Some of the most common interpretations are summarized here:
Interpretation | Deterministic? | Waveform real? | One Universe? |
Avoids hidden variables? |
Local? | Avoids collapsing wavefunctions? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Copenhagen interpretation (Waveform not real) |
No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Copenhagen interpretation (Waveform real) |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Consistent Histories | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Consciousness causes Collapse | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Everett many-worlds interpretation | Yes | Yes | No | Yes* | Yes | Yes |
Bohm interpretation | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Each interpretation has many variants. It is very difficult to get a precise definition of the Copenhagen Interpretation - in the table above, 2 variants of the Copenhagen Interpretation are shown - one that regards the waveform as being a tool for calculating probabilties only, and the other regards the waveform as an "element of reality".