Does Many Worlds Explain Quantum Probabilities?

November 30, 2023
20 min
Season 2023 - Episode 31: Does Many Worlds Explain Quantum Probabilities?

Season 2023 - Episode 31: Does Many Worlds Explain Quantum Probabilities?

Does Many Worlds Explain Quantum Probabilities? - Episode 31

Overview

The mystery of what happens when we go from a superposition to a definite state is known as the Measurement Problem, and it’s arguably the most mysterious outstanding problem in physics. The different interpretations of quantum mechanics are really about solving the measurement problem. But Many Worlds offers one thing that the other interpretations do not: there’s no collapse of the wavefunction - which might be the key to solving the measurement problem?

Episode Information

TV Show

PBS Space Time

Season

Season 2023

Episode Number

31

Air Date

November 30, 2023

Runtime

20 minutes