Can the statistical postulate of quantum theory be derived?—A critique of the many-universes interpretation

Foundations of Physics 3 (2):229-240 (1973)
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The attempt to derive (rather than assume) the statistical postulate of quantum theory from the many-universes interpretation of Everett and De Witt is analyzed The many-universes interpretation is found to be neither necessary nor sufficient for the task

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