A formal proof of the Born rule from decision-theoretic assumptions. Wallace, D. arXiv, quant-ph, 2009.
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I develop the decision-theoretic approach to quantum probability, originally proposed by David Deutsch, into a mathematically rigorous proof of the Born rule in (Everett-interpreted) quantum mechanics. I sketch the argument informally, then prove it formally, and lastly consider a number of proposed “counter-examples” to show exactly which premises of the argument they violate.
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