The Return of the Observer by James Hartle

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James Hartle discusses Information Gathering and Utilizing Systems (IGUSes) within the context of quantum cosmology, explaining how space-time and matter in the universe can be described using decoherent histories quantum mechanics.

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Keywords: Hartle, Cosmology, Quantum