Worlds in the Everett interpretation

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 637-661

  Wallace, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dicoherence; Everett interpretation; Interpretation of quantum mechanics; Preferred basis; Spacetime foliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036897644     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1355-2198(02)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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