Well the abstract's nice and clear, at least - they attempt to show that quantum states are not merely information structures relating to some (unknown) underlynig reality. Presumably that indicates that they *are* the reality.....I will read on.
On 4 January 2014 11:22, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm. Intriguing. The thing is, everyone tells me an interpretation can't > affect QM itself.... > > > > .....oh, I'm going to have to read the darn paper, aren't I?! (Whether it > will make a scintilla of sense to my brain (at least in some branches of > the multiverse) is another question, of course...) > > > > On 4 January 2014 10:12, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 3:27 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 4 January 2014 09:01, Richard Ruquist <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 2:50 PM, scerir <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It's not many worlds, it's a Uni_ that is _versing itself. >>>>> >>>>> UNIty in diVERSity >>>>> -scerir >>>>> >>>>> BTW, did somebody read this paper? It seems interesting. >>>>> http://arxiv.org/abs/1111.3328 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Pusey, Barrett and Rudolf PBR pose the hypothetical experiment where >>>> the observers ask different questions and get results that differ from >>>> quantum mechanics. >>>> >>>> They had the launch observers asking different questions >>>> whereas I suggested that the detection observers ask different >>>> questions. >>>> Their results are encouraging to advocates of MWI. >>>> >>>> In what way? >>> >> >> Liz, >> I presume you mean how they prepared the states, which is equivalent to >> an observer asking a question. >> "Two systems are created independently and exist is |0> |+> and |+> and >> |0> respectively. >> They are brought together and measured obtaining 4 possible states, >> one of which will for significant time measure zero which is a >> contradiction of quantum mechanics" >> but possibly just what you would expect for an MWI multiverse. >> Richard >> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Everything List" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Everything List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
