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标题：Quantum Worlds
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作者：Jeffrey A. Barrett
期刊名称：Principia : an International Journal of Epistemology
印刷版ISSN：1414-4247
电子版ISSN：1808-1711
出版年度：2016
卷号：20
期号：1
页码：45-60
语种：English
出版社：Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil
摘要：http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2016v20n1p45 Because of the conceptual difficulties it faces, quantum mechanics provides a salient example of how alternative metaphysical commitments may clarify our understanding of a physical theory and the explanations it provides. Here we will consider how postulating alternative quantum worlds in the context of Hugh Everett III’s pure wave mechanics may serve to explain determinate measurement records and the standard quantum statistics. We will focus on the properties of such worlds, then briefly consider other metaphysical options available for interpreting pure wave mechanics. These reflections will serve to illustrate both the nature and the limits of naturalized metaphysics.
关键词：Hugh Everett III;pure wave mechanics;many worlds interpretation;naturalized metaphysics;explanation.