On the conceptual issues surrounding the notion of relational Bohmian dynamics

DOI10.1007/S10701-016-9992-ZzbMATH Open1369.81039arXiv1602.02468OpenAlexW2271255778WikidataQ62041233 ScholiaQ62041233MaRDI QIDQ2011804FDOQ2011804

Authors: Antonio Vassallo, Pui Him Ip 

Publication date: 7 August 2017

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The paper presents a program to construct a non-relativistic relational Bohmian theory, that is, a theory of $N$ moving point-like particles that dispenses with space and time as fundamental background structures. The relational program proposed is based on the best-matching framework originally developed by Julian Barbour. In particular, the paper focuses on the conceptual problems that arise when trying to implement such a program. It is argued that pursuing a relational strategy in the Bohmian context leads to a more parsimonious ontology than that of standard Bohmian mechanics without betraying the original motivations for adopting a primitive ontology approach to quantum physics. It is also shown how a relational Bohmian approach might clarify the issue of the timelessness of the dynamics resulting from the quantization of a classical relational system of particles.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.02468

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zbMATH Keywords

background independenceBohmian mechanicsprimitive ontologyshape spacerelationalismbest-matchingtime capsule

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physics (00A79) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Stochastic mechanics (including stochastic electrodynamics) (81P20) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

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