When worlds collide: Quantum probability from observer selection?

Foundations of Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1129-1150

  Hanson, Robin ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decoherence; Mangled; Many worlds; Probability; Quantum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042788788     PISSN: 00159018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025642019178     Document Type: Article

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