50 Years of the Multiverse Interpretation


	50 Years of the Multiverse Interpretation

Mohir

7-7-2007 7:45 AM

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				Fifty years ago this month Hugh Everett III published his paper proposing a "relative-state formulation of quantum mechanics" - the idea subsequently described
				as the 'many worlds' or 'multiverse' interpretation. Its impact on science and culture continues. In celebration, a science fiction special edition of <SPAN class="journalname">Nature</SPAN> on 5 July 2007 explores the symbiosis of science and sf, as exemplified by Everett's hypothesis, its birth, evolution, 
				champions and opponents, in biology, physics, literature and beyond.
				</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/arts/sciencefiction/index.html">A commentary from cosmologist Max Tegmark explains why Everett's idea is still gaining ground. A News Feature by Mark Buchanan weighs up the alternative 
				interpretations of quantum physics. A second News Feature records a roundtable debate on the relationship between biology and science fiction. An essay in the
				Books & Arts section by Gary Wolfe looks at how science fiction anticipated, responded to, and continues to relish parallel universes and alternate 
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