Russell,
A 'process' requires 'time'. 'Time' is a subset of what you call
'splitting'. The wavefunction is undifferentiated. It is a single
wavefunction representing all possible states 'superimposed'.
James
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russell Standish [SMTP:R.Standish.domain.name.hidden]
> Sent: 01 February 1999 23:00
> To: james.higgo.domain.name.hidden
> Subject: Re: Miscellaneous ideas, for what they're worth.
>
> >
> > Russell, you disagree with most of us if you think that the act of
> making
> > ameasurement causes universes to split in MWI. On the contrary, the
> > universe 'splits' at every opportunty. Everything possible exists in
> MWI.
> >
>
>
> I don't think so. Yes I agree that everything is possible in MWI. At
> each point in time there is a wave function that describes the
> probability or measure of each possibility. However, in order to
> 'split' (ie differentiate the possibilities) requires a process - that
> process is conciousness, which is performing measurements. Whether
> these measurements happen continuously or not is another matter.
>
> Cheers
>
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