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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 General Introduction
Everett and His Project
Everett’s Target: The Measurement Problem
Chapter 2 Biographical Introduction
Basement Treasure
Life of Everett: The Short Story
Origins of the Theory
To Split or Not To Split
Operations Research
The Theory Matures
Chapter 3 Conceptual Introduction
The Quantum Measurement Problem
Everett’s Proposed Resolution
Interpretations of Everett
On the Faithful Interpretation of Everett
Part II The Evolution Of The Thesis
Chapter 4 Minipaper: Objective versus Subjective Probability (1955)
Chapter 5 Minipaper: Quantitative Measure of Correlation (1955)
Chapter 6 Minipaper: Probability in Wave Mechanics (1955)
Chapter 7 Correspondence: Wheeler to Everett (1955)
Chapter 8 Long Thesis: Theory of the Universal Wave Function (1956)
Introduction
Probability, Information, and Correlation
Quantum Mechanics
Observation
Supplementary Topics
Discussion
Appendix I
Appendix II: Remarks on the Role of Theoretical Physics
Chapter 9 Short Thesis: “Relative State” Formulation of Quantum Mechanics (1957)
Introduction
Realm of Applicability of the Conventional or “External Observation” Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics Internal to an Isolated System
Concept of Relative State
Observation
Discussion
Chapter 10 Wheeler Article: Assessment of Everett’s “Relative State” Formulation of Quantum Theory (1957)
Part III The Copenhagen Debate
Chapter 11 Correspondence: Wheeler and Everett (1956)
Wheeler to Everett, May 22, 1956
Wheeler Notes on Conversation with Petersen, May 3, 1956
Wheeler to Everett, May 26, 1956
Wheeler to Everett, September 17, 1956
Chapter 12 Correspondence: Wheeler, Everett, and Stern (1956)
Stern to Wheeler, May 20, 1956
Wheeler to Stern, May 25, 1956
Wheeler to Everett, May 25, 1956
Chapter 13 Correspondence: Groenewold to Everett (1957)
Groenewold to Everett and Wheeler, April 11, 1957
Chapter 14 Correspondence: Everett and Wiener (1957)
Wiener to Wheeler, April 9, 1957
Everett to Wiener, May 31, 1957
Chapter 15 Correspondence: Everett and Petersen (1957)
Petersen to Everett, April 24, 1957
Everett to Petersen, May 31, 1957
Chapter 16 Correspondence: Everett and DeWitt (1957)
DeWitt to Wheeler, May 7, 1957
Everett to DeWitt, May 31, 1957
Chapter 17 Correspondence: Everett and Frank (1957)
Everett to Frank, May 31, 1957
Frank to Everett, August 3, 1957
Chapter 18 Correspondence: Everett and Jaynes (1957)
Everett to Jaynes, June 11, 1957
Part IV Post-Thesis Correspondence and Notes
Chapter 19 Transcript: Conference at Xavier University (1959)
Chapter 20 Notes: Everett on DeWitt (1970)
Chapter 21 Notes: Everett on Bell (1971)
Chapter 22 Correspondence: Jammer, Wheeler, and Everett (1972)
Jammer to Wheeler, January 11, 1972
Wheeler to Jammer, March 19, 1972
Jammer to Everett, August 28, 1973
Everett to Jammer, September 19, 1973
Chapter 23 Transcript: Everett and Misner (1977)
Chapter 24 Correspondence: Everett and Lévy-Leblond (1977)
Lévy-Leblond to Everett, August 17, 1977
Everett to Lévy-Leblond, November 15, 1977
Chapter 25 Correspondence: Everett and Raub (1980)
Everett to Raub, April 7, 1980
Part V Appendixes
Appendix A Everett’s Notes on Possible Thesis Titles
Appendix B Early Draft Outline for Long Thesis
Appendix C Universal Wave Function Note
Appendix D Handwritten Draft Introduction to the Long Thesis
Appendix E Handwritten Draft Conclusion to the Long Thesis
Appendix F Handwritten Revisions to the Long Thesis for Inclusion in DeWitt and Graham (1973)
Appendix G Handwritten Notes on Everett’s Copy of DeWitt and Graham (1973)
Concluding Notes
Bibliography
Index
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