The Ontology of Bohmian mechanics

Details

Ressource 1Download: Bohmian Mechanics.pdf (309.15 [Ko])
State: Public
Version: author
Serval ID
serval:BIB_D5BC9F73095D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
The Ontology of Bohmian mechanics
Journal
The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Author(s)
Esfeld Michael, Hubert Mario, Lazarovici Dustin, Dürr Detlef
ISSN
0007-0882
1464-3537
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
65
Number
4
Pages
773-96
Language
english
Abstract
The article points out that the modern formulation of Bohm’s quantum theory, known as Bohmian mechanics, is committed only to particles’ positions and a law of motion. We explain how this view can avoid the open questions that the traditional view faces, according to which Bohm’s theory is committed to a wave-function that is a physical entity over and above the particles, although it is defined on configuration space instead of three-dimensional space. We then enquire into the status of the law of motion, elaborating on how the main philosophical options to ground a law of motion, namely Humeanism and dispositionalism, can be applied to Bohmian mechanics. In conclusion, we sketch out how these options apply to primitive ontology approaches to quantum mechanics in general.
Web of science
Create date
08/02/2016 14:53
Last modification date
20/08/2019 15:55
Usage data