Bohm interpretation

The Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics, sometimes called the Causal interpretation, or Ontological interpretation, is an interpretation postulated by David Bohm in which the existence of a non-local universal wavefunction (Schrödinger equation) allows distant particles to interact instantaneously.

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Quantum mechanics - Interpretation - David Bohm - Schrödinger equation

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The interpretation generalizes Louis de Broglie's pilot wave theory from 1927, which posits that both wave and particle are real. The wave function evolves according to the Schrödinger equation and somehow 'guides' the particle. It assumes a single, nonsplitting universe (unlike the Everett many-worlds interpretation) and is deterministic (unlike the Copenhagen interpretation). It says the state of the universe evolves smoothly through time, without the collapsing of wavefunctions when a measurement occurs, as in the Copenhagen interpretation. However, it does this by assuming a huge number of hidden variables, which can never be measured directly.

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Louis de Broglie - Pilot wave - 1927 - Schrödinger equation - Everett many-worlds interpretation - Copenhagen interpretation - Hidden variable

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