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    "abstract": "On the basis that the universe is a closed quantum system with no external\nobservers, we propose a paradigm in which the universe jumps through a series\nof stages. Each stage is defined by a quantum state, an information content,\nand rules governing temporal evolution. Only some of these rules are currently\nunderstood; we can calculate answers to quantum questions, but we do not know\nwhy those questions have been asked in the first place. In this paradigm, time\nis synonymous with the quantum process of information extraction, rather than a\nlabel associated with a temporal dimension. We discuss the implications for\ncosmology.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0203020",
    "authors": [
      "Jon Eakins",
      "George Jaroszkiewicz"
    ],
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    "title": "The Quantum Universe",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0203020"
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