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

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.

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

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

History of QM and Copenhagen Interpretation

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

John Bell and Bohmian QM

From the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Carsten Held.

First interpretation of quantum mechanics due to Niels Bohr

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

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.

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

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

A paper by A. Kent with a critical review of the literature on many-worlds interpretations.

Bohmian mechanics is the most obvious embedding of Schrodinger's equation into a completely coherent physical theory.

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

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