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Everett's Relative-State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics

Jeffrey Barrett · 2023 · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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Summary

Scholarly account of Everett's relative-state formulation of quantum mechanics, the source of the many-worlds interpretation, including measurement and branching issues.

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Steel-manned reference for what the many-worlds interpretation actually says, useful because popular versions often overstate what the physics entails.

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Authors
Jeffrey Barrett
Year
2023
Publication
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Philosophy reference
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Evidence score 5/10
Many-Worlds Interpretation

Everett's solution to the measurement problem. No collapse — every outcome happens in branching universes.

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Reality & Time

Physics-adjacent worldviews — block universe, many-worlds, simulation, free will.

Evidence pillar
Reality & time models

Block universe, presentism, eternalism, emergent time.

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Physics-adjacent worldview theories

Many-worlds, simulation, mathematical universe.

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Background reference for any claim that hinges on the foundations of QM, especially many-worlds, emergent-time, and physics-adjacent metaphysical claims.