The De Broglie-Bohm theory {\it is} and {\it is not} a hidden variable
theory
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2307.05148v1
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:06:47 GMT
- Title: The De Broglie-Bohm theory {\it is} and {\it is not} a hidden variable
theory
- Authors: Jean Bricmont
- Abstract summary: We will define what is meant by hidden variables"
We will review various theorems proving the impossibility of theories introducing such variables.
We will show that the de Broglie-Bohm theory is not refuted by those theorems.
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- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: We will first define what is meant by ``hidden variables". Then, we will
review various theorems proving the impossibility of theories introducing such
variables and then show that the de Broglie-Bohm theory is not refuted by those
theorems. We will also explain the relation between those theorems and
nonlocality, with or without introducing Bell's inequalities.
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