Empty waves in Bohmian quantum mechanics

Peter J. Lewis

doi:10.1093/bjps/axm039

Empty waves in Bohmian quantum mechanics

Peter J. Lewis

Philosophy

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Abstract

There is a recurring line of argument in the literature to the effect that Bohms theory fails to solve the measurement problem. I show that this argument fails in all its variants. Hence Bohms theory, whatever its drawbacks, at least succeeds in solving the measurement problem. I briefly discuss a similar argument that has been raised against the GRW theory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	787-803
Number of pages	17
Journal	British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/axm039
State	Published - Dec 2007

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