Re: ASSA, RSSA, SSA +cond

From: Russell Standish <R.Standish.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 19:20:57 +1000 (EST)

>
>
> Could someone explain me the difference between the RSSA and
> the SSA + the conditional rule ?

I don't believe there is one.

>
> In most previous posts I agree with Russell Standish
> and George Levy on these questions.
>
> Accepting I'm BrunoM just now, there is a high probability I'm
> BrunoM in the very near future. This follows RSSA (as
> SSA + conditional rule).
>
> Following the ASSA I could as well be a precambrian bacteria
> in the near futur.
>
> What is going wrong here ?
>
> It is also so obvious for me that Everett uses the RSSA.
> Remember that Everett call his theory ``the relative state
> interpretation of QM"
>
> Could someone tell me what is exactly the probability
> domain for the ASSA ? And how does he compute the probability
> of beeing in state X in the near future knowing he is in
> state Y now ? And then explain me the difference
> with the RSSA ?

The ASSA makes a prediction of what observer moments one should be
observing, disregarding any history of memory that you might
have. RSSA explicitly takes this into account. Therefore ASSA ignores
the conditional clause Y in your above question.

>
> Bruno
>
>



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