Exploring the Multiverse: The Double Slit Time Experiment

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the implications of a recent report related to Young's double slit experiment and its connection to the concept of the multiverse, particularly in the context of David Deutsch's theories. Participants explore the publication status of the report and its relevance to ongoing discussions about quantum mechanics and multiverse theories.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express interest in how the findings from Young's experiment might impact the understanding of the multiverse as proposed by Deutsch.
  • One participant questions the credibility of the news source, noting a lack of citation for the report and suggesting that it may not be well-documented.
  • Another participant provides a citation for the published report, indicating it is available in Physical Review Letters (PRL) and includes a link to a preprint version.
  • A participant references an original thread related to the double slit experiment, suggesting continuity in the discussion.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the implications of the findings for the multiverse theory, and there is uncertainty regarding the publication details of the report. Multiple viewpoints are presented regarding the credibility of the news source and the relevance of the findings.

Contextual Notes

There are limitations regarding the clarity of the publication status of the report, as well as the potential implications for multiverse theories, which remain unresolved in the discussion.

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lyapunov said:
Interesting take on Young's experiment...

http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/9/3/1/1?rss=2.0

wonder what that does to Mr. Deutsch's Multiverse?

Physics Web drops the ball with this one. Usually, they are very good at citing the source of their news. With this one, that's clearly missing (or I'm missing it). I looked at G. Paulus's site, and none of this listed publications appeared to match this one (the latest were from 2004), and PRL search also didn't come up with anything.

So where was this thing published, or is this just a news on an up-coming paper? Anyone know?

Zz.
 
http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/ggp/
 
This is a resurrection of an old thread, but it's a follow-up.

The report is now available and published in PRL. The citation is as follows:

F. Lindner et al., PRL v.95, p.040401 (2005)

for anyone still interested.

Zz.
 
ZapperZ said:
This is a resurrection of an old thread, but it's a follow-up.

The report is now available and published in PRL. The citation is as follows:

F. Lindner et al., PRL v.95, p.040401 (2005)

for anyone still interested.

Zz.

There's a preprint online here:

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/quant-ph/pdf/0503/0503165.pdf


Regards, Hans
 
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