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ON THE ORIGIN OF PROBABILITY IN QUANTUM MECHANICS

STEPHEN D. H. HSU

Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732312300145Cited by:7 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

I give a brief introduction to many worlds or "no wave function collapse" quantum mechanics, suitable for non-specialists. I then discuss the origin of probability in such formulations, distinguishing between objective and subjective notions of probability.

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