Probabilities and Shannon's Entropy in the Everett Many-Worlds Theory

Frontiers in Physics

Wichert, Andreas¹  Moreira, Catarina² 

[1] Department of Informatics, INESC-ID/Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisboa, Porto Salvo, Portugal

关键词: Decision Theory;    Everett Many-Worlds;    Homeostasis;    Probability;    Shannon';    s entropy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphy.2016.00047

学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Following a controversial suggestion by David Deutsch that decision theory can solve the problem of probabilities in the Everett many-worlds we suggest that the probabilities are induced by Shannon's entropy that measures the uncertainty of events. We argue that a relational person prefers certainty to uncertainty due to fundamental biological principle of homeostasis.

【 授权许可】

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