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Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics:
Current Status and Future Directions
Organizers: Joseph Emerson, Raymond Laflamme
Location: Perimeter Institute, room 405
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:15-3:45 from Jan. 4th to April 5th

A technical but pedagogical introduction to the problems associated with developing a consistent understanding of the nature of objective reality in light of quantum theory.

Follow this link to the Institute For Quantum Computing for more course related information.


Survey Vote of Students and Researchers Views on the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.

Standard Interpretations Students favour Students oppose Researchers favour Researchers oppose Total
Orthodox and/or Copenhagen 4 -5 1 -1 -1
de Broglie-Bohm Interpretation (and extensions) 3 -3 1 -2 -1
Many Worlds Interpretation (and decoherence) 1 -6 1 -3 -7
Statistical/Epistemic Interpretation 4 -1 1 0 4
Dynamical Collapse Approaches 1 -2 1 0 0
Consistent/Decoherent Histories 3 -1 0 -1 1
 
Alternate Views and Approaches
Agnostics and Operationalists 4 0 3 0 7
Quantum Mechanics is an Approximation 1 0 0 0 1
There is no problem (shut up and calculate) 0 -3 0 0 -3
There is no objective reality (and sollipsism) 0 0 0 -1 -1
None of the above (other) 1 0 4 0 5
 
Total 22 -21 12 -8  
 
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