There is no basis ambiguity in Everett quantum mechanics

Foundations of Physics Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-341

  Rubin, Mark A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

basis ambiguity; Everett interpretation; Heisenberg picture; preferred basis problem; quantum mechanics; Schr dinger picture

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043076954     PISSN: 08949875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FOPL.0000035668.37005.e0     Document Type: Article

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