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wedrifid comments on Aguirre, Tegmark, Layzer "Cosmological interpretation of quantum mechanics" - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: wedrifid 13 January 2011 03:10:02PM 1 point [-]

We argue that an infinite space actually renders the Born rule redundant, by physically realizing all outcomes of a quantum measurement in different regions, with relative frequencies given by the square of the wave function amplitudes. [...] Finally, the analysis suggests a “cosmological interpretation” of quantum theory in which the wave function describes the actual spatial collection of identical quantum systems, and quantum uncertainty is attributable to the observer’s inability to self-locate in this collection.

Fascinating. Does the math work out? If so how do you go about deciding whether to accept this kind of interpretation in terms of simplicity and or predictions?