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Probability and Nonlocality in Many Minds Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics

Hemmo, Meir and Pitowsky, Itamar (2001) Probability and Nonlocality in Many Minds Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics. [Preprint]

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We argue that a certain type of many minds (and many worlds) interpretations of quantum mechanics, e.g. Lockwood ([1996a]), Deutsch ([1985]) do not provide a coherent interpretation of the quantum mechanical probabilistic algorithm. By contrast, in Albert and Loewer's ([1988]) version of the many minds interpretation there is a coherent interpretation of the quantum mechanical probabilities. We consider Albert and Loewer's probability interpretation in the context of Bell-type and GHZ-type states and argue that it implies a certain (weak) form of nonlocality.


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Hemmo, Meir
Pitowsky, Itamar
Keywords: quantum mechanics, many minds interpretation
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User: Itamar Pitowsky
Date Deposited: 21 Aug 2002
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2010 15:11
Item ID: 765
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date: 2001
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/765

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