{
  "id": "quant-ph/0103092",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2001-03-16T12:40:54.000Z",
  "updated": "2001-03-16T12:40:54.000Z",
  "title": "Worlds in the Everett Interpretation",
  "authors": [
    "David Wallace"
  ],
  "comment": "Latex, 27 pages. To appear in Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics",
  "journal": "Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 33 (2002) pp. 637-661",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "This is a discussion of how we can understand the world-view given to us by the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics, and in particular the role played by the concept of `world'. The view presented is that we are entitled to use `many-worlds' terminology even if the theory does not specify the worlds in the formalism; this is defended by means of an extensive analogy with the concept of an `instant' or moment of time in relativity, with the lack of a preferred foliation of spacetime being compared with the lack of a preferred basis in quantum theory. Implications for identity of worlds over time, and for relativistic quantum mechanics, are discussed.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2001-03-16T12:40:54.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "everett interpretation",
      "relativistic quantum mechanics",
      "quantum theory",
      "discussion",
      "world-view"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "LaTeX",
      "pages": 27,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2001quant.ph..3092W"
    }
  }
}