That seems contrary to EPR experiments where the split happens faster than the speed of light.
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 3:27 AM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > If David Deutsch is correct, splitting is slower than or at lightspeed, > and doesn't cause whole universes to diverge (he also says universes are > only approximations anyway, iirc). In his view there are "bubbles" which > have split, embedded in larger regions which haven't (at least for a given > source of decoherence). Presumably these bubbles can intersect, and the > metaphor breaks down... > > The process is irreversible in most cases and for all practical purposes, > although a qc would be an example of splitting a region of the multiverse > temporarily, then bringing the "parallel" regions back together again. > Presumably there is some reversal at the microscopic level, since the > underlying physics is (I assume) time-symmetric. > > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- 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/d/optout.
