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Everett, Hugh
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Quantum theory
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Space and time
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Infinite
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Cosmology
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| Dewey Classification
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530.12
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QC174.12.W348 2012
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Quantum theory according to the Everett Interpretation
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