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On Zurek’s Derivation of the Born Rule

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Recently, W. H. Zurek presented a novel derivation of the Born rule based on a mechanism termed environment-assisted invariance, or “envariance” [W. H. Zurek, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90(2), 120404 (2003)]. We review this approach and identify fundamental assumptions that have implicitly entered into it, emphasizing issues that any such derivation is likely to face.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Maximilian Schlosshauer

  2. Department of Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

    Arthur Fine

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Schlosshauer, M., Fine, A. On Zurek’s Derivation of the Born Rule. Found Phys 35, 197–213 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-004-1941-6

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