On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 10:09 PM John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 6:46 AM Bruce Kellett <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >>And Multiple Histories uses path integral formulation and path integral >>> formulation uses renormalization theory which is entirely in sympathy with >>> the Shut Up And Calculate Interpretation; it's a wonderful way of getting >>> the right answer, Feynman won a Nobel Prize for inventing it, but he was >>> never entirely comfortable with it because it gave no coherent mental >>> picture. He didn't even try to hide the imperfections in his idea. >>> >> >> *> And you have a wonderful many-worlds theory that avoids all >> infinities? And doesn't need renormalization?* >> > > The MWI needs renormalization just like its competitors, but nobody said > many-worlds > theory is the be all and end all and needs no improvement, but at least it > provides a quantum-mechanical model however imperfect it may be. > So, in accordance with the logic you used above to be dismissive of path integral methods, MWI is entirely in sympathy with the Shut Up And Calculate Interpretation? That, according to you, is the consequence of a method requiring renormalization. I think it's a important step toward a theory that is significantly less > wrong. I am, of course, not sure of that. > I'm glad to hear it. Perhaps you could be more tolerant of alternative views? Bruce -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAFxXSLQKbpoJY1GCYEMro3JqYrDHzv87XH1NDzCEfKPFxZKZ4g%40mail.gmail.com.
