Description |
1 online resource (264 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Princeton Legacy Library
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Princeton Series in Physics
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Princeton legacy library.
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Princeton series in physics.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Preface; Contents; The Theory of the Universal Wave Function by Hugh Everett, III. |
Summary |
A novel interpretation of quantum mechanics, first proposed in brief form by Hugh Everett in 1957, forms the nucleus around which this book has developed. In his interpretation, Dr. Everett denies the existence of a separate classical realm and asserts the propriety of considering a state vector for the whole universe. Because this state vector never collapses, reality as a whole is rigorously deterministic. This reality, which is described jointly by the dynamical variables and the state vector, is not the reality customarily perceived; rather, it is a reality composed of many worlds. By vir. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Quantum theory.
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Quantum theory. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Wheeler, John Archibald, 1911-2008, contributor.
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DeWitt, Bryce S. (Bryce Seligman), 1923-2004, editor.
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Graham, Neill, 1941-2015, editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Everett, Hugh. Many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics : a fundamental exposition. Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, ©1973 viii, 252 pages Princeton legacy library. 9780691618951 |
ISBN |
9781400868056 (e-book) |
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140086805X (e-book) |
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9780691618951 |
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9780691081267 |
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9780691081311 |
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