Possible worlds in the modal interpretation

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Abstract

An outline for a modal interpretation in terms of possible worlds is presented. The so-called Schmidt histories are taken to correspond to the physically possible worlds. The decoherence function defined in the histories formulation of quantum theory is taken to prescribe a non-classical probability measure over the set of the possible worlds. This is shown to yield dynamics in the form of transition probabilities for occurrent events in each world. The role of the consistency condition is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S330-S337
JournalPhilosophy of Science
Volume63
Issue number3 SUPPL.
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • History
  • Philosophy
  • History and Philosophy of Science

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