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Sean Carroll: Quantum Mechanics and the Many-Worlds Interpretation

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Is Locality Fundamental to the Nature of Our Existence?

The idea of locality is built into every field theory, including general relativity as a classical theory. But it seems to break down when we talk about black holes and Hawking taught us in the 1970s that they radiate. They're not completely black once we take quantum mechanics into account. It's just that the information seems to be spread out non-locally in interesting ways.

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