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No Boundaries for Quantum Cosmology

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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Where is the observer in the universe? In the fourth part of their discussion, Jim Hartle and Bernard Carr discuss Jim Hartle’s no-boundary proposal.
They explain how the proposal accounts for the quantum state of the universe as a whole, and how we find observers like us in a wholly quantum world. This discussion was conducted at the Denys Wilkinson Building, Oxford, on October 18, 2016.

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Series
The Physics of Fine-Tuning
People
Bernard Carr
Jim Hartle
Keywords
fine-tuning
quantum mechanics
cosmology
Physics
science
philosophy of science
philosophy of physics
observer
anthropic principle
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 06/12/2016
Duration: 00:17:28

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