The Distribution Postulate in Algorithmic Bohmian Mechanics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.16165v1
• Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:27:03 GMT
• Title: The Distribution Postulate in Algorithmic Bohmian Mechanics
• Abstract summary: We show how one might use the theory of algorithmic randomness to formulate the distribution postulate as an objective constraining law.<n>In return, algorithmic Bohmian mechanics guarantees the standard Born statistics for a collection of canonical quantum experiments in the limit.
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• Abstract: In order to make the right empirical predictions Bohmian mechanics requires a special statistical boundary condition -- the distribution postulate -- but it is unclear how best to understand this condition. We show how one might use the theory of algorithmic randomness to formulate the distribution postulate as an objective constraining law. The framework requires us to say something about admissible quantum-mechanical states and measurements. In return, algorithmic Bohmian mechanics (aBM) guarantees the standard Born statistics for a collection of canonical quantum experiments in the limit, not just with high probability. The algorithmic distribution postulate provides a sharp typicality condition, clarifies the status of quantum probabilities in the deterministic theory, and provides a concrete example of how notions provided by the theory of algorithmic randomness can aid in specifying the content of a physical law.

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