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Undergrad Local mechanism for nonlocal anticorrelations inside spin theory
- iste
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Graduate Tumulka on Bohmian QED
- A. Neumaier
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Undergrad Energy in Everett's Many-worlds Interpretation
- jxcs
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Undergrad Reeh-Schlieder theorem : what's the matter with the Taj Mahal?
- Husserliana97
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Undergrad Entanglement in QM interpretations
- selfsimilar
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Undergrad Vacuum entanglement: between what and what, exactly?
- Husserliana97
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Undergrad Bohmian Prediction of Bell Inequality Violations
- Amadeo
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Undergrad Can I take the transactional interpretation seriously?
- gentzen
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Graduate Papers on Splitting single particles
- Quant
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Undergrad Wave function collapse in the early Universe
- Bouncer
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Graduate Does wave function splitting in MWI extend beyond Bob's light cone?
- jrfuca99
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Undergrad Would the state collapse when quantum entanglement is being observed?
- particleinmc
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Undergrad Are there asymptotic QFT/QED states in a constant magnetic field?
- gentzen
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Graduate Why is the "conscious observer" thing considered?
- Sayestu
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Undergrad Bell violations + perfect correlations via conservative Brownian motion
- iste
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Undergrad Radioactivity in quantum physics
- Kairos
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Undergrad MWI as applied to measurement of spin 1/2 entangled particle pair
- cianfa72
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Graduate Teaching ideal quantum measurement, from dynamics to interpretation
- A. Neumaier
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Undergrad Can the "measurement problem" just be an "epistemological ambiguity"?
- lawrencepatriarca
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Undergrad What is the mathematical expression of the process of the wave functions collapsing?
- george1962
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Graduate Resolution of the Frauchiger-Renner paradox
- Demystifier
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Graduate Is the QT "no-cloning theorem" suitable as "Chronological Protection"?
- Tommolo
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Undergrad What exactly does quantum immortality convey?
- KleinMoretti
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Undergrad Are there any accepted relativistic interpretations of quantum mechanics?
- pines-demon
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Graduate Feynman rules for Entangled photons
- Quant
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Graduate Double slit experiment using entangled photons
- a1call
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Undergrad Wave function collapse
- quantum philosopher
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Undergrad Missed analytical opportunities in Bohmian mechanics
- gentzen
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- Poll
Undergrad Is QM generally believed to be able to describe Newtonian mechanics?
- Pony
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Undergrad Asymmetric beam splitter to test standard QM versus Bohm
- Ben-tanglement
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Undergrad What is the statistical minimal interpretation?
- pines-demon
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Undergrad Nelson's Stochastic Mechanics, simple argument why interference exists?
- Spinnor
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Graduate Gravity in the Thermal Interpretation
- PeterDonis
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Undergrad How Does Local Measurement Affect an Entangled System?
- nojustay
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Undergrad A Bold New Take on Quantum Theory
- bhobba
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Graduate A Critique of Everett's "Many Wolds" interpretation
- GaloisGroup
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Undergrad Bohmian interpretation of Schrodinger's Cat
- sillyputty
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Undergrad How To Experimentally Confirm the Wigner-Von Neumann Interpretation
- ChadGPT
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Undergrad Collapse of particle wave function and single Universe wave function?
- yapi
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Undergrad Does Schrodinger's Cat contradict itself?
- SamuelCunningham3456
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Undergrad Carroll's Derivation of the Born Rule in MWI with Unequal Amplitudes
- jbergman
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Graduate Possibilities of Time-Independent Entangled Photons
- DrChinese
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Undergrad Multiverse theory -- Why don't strange things happen here sometimes?
- rolnor
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Undergrad Why is there no consensus about the meaning of probability in MWI?
- kered rettop
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Undergrad Many-Worlds and Testable Claims
- bzcle316
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Graduate Entangling a photon from the Sun with one from Earth
- DrChinese
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Graduate Yakir Aharonov's time-symmetric formulation of quantum mechanics
- gentzen
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Undergrad How does measurement work in quantum field theory and in Bell tests?
- Delta Kilo
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Undergrad Quantum entanglement in the MWI
- Sayestu
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Graduate Loophole-free test of local realism via Hardy's violation
- DrChinese
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Undergrad Minimal vs Instrumental vs Ensemble
- Morbert
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Undergrad The Self-Decoherence of Schroedinger's Cat
- kered rettop
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Graduate MWI and the entangled photon experiment
- kered rettop
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Undergrad Do Bell inequalities rule out local hidden variable models?
- cianfa72
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Undergrad The Horrifying Implications of the Many-Worlds Interpretation
- kered rettop
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Graduate Is there still a Wigner's friend paradox?
- Heidi
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Undergrad How many worlds is Many Worlds talking about?
- bushmonk
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Undergrad Does a system return to superposition after measurement in Wigner's friend scenario?
- Marco211298
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Undergrad Why does wave amplitude indicate particle location in QM?
- kurt101
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Undergrad What is the true nature of worlds in the Many-Worlds Interpretation?
- kered rettop
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Undergrad Many worlds interpretation with unequal probabilities
- Sherwood Botsford
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Graduate The Quantum State as a Function of The Quantum Field
- bhobba
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Undergrad Could Tim Maudlin's Views on Bell and QM Be Flawed?
- bhobba
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Undergrad Do all mental states really exist in some universe in Many-Minds?
- Suekdccia
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Undergrad Making the wave observable in the double-slit experiment
- Quantum Waver
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Undergrad Understanding Mixed Basis States in Hilbert Space: Uses and Applications
- kered rettop
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Undergrad Can Decoherence Explain the Many Worlds Interpretation?
- Sayestu
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Undergrad Why are quantum fields operators after second quantization?
- joneall
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Undergrad To rejuvenate the plausibility of stochastic mechanics
- iste
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Undergrad Why doesn't MWI just collapse to one term after measurement?
- entropy1
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Undergrad How Does a Photon Pass Through a Filter Without Hidden Variables?
- Lynch101
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Undergrad Suarez's nonlocal models and relativity objections to Bohmian mechanics
- SteveF
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Graduate Game theory, quantum physics and the Bell inequality (paper)
- Fra
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Undergrad Thermal Interpretation and Consistent Histories
- Morbert
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Graduate Decoherent Histories and Measurement
- Morbert
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Graduate Statistical ensemble interpretation done right
- Demystifier
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Undergrad Quantum state of a macroscopic object?
- Sayestu
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Graduate Is Quantum Mechanics Truly Underdetermined by Evidence?
- A. Neumaier
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Undergrad Gleason's Theorem and the Measurement Problem
- gentzen
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Graduate Roger Penrose´s OR theory, Consiousness is a QM phenomenon?
- rolnor
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Undergrad Does Conscious Observation Influence Wave Function Collapse?
- Sayestu
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Undergrad Measure of existence? (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
- Sayestu
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Undergrad The notion of locality in (Quantum) Physics should be clearly defined
- vanhees71
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Undergrad Copenhagen Interpretation vs Pilot Waves
- lukephysics
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Undergrad Why do we experience the Born Rule in Many Worlds?
- jbergman
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Undergrad Realism in the entanglement swap experiment
- kurt101
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Undergrad Problems with multiverse theory and many-worlds interpretations
- rolnor
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Undergrad Interestingly Bohr Did Not Believe in Wavefunction Collapse
- bhobba
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Undergrad What Defines the Standard and Realist Views in Quantum Mechanics?
- Demystifier
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Undergrad Spooky action at a distance not allowed?
- kurt101
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Graduate Probabilistic game of life as a toy model for Everett's interpretation
- ShayanJ
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Undergrad Can we change our concept of reality to better understand quantum theory?
- Simple question
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Insights How Quantum Information Theory Solves “the only mystery” of Quantum Mechanics
- RUTA
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Undergrad An argument against super-determinism
- MichPod
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Graduate How do decoherence, wave function collapse, and many-worlds relate to each other?
- Bmarcus
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Graduate How many branches are possible after measurement/splitting?
- lukephysics
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Graduate Why are states and observables both Hermitian operators but treated differently?
- Demystifier
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Undergrad Ontology is to quantum theory what hardware is to computation theory
- Demystifier
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Graduate Comment on Nicolas Gisin "Intuitionistic Mathematics"?
- Fra
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Graduate A stronger proof of nonlocality, or what?
- Demystifier
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