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How does the superposition of states come up in Bohmian Mechanics?
In Bohmian Mechanics, it assumes a universal wave field in which particle's motion can be calculated using Newton's law of motion:
\begin{equation}
m\frac{d^{2}x}{dt^{2}} = - \nabla(V+U)
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De-Broglie Wavelength and the Pilot Wave Theory
I researched a lot of questions on De-Broglie waves on this website and discovered a dense fog of confusion amongst everyone. Louis De-Broglie proposed "Matter Waves" and a simple equation describing ...
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In the pilot-wave theory, is the quantum potential moving electrons randomly inside atoms?
As we know, in the pilot-wave theory (Bohmian mechanics), particles are guided on certain trajectories by the wavefunction. Here (In Bohmian mechanics, do electrons move inside an atom?) I asked about ...
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Bosons in Bohmian mechanics
I would like to know if even bosons in the same quantum state, like in a BEC, can be discerned (by their positions) in Bohm's mechanics.
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In a pilot-wave model, is knowing the position of the particle sufficient for predicting its behavior?
Suppose that we somehow exactly know the position of an electron before hitting the double-slit structure (for example we know it's 20cm away from the structure and it's closer to the left slit). In ...
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Loschmidt's paradox in Bohmian Mechanics
In Bohmian mechanics, the position of the particles must have a random distribution given by $\rho = |\Psi|^2$, where $\Psi$ is the wave function, in order to be compatible with Born rule in standard ...
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Is there a name for Bohmian pilot wave theory with an ensemble of jockey particles?
In Bohmian QM, the wave function $\psi$ is moving a classical point particle around. Without effort, it could also move a large
ensemble of particles (since there is no back reaction).
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Particles in an interferometer in a gravitational field
Let's assume one has a standard interferometer, consisting of an incoming beam which gets splitted in beam I and II and then culminated again. Now the interferometer is placed in a gravitational field,...
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Why can we not know the position of a particle in Bohmian Mechanics?
I can't seem to understand this. In Bohmian mechanics, particles have definite positions and are guided by a wave function governed deterministically by Schrodinger's equation. So if you knew a ...
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What does happen if we use a delta function for density on the De Broglie–Bohm theory?
I was reading Pilot wave theory and De Broglie–Bohm theory pages on Wikipedia that I found how similar they are comparing to classical physics and I wondered what happens if we just replace the ...
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Bohmian vs Copenhagen Interpretation
Is there any experiment that could settle the debate between De Broglie - Bohm Pilot Wave Theory and the Copenhagen Interpretation?
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Is 'measurement' deterministic in the pilot wave theory?
From what I read, measurements in pilot wave theory affect the particles as well as the guiding waves. Is it a random process or is everything deterministic according to the theory?
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Does this thought experiment proves that Standard Quantum Mechanics and Pilot Wave Theory make different predictions?
Here is a thought experiment that is supposed to show that standard quantum mechanics and pilot wave theory do not make the same prediction :
Take the double slit experiment, and add a detector in ...
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In Bohmian mechanics, it the uncertainty due to non-locality?
In the pilot-wave interpretation of quantum mechanics, each particle is driven by the pilot wave on the universal configuration space, and therefore its trajectory is determined nonlocally, and ...
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If Pilot wave theory turns out to be the correct way of interpreting quantum mechanics what are the implications?
I've read a few articles on Pilot Wave theory. Part of the theory describes how particles have a deterministic path and particles can't be in two places at once. If this turned out to be true would ...
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