Conscious observers clarify many worlds

Details Conscious observers clarify many worlds Conscious observers clarify many worlds

2009-08-03

arxiv.org/abs/0908.0322v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

2 pages plus a few lines; questions and comments welcome

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In this brief note I argue that putting conscious observers at the center of the considerations clarifies and strengthens the many-worlds interpretation. The basic assumption, which seems extremely plausible based on our current understanding of the brain and of decoherence, is that quantum states corresponding to distinct conscious experiences have to be orthogonal. I show that, once this is accepted, probabilistic measurement outcomes corresponding to basis elements and following Born's rule emerge naturally from global unitary dynamics.

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