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Guiding waves in quantum mechanics : one hundred years of de Broglie-Bohm pilot-wave theory /

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Corporate Author: Oxford Academic
Other Authors: Oldofredi, Andrea (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Quantum theory.
Wave mechanics.
Théorie quantique.
Mécanique ondulatoire.
History.
SCIENCE.
Quantum Theory.
Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication Page
  • Editor's Preface
  • Editor's Acknowledgements
  • List of contributors
  • Contents
  • The pilot-wave theory: a plurality of voices
  • I.1 A history of ideas: from de Broglie to the present day
  • I.2 Philosophical reflections on the de Broglie-Bohm theory: ontology and methodology
  • I.3 The contents of the volume
  • References
  • PART I INTRODUCTION TO THE DE BROGLIE-BOHM THEORY AND REPLIES TO CRITICS
  • 1 Why isn't every physicist a Bohmian? Common objections and their response
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 The de Broglie-Bohm theory
  • 1.3 The meta-theoretical debate
  • 1.4 The theory immanent debate
  • 1.5 Summary
  • References
  • 2 The trouble with pilot-wave theory: a critical evaluation
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Elements of pilot-wave theory
  • 2.3 An unacceptably radical physics?
  • 2.4 An insufficiently radical physics?
  • 2.5 A complete absence of new physics?
  • 2.6 Outlook
  • References
  • 3 The de Broglie-Bohm theory is and is not a hidden variable theory
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 What are 'hidden variables'?
  • 3.3 Naive statistical interpretation
  • 3.4 The de Broglie-Bohm theory
  • 3.5 The de Broglie-Bohm theory and the no hidden variable theorems
  • 3.6 The no hidden variable theorems and non-locality
  • 3.7 Conclusions
  • References
  • PART II HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
  • 4 On the vicissitudes of Bohm's 1952 interpretation of quantum mechanics
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Short biographical review
  • 4.3 The early poor reception of hidden-variable interpretation
  • 4.4 The later revival
  • 4.5 Enduring misconceptions about Bohm's ideas and conclusion
  • References
  • 5 Why Bohm was never a determinist
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Determinism versus causality
  • 5.3 Determinism and randomness
  • 5.4 Causality and chance
  • 5.5 Later years
  • 5.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • 6 Against the 'nightmare of a mechanically determined universe': Why Bohm was never a Bohmian
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The standard narrative: Bohm's alleged commitment to determinism
  • 6.3 An alternative narrative: Bohm against mechanistic determinism
  • 6.4 Discussion and conclusion
  • References
  • PART III PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSIONS
  • 7 Relativistic pilot-wave theories as the rational completion of quantum mechanics and relativity
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Quantum theory and its problems
  • 7.3 The pilot-wave theory
  • 7.4 The 'spirit' of relativity
  • 7.5 Relativistic non-local theories
  • 7.6 (Nonlocal) quantum relativity?
  • 7.7 Final considerations
  • References
  • 8 Processualism ahead of time: Bohm's understanding of physics
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Process philosophy
  • 8.3 Bohm's interpretation of quantum mechanics and processualism
  • 8.4 Process philosophy reloaded
  • 8.5 Bohm's interpretation of STR and processualism
  • 8.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 9 The (un)detectability of trajectories in pilot-wave theory
  • 9.1 Introduction