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The Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-manyworlds/

Interpretation of quantum mechanics due to Hugh Everett according to which many universes exist in parallel at the same space and time.

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The Kochen-Specker Theorem

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kochen-specker/

From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Carsten Held.

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The Ithaca Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9609013

A paper by N. David Mermin presenting criteria for a 'good' interpretation of quantum mechanics.

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The Everett Interpretation FAQ

http://www.hedweb.com/manworld.htm

A set of frequently asked questions on Everett's many worlds approach to quantum mechanics

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Relational Quantum Mechanics

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-relational/

An interpretation of quantum theory which discards the notions of absolute state of a system, absolute value of its physical quantities, or absolute event; from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Federico Laudisa and Carlo Rovelli.

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Quantum Thought Experiments Can Define Nature

http://homepage.mac.com/donaldamccartor/

The paper sketching relations between John von Neumanns measurement theory and thought experiments.

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Quantum Reality

http://www.quantum.bowmain.com/Quantum_Reality.htm

Brief exploration of issues surrounding Quantum Mechanics and reality.

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Quantum Dreams Page

http://perimeterinstitute.ca/personal/cfuchs/

Papers and collections of thoughts on informational or Bayesian interpretions of quantum states by Christopher Fuchs.

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Multiverses and Blackberries

http://www.csicop.org/si/show/multiverses_and_blackberries/

The overview of many world theories by Martin Gardner published by Skeptical Inquirer.

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Measurement in Quantum Theory

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-measurement/

Collapse of the wave function, role of the observer in QM; From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Henry Krips.

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Measurement in quantum mechanics FAQ

http://www.mtnmath.com/faq/meas-qm.html

Lucid description of existing Interpretations and their problems, accessible to general public.

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Mangled Worlds Quantum Mechanics

http://hanson.gmu.edu/mangledworlds.html

Describes a variation on the many worlds interpretation in which the Born probability rule can be derived via finite world counting.

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Indeterminism and the Bohm Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

http://www.pericson.com/writings/bohmindeterminism/

In this essay it is argued that it is possible to subscribe to the Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics without giving up indeterminism in nature.

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In the Beginning was the Bit

http://www.quantum.at/fileadmin/links/newscientist/bit.html

An article in New Scientist about ideas of Anton Zeilinger and Caslav Brukner.

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Everett's Relative-State Formulation of Quantum Mechanics

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-everett/

Describes Everett's attempt to solve the measurement problem by dropping the collapse dynamics from the standard von Neumann-Dirac theory of quantum mechanics. From the Stanford Encyclopedia.

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Einstein's Method: A Fresh Approach to Quantum Mechanics and Relativity

http://www.einsteinsmethod.com/

A book adopting Socratic method to the ontological questions in quantum mechanics and relativity.

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Discussions with Einstein on Epistemological Problems in Atomic Physics

http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/works/dk/bohr.htm

Report by Niels Bohr of his discussions with Albert Einstein over many years on the epistemological implications of quantum theory.

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Directing the strokes of Ockham's razor

http://www.tbtf.com/resource/jwburton.html

Skeptic (may be flippant but short) overview of the Interpretations

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Collapse Theories

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-collapse/

Survey of the dynamical reduction program; from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Giancarlo Ghirardi.

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