The wave-function as a multi-field

DOI10.1007/S13194-017-0198-9zbMATH Open1428.81006arXiv1710.03260OpenAlexW2761065583MaRDI QIDQ2289708FDOQ2289708

Authors: Mario Hubert, Davide Romano 

Publication date: 24 January 2020

Published in: European Journal for Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It is generally argued that if the wave-function in the de Broglie--Bohm theory is a physical field, it must be a field in configuration space. Nevertheless, it is possible to interpret the wave-function as a multi-field in three-dimensional space. This approach hasn't received the attention yet it really deserves. The aim of this paper is threefold: first, we show that the wave-function is naturally and straightforwardly construed as a multi-field; second, we show why this interpretation is superior to other interpretations discussed in the literature; third, we clarify common misconceptions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.03260

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zbMATH Keywords

interpretationontologyBohmian mechanicsde Broglie-Bohm theorymulti-fieldwave-function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

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