50 Years of the Multiverse Interpretation

chinmay7 writes "There is an excellent selection of articles (and quite a few related scientific papers) in a special edition of Nature magazine on interpretations of the multiverse theory. 'Fifty years ago this month Hugh Everett III published his paper proposing a "relative-state formulation of quantum mechanics" — the idea subsequently described as the 'many worlds' or 'multiverse' interpretation. Its impact on science and culture continues. In celebration, a science fiction special edition of Nature on 5 July 2007 explores the symbiosis of science and sf, as exemplified by Everett's hypothesis, its birth, evolution, champions and opponents, in biology, physics, literature and beyond.'

So in another universe of the multiverse...

[Anonymous Coward]

There was no Sliders, no Crisis on Infinite Earths, no quantum mirror in Stargate?!

Nothing for you to see here. Please move along.

[Moth7]

Looks like I got landed with the Universe where Slashdot didn't run the story.

SF

[Skadet]

explores the symbiosis of science and sf...

Maybe it's because I live in California, but San Fransisco is the first thing I thought of when I saw "sf".

Wait, no, that's not why. It's because they're the same thing.

;)

Re:So in another universe of the multiverse...

[MichaelSmith]

Who wants to loan me their account at Nature so I can log in?

Try one username/password combination at random. At least one of your instances will get in.

Mirror, Mirror

[hedgemage]

Somewhere, a goateed version of me is reading the story, because that version has a Nature login.

Re:So in another universe of the multiverse...

[DoraLives]

It appears to be working just like you said it would, but unfortunately I don't seem to be able to access the universe that it's working in.

Can I now borrow your username and password for that universe?

Re:MWI is cool and all....

[mrpeebles]

Except that I've never had the probable state of my keys being in the kitchen destructively interfere with the probable state of my keys being left in my bedroom to make my keys more likely to be on the key ring... :-)

Re:So in another universe of the multiverse...

[qbwiz]

Just rig up your computer to kill you instantaneously if you don't get access. Then, you'll never experience the problem of not having access.

Re:50 year of an untestable hypothesis

[azenpunk]

someone just got his report card for physics.

Unfortunately for you

[Anonymous Coward]

In this one it's modded -1, Overrated.

A simple solution.

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't get terrified, get depressed. If this is my final hallucination than I either want hookers to fall from the sky or this shit to end right now.