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Graduate A retrocausal amendment to de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory
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Undergrad Many-Worlds-Interpretation: reintegration?
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Concerning QED and the Many Worlds theory.
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Graduate Initial-value problem for Bohmian mechanics
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Graduate Bohmian Trajectories: Intersections & Young Experiments
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Undergrad Interpretations of diffusion in Quantum Mechanics.
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Undergrad A question about velocities in Bohmian mechanics
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Undergrad Grover algorithm geometric interpretation
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Drawing the line between the Pilotwave and Stochastic Interpretations
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Parallel Universes: Multiverse vs Many Worlds - Splits?
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Undergrad Can I steer myself into one of the Many Worlds like this?
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Undergrad QFT Interpretation of Electron and Attached EM Field
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Undergrad Quantum theory - Nature Paper 18 Sept
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Undergrad Counterpart of Feynman integral in de Broglie-Bohm theory
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Undergrad What's the best reference for learning about MWI?
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Do worlds of MWI ontologically have to exist?
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Graduate All you ever wanted to ask about QBism
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Graduate Hardy's Paradox and lorentz invariant realist interpretation
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Undergrad The definition of velocity in the de Broglie relation
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Graduate Are Modal interpretations emprically Lorentz invariant?
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Graduate Is Bohmian Mechanics incompatible with String Theory
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Undergrad Quantum eraser in Bohmian Mechanics and many worlds theory
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Graduate Would this experiment disprove Bohmian mechanics?
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Undergrad Question regarding the Many-Worlds Formulation
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Question about Many Worlds branching in Quantum Mechanics
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Undergrad Why Bohmian Mechanics needs non-locality?
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Undergrad Is the math for collapse int different than for mwi?
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Undergrad De Broglie relation - new student
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Undergrad Compton's Effective Velocity and de Broglie == numerology?
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Undergrad Does the de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory make predictions?
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Wavefunctions and the de Broglie wavelength
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Multiple processes interpretation
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Is there any interpretation covering this?
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Undergrad Aharonov-Bohm Effect & Adiabatic Approximation
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Graduate In what sense does MWI fail to predict the Born Rule?
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Graduate Does the Frauchiger-Renner Theorem prove only MWI is correct
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Undergrad Exploring Non-locality in Many-Worlds Interpretation (MWI)
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Undergrad Universe thermodynamic equilibrium & Transactional Interpretation
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Graduate Is there a local interpretation of Reeh-Schlieder theorem?
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Does the MWI Imply Reality Splits When Observing Photon Paths?
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Undergrad Physical interpretation of a Hamiltonian with a constraint
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Undergrad Some questions about time and causality in the MWI
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The Simulation Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
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Undergrad Probabilty of many world viewing.
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Undergrad Schroedinger Cats and Consistent Histories
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Undergrad Is MWI the Only Solution for Saving the Principle of Relativity?
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Heisenberg's indetermination principle and Ccopenhagen interpretation
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Propagation of de Broglie waves
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Graduate Interpretation of a state in quantum entanglement
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Undergrad Did Paul Dirac say anything about Bohmian mechanics?
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Undergrad Many Worlds Interpretation existence
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Undergrad Is quantum collapse an interpretation?
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Undergrad Interpretation of photons having zero spin
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Undergrad Does MWI predict spot size on screen
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Undergrad Local, non-realistic description of the EPR-Bohm experiment
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Never-ending experiments in MWI
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Does Superposition Exist in MWI Theory?
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Graduate Measurement problem in the Ensemble interpretation
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Undergrad MWI and path of single electron
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Undergrad What Happens to the Hamiltonian in MWI When a System Is Entangled?
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Undergrad Interpretation of probability density in QFT
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Graduate Re-interpretation of the third law of thermodynamics
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Undergrad A question about a particle's de Broglie wavelength
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Undergrad New experiments supporting Bohmian mechanics?
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Graduate David Bohm's Paper on Hidden Variables Theory
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Some questions about Bohmian mechanics
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Undergrad Can entropy drop in the Copenhagen interpretation?
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How can Many Worlds be reconciled with unequal probabilities
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Undergrad Many worlds and high-amplitude anomaly branches
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Undergrad "Single-world interpretations.... cannot be self-consistent"
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Undergrad Interpretation of the photoelectric effect
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Graduate Value of observable in statistical ensemble interpretation
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Undergrad Would studying MWI be a waste of time?
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"Seeing" particles with De Broglie visible wavelengths
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Undergrad How Does MWI Interpret Simultaneous Quantum Measurements?
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Does MWI Adequately Explain Observer Branching in Quantum Mechanics?
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Undergrad Many worlds and cosmological evolution
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Does MWI Adequately Address the Hard Problem of Consciousness?
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Retrocausality interpretations for fermions
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Many Worlds Interpretations and probabilities
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Undergrad Is Bohmian Mechanics the Wrong Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics?
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Undergrad MWI proven wrong by penning trap experiments?
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Does Bohmian Mechanics Redefine Our Understanding of Spacetime?
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Hilbert Dynamics in choosing position in BM/MWI
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Undergrad Non linear interpretations of QM and string theory?
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Undergrad Physical properties of a particle in Bohmian mechanics
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Undergrad What Are the Key Questions Non-Physicists Have About Bohmian Mechanics?
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Undergrad Interpretation of QM that psiontic, local, and has collapse?
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Undergrad Do nonlocal QM interpretations violate relativity?
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Undergrad Does this paper rule out the Transactional Interpretation?
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Preferred Basis solution in MWI
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Undergrad Is there a psi ontic Copenhagen interpretation?
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Undergrad A skeptic's view on Bohmian Mechanics
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Undergrad Many Worlds vs Classical Mechanics
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Undergrad How does Bohmian Mechanics deal with the destruction of....
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Undergrad How does MWI deal with the destruction of interference?
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Doesn't MWI violate Lorentz Invariance?
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Undergrad Why don't hardcore realists use MWI as their safe haven?
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Undergrad De Broglie Momentum doesn't seem in Agreement with p=mv
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Graduate Many worlds interpretation incompatible with quantum gravity
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