A formal proof of the Born rule from decision-theoretic assumptions

Details A formal proof of the Born rule from decision-theoretic assumptions A formal proof of the Born rule from decision-theoretic assumptions

2009-06-15

arxiv.org/abs/0906.2718v1

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Quantum Physics

36 pages. To appear (under the title "How to prove the Born rule") in Saunders, Barrett, Kent and Wallace, "Many Worlds? Evere

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I develop the decision-theoretic approach to quantum probability, originally proposed by David Deutsch, into a mathematically rigorous proof of the Born rule in (Everett-interpreted) quantum mechanics. I sketch the argument informally, then prove it formally, and lastly consider a number of proposed ``counter-examples'' to show exactly which premises of the argument they violate.

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