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106 - David Albert & Sean Carroll: Quantum Theory, Boltzmann Brains, & The Fine-Tuned Universe

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The Schrodinger Equation and the Branching of Worlds

The branching structure you get right out of the Schrodinger equation, there is a question about why we shouldn't be worried about these two branches interacting and becoming aware of one another in ways that were not used to occurring in our laboratory life. When we do such measurements, that's that, the explanation of that is what you get by including also the environment in the system you're considering. Once again, the mechanism is just theSchrodinger equation.

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