Spatial Degrees of Freedom in Everett Quantum Mechanics

@article{Rubin2006SpatialDO,
  title={Spatial Degrees of Freedom in Everett Quantum Mechanics},
  author={Mark A. Rubin},
  journal={Foundations of Physics},
  year={2006},
  volume={36},
  pages={1115-1159}
}
  • M. Rubin
  • Published 18 November 2005
  • Physics
  • Foundations of Physics
Stapp claims that, when spatial degrees of freedom are taken into account, Everett quantum mechanics is ambiguous due to a “core basis problem.” To examine an aspect of this claim I generalize the ideal measurement model to include translational degrees of freedom for both the measured system and the measuring apparatus. Analysis of this generalized model using the Everett interpretation in the Heisenberg picture shows that it makes unambiguous predictions for the possible results of… 
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