
I argue that accepting quantum mechanics to be universally true means that you should also believe in parallel universes. I give my assessment of Everett's theory as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Nature version with better graphics at http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7149/full/448023a.html Everett bio and other links at http://space.mit.edu/home/tegmark/quantum.html
High Energy Physics - Theory, Quantum Physics, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), FOS: Physical sciences, Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
High Energy Physics - Theory, Quantum Physics, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), FOS: Physical sciences, Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
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