E pluribus unum: Last verse of the multiverse?
If the formal correspondence by which quantum equations of motion are derived is rigorized by retaining analogs of the “new canonical variables” or constants of the motion, the resulting “completion” of quantum mechanics automatically provides a means of severing
phase connections (resulting in “collapse”) of the wave function. Hence, there is no longer any need or possibility for a phase-connected “multiverse.” Further, the global positioning system method of correcting individual clock rates, so that all run in step, allows
formal retention of a single invariant time parameter, as in the classical equations of motion. Hence an unambiguous “now” is restored, thus sharpening the quantum event concept.
Keywords: Correspondence; GPS Timekeeping; Hidden Variables; Incompleteness of Quantum Mechanics; Minimal Relativity; Multiverse; Phase Connection; Wave Function “Collapse”
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 05 March 2014
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