PIRSA:07090066  ( Windows Presentation, Windows Video File , Flash Presentation , MP3  , PDF) Which Format?

Speaker(s): Hilary Greaves - Rutgers

Abstract: This talk follows on from Wayne Myrvold's (and is based on joint work with Myrvold). I aim (and claim) to provide a unified account of theory confirmation that can deal with the (actual) situation in which we are uncertain whether the true theory is a probabilistic one or a branching-universe one, t... read more

Date: 23/09/2007 - 4:30 pm

Collection: Many Worlds at 50

URL: http://pirsa.org/07090066/

PIRSA:06120038  ( Windows Presentation, Windows Video File , Flash Presentation , MP3  , PDF) Which Format?

Speaker(s): Hilary Greaves - Rutgers

Abstract: The Everett (many-worlds) interpretation has made great progress over the past 20-30 years, largely due to the role of decoherence in providing a solution to the preferred basis problem. This makes it a serious candidate for a realist solution to the measurement problem. A remaining objection to the... read more

Date: 07/12/2006 - 3:00 am

Collection: Young Researchers Conference - 2006

URL: http://pirsa.org/06120038/