The forum discussion centers on Sean Carroll's podcast regarding the many worlds interpretation (MWI) of quantum mechanics and his book, "Quantum from the Start." Participants express skepticism about the MWI, labeling it as "woo" and criticizing Carroll for potentially using sensationalism to promote his work. The conversation highlights the responsibility of scientists to communicate complex ideas accurately and the dangers of oversimplification in public outreach. Notably, critiques reference the analysis by physicist Peter Woit, emphasizing the need for integrity in science communication.
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Local means the relativistic Lagrangian dynamics are just functions of X and not X, Y etc. QFT fulfils this requirement and as that is all there is to MWI, MWI is local. No non-local FTL collapse.PeterDonis said:That depends on what you mean by "local" and "realist". Measurements having multiple outcomes violates many people's definition of "realist". And having wave functions that entangle spatially separated systems violates at least some people's definition of "local".