The wave-function as a multi-field

DOI10.1007/S13194-017-0198-9MaRDI QIDQ2289708zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mario Hubert, Davide Romano

Publication date 24 January 2020

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

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

zbMATH Keywords

interpretationontologyBohmian mechanicsde Broglie-Bohm theorymulti-fieldwave-function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05)

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.

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