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    "abstract": "The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics predicts the formation of\ndistinct parallel worlds as a result of a quantum mechanical measurement.\nCommunication among these parallel worlds would experimentally rule out\nalternatives to this interpretation. A procedure for ``interworld\u0027\u0027 exchange of\ninformation and energy, using only state of the art quantum optical equipment,\nis described. A single ion is isolated from its environment in an ion trap.\nThen a quantum mechanical measurement with two discrete outcomes is performed\non another system, resulting in the formation of two parallel worlds. Depending\non the outcome of this measurement the ion is excited from only one of the\nparallel worlds before the ion decoheres through its interaction with the\nenvironment. A detection of this excitation in the other parallel world is\ndirect evidence for the many-worlds interpretation. This method could have\nimportant practical applications in physics and beyond.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/9510007",
    "authors": [
      "R. Plaga"
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      "quant-ph"
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    "doi": "10.1007/BF02550677",
    "journal_ref": "Found.Phys.27:559,1997",
    "title": "Proposal for an experimental test of the many-worlds interpretation of   quantum mechanics",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9510007"
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