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Bohmian mechanics: the physics and mathematics of quantum theory

By Detlef Dürr , Stefan Teufel

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2009
ISBN
3540893431, 9783540893431
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-89344-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6487731 bytes)
Series
Fundamental Theories of Physics
Edition
1
Pages
395\395
Scanned
no
Time added
2009-08-06 05:14:26

Description

Bohmian Mechanics was formulated in 1952 by David Bohm as a complete theory of quantum phenomena based on a particle picture. It was promoted some decades later by John S. Bell, who, intrigued by the manifestly nonlocal structure of the theory, was led to his famous Bell's inequalities. Experimental tests of the inequalities verified that nature is indeed nonlocal. Bohmian mechanics has since then prospered as the straightforward completion of quantum mechanics. This book provides a systematic introduction to Bohmian mechanics and to the mathematical abstractions of quantum mechanics, which range from the self-adjointness of the Schr?dinger operator to scattering theory. It explains how the quantum formalism emerges when Boltzmann's ideas about statistical mechanics are applied to Bohmian mechanics. The book is self-contained, mathematically rigorous and an ideal starting point for a fundamental approach to quantum mechanics. It will appeal to students and newcomers to the field, as well as to established scientists seeking a clear exposition of the theory.

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