← The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics · Season 1

Entanglement Leads to Many Worlds

S1 · E9 · 24 Nov 2023

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Use concepts developed in the course so far to learn how physicist Hugh Everett arrived at a bold new approach to quantum mechanics. Called the Many-Worlds Interpretation, it holds that the wave function represents reality and evolves smoothly into multiple distinct worlds when a quantum measurement takes place. Contrast Everett's straightforward idea with the opaque Copenhagen Interpretation.