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many-worlds interpretation

interpretation of quantum mechanics which denies the collapse of the wavefunction
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many-worlds interpretation

Summary

many-worlds interpretation is a scientific hypothesis[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of scientific_hypothesis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,527 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • many-worlds interpretation is credited with the discovery of Hugh Everett III[3].
  • many-worlds interpretation is the creator of Hugh Everett III[4].
  • many-worlds interpretation's image is recorded as Schroedingers cat film.svg[5].
  • many-worlds interpretation's instance of is recorded as scientific hypothesis[6].
  • Hugh Everett III is named after many-worlds interpretation[7].
  • many-worlds interpretation's subclass of is recorded as interpretation of quantum mechanics[8].
  • many-worlds interpretation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • many-worlds interpretation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02m87[10].
  • many-worlds interpretation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/many-worlds-interpretation[11].
  • many-worlds interpretation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'MWI'}[12].
  • many-worlds interpretation's different from is recorded as parallel universe[13].
  • many-worlds interpretation's different from is recorded as multiverse[14].
  • many-worlds interpretation's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as qm-manyworlds[15].
  • many-worlds interpretation's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as qm-everett[16].
  • many-worlds interpretation's PhilPapers topic is recorded as everett-interpretation[17].
  • many-worlds interpretation's Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as everett[18].
  • many-worlds interpretation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 181476613[19].
  • many-worlds interpretation's Golden ID is recorded as Many-worlds_interpretation-M55W[20].

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Designation and Status

many-worlds interpretation's instance of is recorded as scientific hypothesis[6].

History and Context

Hugh Everett III is named after many-worlds interpretation[7].

Why It Matters

many-worlds interpretation ranks in the top 3% of scientific_hypothesis entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,527 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Hugh Everett III

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . golden.com. Retrieved . golden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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