Concept information
Preferred term
many-worlds interpretation
Definition(s)
- The many-worlds interpretation (MWI) is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that asserts that the universal wavefunction is objectively real, and that there is no wave function collapse. This implies that all possible outcomes of quantum measurements are physically realized in some "world" or universe. In contrast to some other interpretations, such as the Copenhagen interpretation, the evolution of reality as a whole in MWI is rigidly deterministic and local. Many-worlds is also called the relative state formulation or the Everett interpretation, after physicist Hugh Everett, who first proposed it in 1957. Bryce DeWitt popularized the formulation and named it many-worlds in the 1970s. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many-worlds_interpretation)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Everett interpretation
- Everett theory
- many-universes interpretation
- multiverse theory
- theory of the universal wavefunction
In other languages
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French
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théorie des états relatifs
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théorie des mondes multiples
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théorie des mondes parallèles
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théorie des observateurs multiples
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-N0294F5L-9
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