Universe Sean Carroll on Vanishing Stripes and the Reality of the Wave Function
Quantum mechanics has spanned 100 years without a clear definition of what “measurement” is. Focusing on Sean’s Many-Worlds Interpretation, this exploration traces a single thread from the divide between those who view the wave function as a tool and those who view it as a reality—covering everything from the interference patterns in the double-slit experiment and the disappearance of time to the origin of the arrow and attempts to model a cyclic universe.