Many Worlds?: Everett, Quantum Theory, & Reality

. Ed(s): Saunders, Simon; Barrett, Jonathan; Kent, Adrian; Wallace, David

ISBN 10: 0199560560 / ISBN 13: 9780199560561

Published by OUP Oxford, 2010

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What follows when quantum theory is applied to the whole universe? This is one of the greatest puzzles of modern science. Philosophers and physicists here debate the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics, according to which this universe is one of countlessly many others, constantly branching in time, all of which are real. Editor(s): Saunders, Simon; Barrett, Jonathan; Kent, Adrian; Wallace, David. Num Pages: 636 pages, black and white illustrations and line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1100. . 2010. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Many Worlds?: Everett, Quantum Theory, & Reality
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199560560
• ISBN 13: 9780199560561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

What follows when quantum theory is applied to the whole universe? This is one of the greatest puzzles of modern science. Philosophers and physicists here debate the Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics, according to which this universe is one of countlessly many others, constantly branching in time, all of which are real.

About the Author

Simon Saunders is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford.

Jon Barrett is a Research Fellow in the Physics Department at the University of Bristol.

Adrian Kent is a Reader in Quantum Physics at the University of Cambridge.

David Wallace is a lecturer in Philosophy of Physics at the University of Oxford.