I think that they add extra suppositions about how to understand measurements as axioms. MWI advocates tend to claim that this version is the simplest, because all we have is the Schrödinger equation. I like Chad Orzel's Metaphorical Worlds Interpretation better, because this seems like a better way of understanding what is going on.

I tend not to find this to be as convincing. There are many branches that effectively never affect each other, and so we call each branch a separate universe. Our entire universe is a superposition of eigenstates of the Schrödinger equation. This interpretation says that we have the wavefunction, and when we apply the Schrödinger equation and get superposition, that is what happens. Carroll is a proponent of the Many Worlds Interpretation (MWI) or Everett interpretation. This is all written excellently and engagingly. He goes over quantum mechanics, quantum interpretations, and a possible way to look at quantum gravity. That gets it the final star for me.Ĭarroll is a very clear and lucid writer, and that is very helpful for a book like this. I have a lot of things I don't agree with Professor Carroll, but he has great explanations and makes it clear where he is speculating. Destined to sit alongside the works of our greatest thinkers, The Big Picture demonstrates that while our lives may be forever dwarfed by the immensity of the universe, they can be redeemed by our capacity to comprehend it and give it meaning.I think this is probably closer to a 4.5 star than 5 star rating for me, but I only have integer values. Sean Carroll brings his extraordinary intellect to bear on the realms of knowledge, the laws of nature and the most profound questions about life, death and our place in it all.From Darwin and Einstein to the origins of life, consciousness and the universe itself, Carroll combines cosmos-sprawling science and profound thought in a quest to explain our world. Spanning the history of quantum discoveries, from Einstein and Bohr to the present day, Something Deeply Hidden is the essential guide to the most intriguing subject in science. It stands as the best explanation of the fundamental nature of our world. The implications are mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but this revolutionary theory is truly illuminating. Professor Brian Cox on The Big Picture, a Mail on Sunday Book of the Year Quantum physics is not mystifying. It s fascinating to see a real working physicist thinking these things through and trying to come to a conclusion.

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