"Everett branch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Everett branches [plural]
Etymology: Named after American physicist Hugh Everett III, who proposed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics in 1957. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Everett branch (plural Everett branches)
  1. (quantum mechanics) A particular sequence of wavefunction collapses, which, according to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, corresponds to a particular universe. Wikipedia link: Hugh Everett III Categories (topical): Quantum mechanics

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