On Zurek?s Derivation of the Born Rule
Abstract
Recently, W. H. Zurek presented a novel derivation of the Born rule based on a mechanism termed environment-assisted invariance, or "envariance" [W. H. Zurek, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90(2), 120404 (2003)]. We review this approach and identify fundamental assumptions that have implicitly entered into it, emphasizing issues that any such derivation is likely to face.
- Publication:
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Foundations of Physics
- Pub Date:
- February 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10701-004-1941-6
- arXiv:
- arXiv:quant-ph/0312058
- Bibcode:
- 2005FoPh...35..197S
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages