On Zurek's derivation of the Born rule
arXiv:quant-ph/0312058 · doi:10.1007/s10701-004-1941-6
Abstract
Recently, W. H. Zurek presented a novel derivation of the Born rule based on a mechanism termed environment-assisted invariance, or "envariance" [W. H. Zurek, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90(2), 120404 (2003)]. We review this approach and identify fundamental assumptions that have implicitly entered into it, emphasizing issues that any such derivation is likely to face.
8 pages; v2: minor clarifications added; v3: reference to Zurek's quant-ph/0405161 added. To appear in Foundations of Physics (Cushing Volume)