Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 885 g
One Hundred Years of de Broglie-Bohm Pilot-Wave Theory
Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 885 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-890185-3
Verlag: Oxford University Press
The pilot-wave theory developed by de Broglie and Bohm has a special place in the history of contemporary physics, being the very first alternative formulation of quantum mechanics. As is well-known, such a framework established itself as a leading interpretation of the quantum formalism, representing a solution to the major technical and conceptual challenges affecting the orthodox view. Indeed, the de Broglie-Bohm theory not only solves the famous measurement problem, one of the most cogent issues faced by standard quantum mechanics, but it also clarifies the formal structure of the latter theory as a consequence of a consistent set of principles and a precise, unambiguous ontology.
This volume aims to provide the reader with a discussion of the pilot-wave perspective, which is as informative, comprehensive and accessible as possible, while at the same time clarifying confusions and misunderstandings that are unfortunately still common, despite the long history of this theoretical framework.
The book features chapters about the various perspectives on the pilot-wave theory, its extensions to relativity and quantum field theory, and its experimental applications to various branches of physics, such as quantum electrodynamics, quantum chemistry, and quantum engineering. Moreover, the volume includes essays on the history and philosophy of the de Broglie-Bohm theory in order to delineate its developments and the vicissitudes of its pioneers, as well as to understand the scientific image of the universe it provides.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik
Weitere Infos & Material
- PART I INTRODUCTION TO THE DE BROGLIE-BOHM THEORY AND REPLIES TO CRITICS
- 1: Oliver Passon: Why isn't every physicist a Bohmian? Common objections and their response
- 2: Antony Valentini: The trouble with pilot-wave theory: a critical evaluation
- 3: Jean Bricmont: The De Broglie-Bohm theory is and is not a hidden variable theory
- PART II HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
- 4: Olival Freire Junior: On the vicissitudes of Bohm's 1952 interpretation of quantum mechanics
- 5: Marij van Strien: Why Bohm was never a determinist
- 6: Flavio Del Santo, Gerd Christian Krizek: Against the 'nightmare of a mechanically determined universe': Why Bohm was never a Bohmian
- PART III PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSIONS
- 7: Valia Allori: Relativistic pilot-wave theories as the rational Completion of quantum mechanics and relativity
- 8: Emilia Margoni: Processualism ahead of time: Bohm's understanding of physics
- 9: Johannes Fankhauser: The (un)detectability of trajectories in pilot wave theory
- 10: Cristan Lopez, Michael Esfeld: The direction of time in Bohmian mechanics
- 11: Sebastian Fortin, Olimpia Lombardi: Bohmian Mechanics for quantum chemistry
- PART IV NONLOCALITY, EXTENSIONS OF THE DE BROGLIE-BOHM THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
- 12: Aurélien Drezet: Local causality in the works of Einstein, Bohm and Bell
- 13: Roderich Tumulka: A vision for a Bohm-style theory of quantum electrodynamics
- 14: Antonio Vassallo, Pedro Naranjo: On the prospects of a de Broglie-Bohm-Barbour-Bertotti theory
- 15: Xabier Oianguren-Asua, Albert Solé, Carlos F. Destefani, Xavier Oriols: How weak values illuminate the role of 'hidden'-variables as predictive tools
- 16: Siddhant Das: Spin-aware movement of electrons and time-of-flight momentum spectroscopy
