This research article aimed to: 1) examine Erwin Schrödinger’s philosophical conception of the multiverse, 2) examine Hugh Everett’s philosophical conception of the multiverse, and 3) analyze and compare the arguments underpinning Schrödinger’s and Everett’s philosophical concepts of the multiverse. This study is documentary research. The research found that: Erwin Schrödinger’s Multiverse: Schrödinger’s interpretation of the multiverse is grounded in Western logical traditions and employs inductive reasoning. He elucidates the superposition of states in both objects and living beings, proposing that such superpositions collapse into a definite state upon measurement or observation. Hugh Everett’s Multiverse: According to Everett, the universe emerges from the outcomes of distinct measurements, resulting in the creation of parallel universes. Observers experience the outcome corresponding to their respective universe, wherein each state exists independently. Proposed Theory: The researcher introduces the Twelve-Dimensional Interconnected Illusory Universes Theory, developed through a philosophical synthesis of Schrödinger’s and Everett’s multiverse concepts. This theory serves as a framework linking physical theories with philosophical interpretations. The proposed theory corresponds with Buddhist philosophy, including the Cūḷanikā Sūtra, which discusses innumerable and boundless world-systems (lokadhātu) that arise and dissolve without fixed forms; the Laṅkāvatāra Sātra, which addresses the creation of the universe through the mind; and the Avaṭaṃsaka Sūtra, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of phenomena. Furthermore, the theory integrates the concepts of śūnyatā (emptiness) and paṭiccasamuppāda (dependent origination), illustrating inter-universal influence. This synthesis provides diverse perspectives on the nature of reality, mind, and perception, thereby fostering the development of knowledge and a more profound cosmic understanding.
This research article aimed to: 1) examine Erwin Schrödinger’s philosophical conception of the multiverse, 2) examine Hugh Everett’s philosophical conception of the multiverse, and 3) analyze and compare the arguments underpinning Schrödinger’s and Everett’s philosophical concepts of the multiverse. This study is documentary research. The research found that: Erwin Schrödinger’s Multiverse: Schrödinger’s interpretation of the multiverse is grounded in Western logical traditions and employs inductive reasoning. He elucidates the superposition of states in both objects and living beings, proposing that such superpositions collapse into a definite state upon measurement or observation. Hugh Everett’s Multiverse: According to Everett, the universe emerges from the outcomes of distinct measurements, resulting in the creation of parallel universes. Observers experience the outcome corresponding to their respective universe, wherein each state exists independently. Proposed Theory: The researcher introduces the Twelve-Dimensional Interconnected Illusory Universes Theory, developed through a philosophical synthesis of Schrödinger’s and Everett’s multiverse concepts. This theory serves as a framework linking physical theories with philosophical interpretations. The proposed theory corresponds with Buddhist philosophy, including the Cūḷanikā Sūtra, which discusses innumerable and boundless world-systems (lokadhātu) that arise and dissolve without fixed forms; the Laṅkāvatāra Sātra, which addresses the creation of the universe through the mind; and the Avaṭaṃsaka Sūtra, which emphasizes the interconnectedness of phenomena. Furthermore, the theory integrates the concepts of śūnyatā (emptiness) and paṭiccasamuppāda (dependent origination), illustrating inter-universal influence. This synthesis provides diverse perspectives on the nature of reality, mind, and perception, thereby fostering the development of knowledge and a more profound cosmic understanding.
This research aimed to achieve 2 primary objectives: 1) To study Schrödinger's cat theory and the concept of multiverses, 2) to analyze the interpretations of Schrödinger's cat theory and the concept of multiverses. The data analysis is descriptive.The research results were as follows:1. Schrödinger's cat theory and the Multiverse concept have shown that Schrödinger's Cat theory is a thought experiment in quantum mechanics proposed by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger. It describes the simultaneous multiple states of an atom or entity until it is observed or measured. For instance, in the famous cat-in-a-box experiment, before measurement, the cat exists in a state of both being alive and dead simultaneously, leading to a complex reality in its state. Physicist Hugh Everett later introduced the Many-Worlds Interpretation to address the complexities, giving rise to the concept of parallel universes and the Multiverse.2. When interpreting Schrödinger's cat theory and the multiverse concept, it was discovered that within the framework of Western physics, they involve deductive reasoning and fall into the category of quantity and approximation. However, when interpreted within the framework of Indian metaphysical philosophy, they are associated with inductive reasoning and belong to the category of inference and approximation. This contrast highlights how Schrödinger's Cat theory can be a valuable philosophical tool for discussing ideas related to parallel universes and the Multiverse, especially when considering different approaches to interpretation.These findings shed light on the significance of Schrödinger's Cat theory as a philosophical instrument for exploring the concepts of parallel universes and the Multiverse and for considering the possibilities of diverse states for events occurring simultaneously, even when we only observe a fraction of them.
The modern version of the wave-function collapse in quantum mechanics is based on decoherence and leads to the multiverse interpretation of quantum mechanics. The decoherence causes the universe to develop an emergent branching structure. One can interpret the branching structure either as a tree structure or as parallel different histories. Time is not continuous since there are no measurable continuous in quantum physics. Notion of continuous range of possible values of time is just an idealization. The same goes with the direction of time that is a prior assumption based on the branching structure of the multiverse. The multiverse does not exist in external space nor time since there is nothing more beside it. The observer's mind should be not in a superposition with himself. Because of this, in the Many-minds interpretations it is argued that the distinction between worlds should be made at the level of the individual observer. The human bodies are in a superposition, but the minds have definite states that are never in superposition. All possible lives, personalities that do not violate the laws of physics are facts since they represent a valid history in the multiverse. We are one of this possible personalities. Our choices are defined by our personality explained to us by our mind, our consciousness is the unchangeable part of us. It is nonphysical and it senses the world. It does not interact with the brain in the other way beside it.
In this thesis, I argue that, contrary to the historical opposition between Niels Bohr and Hugh Everett's respective interpretations of quantum mechanics, their views share several common goals and metaphysical similarities. Their theories, while they have their disagreements, make many compatible claims with one another, although the conclusions they reach are different. They went about modeling physical reality in distinct ways, but I argue first that these apparent incompatibilities are not so dissimilar as commonly believed and second that Everett manages to improve upon Bohr's theory for a more coherent account of physical reality. I demonstrate this by 1) looking at Bohr's interpretation of quantum mechanics, as understood by Karen Barad, and his solution to (or perhaps more appropriately, his denial of) the measurement problem; 2) looking at Everett's interpretation of quantum mechanics, in part as made popular by Bryce DeWitt, and his solution to (or denial of) the measurement problem; and 3) comparing and contrasting Bohr and Everett's interpretations in order to show that Bohr's view can be understood as laying down the metaphysical framework for Everett's view, which ultimately leads to a more cogent, consistent, and compelling understanding not only of the measurement problem of quantum mechanics, but also of the nature of the multiverse.
abstract: This thesis attempts to explain Everettian quantum mechanics from the ground up, such that those with little to no experience in quantum physics can understand it. First, we introduce the history of quantum theory, and some concepts that make up the framework of quantum physics. Through these concepts, we reveal why interpretations are necessary to map the quantum world onto our classical world. We then introduce the Copenhagen interpretation, and how many-worlds differs from it. From there, we dive into the concepts of entanglement and decoherence, explaining how worlds branch in an Everettian universe, and how an Everettian universe can appear as our classical observed world. From there, we attempt to answer common questions about many-worlds and discuss whether there are philosophical ramifications to believing such a theory. Finally, we look at whether the many-worlds interpretation can be proven, and why one might choose to believe it. (abstract)
Quantum physics is a fascinating and revolutionary field in science, continually challengingthe classical paradigms of our thinking and understanding of the universe. The concept of quantummultiverses is an exciting paradigm in physics, proposing the existence of parallel realities that coexistwith our known universe. The development of quantum theories has been accompanied by a number ofphilosophical interpretations. The concept of quantum multiverses brings with it significantphilosophical challenges and raises fundamental questions about the nature of reality and our place inthe cosmos.
Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. Although counterintuitive, Everett's revolutionary formulation of quantum mechanics offers the most direct solution to the infamous quantum measurement problem--that is, how and why the singular world of our experience emerges from the multiplicities of alternatives available in the quantum world. The many-worlds interpretation postulates the existence of multiple universes. Whenever a measurement-like interaction occurs, the universe branches into relative states, one for each possible outcome of the measurement, and the world in which we find ourselves is but one of these many, but equally real, possibilities. Everett's challenge to the orthodox interpretation of quantum mechanics was met with scorn from Niels Bohr and other leading physicists, and Everett subsequently abandoned academia to conduct military operations research. Today, however, Everett's formulation of quantum mechanics is widely recognized as one of the most controversial but promising physical theories of the last century. In this book, Jeffrey Barrett and Peter Byrne present the long and short versions of Everett's thesis along with a collection of his explanatory writings and correspondence. These primary source documents, many of them newly discovered and most unpublished until now, reveal how Everett's thinking evolved from his days as a graduate student to his untimely death in 1982. This definitive volume also features Barrett and Byrne's introductory essays, notes, and commentary that put Everett's extraordinary theory into historical and scientific perspective and discuss the puzzles that still remain.