The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics (Princeton series in physics) (Hardcover)

~ Bryce S DeWitt (Editor), Neill Graham (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press; 1st edition (1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691081263
• ISBN-13: 978-0691081267
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,875,477 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The break-through in the way of thinking about the world., March 11, 1998

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The Many Worlds Interpretation presented a new way of thinking about the universe. Encapsulating the most recent trends in physics it established the basis by which modern physicists could relate and understand the nature of reality.

This book represented the two principal schools of physics which existed at the time. One was the traditional school which dealt with a world of logical order (comparitively speaking). The other school consisted of the outsiders, new thinkers in the classical representation. They postulated an infinitiely growing universe of multiple universes, each universe bursting into existence based on decisions and actions in another. This concept was so radical that even today, many noted physicists dispute its credibility. I, on the other hand, find it impossible not to believe. To me, it is the only paradigm which works and it explains my own experiences and discoveries with great efficiency.

This book is one of those I continue to refer to, which paralleled and confirmed my own discoveries and which began a long, fascinating journey into the realm of theoretical physics. This book gets me going! Perry Jones

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Multiverse is not just Sci-Fi anymore., October 18, 2005

By	Scott Mckenzie "dogman" (texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (Princeton Series in Physics) (Paperback)

As far as i know, this is the first book to propose that a Multiverse could exist in reality. Before this work, the Multiverse was only spoken about in science-fiction books without any real basis in science facts. This book is a collection of the acticles about the "theory of the universal wave function" by Everett, Wheeler, DeWitt, etc.