Slavov, Matias (2025) Eternalism and Everettian Quantum Mechanics. Metaphysica.
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This paper shall explore the conjunction of eternalism and Everettian quantum mechanics. It shall be argued that there is a strong analogy between these two views. In case there is an indefinite number of worlds and observers that are all equally real, there should be an indefinite number of local times which are all also equally real. Whereas Everettianism, specifically the diverging version, treats
actuality indexically, relativistic eternalism treats tense indexically. All times exist analogously to all isolated Everettian worlds. There is no unique ‘now’ that cuts throughout all that physically exists. Instead, as eternalism propounds, all times exist. The paper concludes that eternalism and the many-worlds interpretation are
not only compatible but complement each other, providing a coherent framework for understanding the nature of temporal reality.
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| Keywords: | metaphysics of time; eternalism; many-worlds interpretation; modal realism | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Dr. Matias Slavov | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2025 12:26 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2025 12:26 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 27355 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Metaphysica | ||||||
| Publisher: | De Gruyter | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.151... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2024-0041 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 2025 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/27355 |
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