On the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber Theory

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dc.creatorAllori, Valia
dc.creatorGoldstein, Sheldon
dc.creatorTumulka, Roderich
dc.creatorZanghi, Nino
dc.date2006-03-03
dc.date2007-06-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:00:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:00:28Z
dc.descriptionBohmian mechanics and the Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber theory provide opposite resolutions of the quantum measurement problem: the former postulates additional variables (the particle positions) besides the wave function, whereas the latter implements spontaneous collapses of the wave function by a nonlinear and stochastic modification of Schrödinger's equation. Still, both theories, when understood appropriately, share the following structure: They are ultimately not about wave functions but about ``matter'' moving in space, represented by either particle trajectories, fields on space-time, or a discrete set of space-time points. The role of the wave function then is to govern the motion of the matter.
dc.description35 pages LaTeX, 1 figure; v4 minor additions, v2 major revision
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0603027
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0603027
dc.identifierBrit.J.Phil.Sci.59:353-389,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1093/bjps/axn012
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/206852
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleOn the Common Structure of Bohmian Mechanics and the Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber Theory
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