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Quantum Interpretations and Foundations Forum

Join discussion regarding the different quantum interpretations and foundations. These discussions present some unique challenges since they deal with matters for which there is not an established "right" answer.

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Many Worlds and Quantum Field Theory

Apr 10, 2015 · Replies 3 · Apr 10, 2015

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Question about the De Broglie Hypothesis

Apr 3, 2015 · Replies 31 · Apr 8, 2015

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Baryon Asymmetry explained by MWI

Apr 1, 2015 · Replies 9 · Apr 2, 2015

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What is the correct interpretation of a qubit with v= 0.6|0> + 0.8|1>?

Mar 16, 2015 · Replies 7 · Mar 17, 2015

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Binney's interpretation of Violation of Bell Inequalities

Feb 22, 2015 · Replies 153 · Mar 11, 2015

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Impossibilty of hidden variables (Bohm, 1951)

Feb 11, 2015 · Replies 59 · Mar 9, 2015

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What is the relationship between De Broglie frequency and energy in QM and QFT?

Feb 24, 2015 · Replies 8 · Feb 24, 2015

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David Bohm Holographic Universe

Feb 18, 2015 · Replies 6 · Feb 21, 2015

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Evidence for retrocausal interpretation of QM?

Feb 11, 2015 · Replies 2 · Feb 18, 2015

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Bohmian Mechanics and The Quantum Sweeper Effect

Feb 15, 2015 · Replies 3 · Feb 16, 2015

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Interpretations of QP: How Can Consciousness Be Eliminated from Any System?

Jan 17, 2015 · Replies 30 · Jan 25, 2015

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Virtual particles are just math (MWI and MUH)

Jan 10, 2015 · Replies 9 · Jan 11, 2015

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Variant of Bohm Mechanics for Other Observables

Jan 7, 2015 · Replies 4 · Jan 9, 2015

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De broglie's explanation of bohr's second postulate

Jan 4, 2015 · Replies 2 · Jan 4, 2015

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Quantum Decoherence and deBroglie-Bohm theory

Dec 25, 2014 · Replies 40 · Dec 30, 2014

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What Distinguishes Neo-Copenhagenism from the Copenhagen Interpretation?

Dec 28, 2014 · Replies 4 · Dec 28, 2014

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[QM Interpretation]QBism puts the scientist back into scienc

Dec 24, 2014 · Replies 12 · Dec 26, 2014

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Question about copenhagen interpretation

Dec 23, 2014 · Replies 10 · Dec 24, 2014

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Many World Interpretation and Personal Choice

Dec 7, 2014 · Replies 4 · Dec 7, 2014

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De Broglie-Bohm pilot wave theory

Nov 30, 2014 · Replies 8 · Dec 1, 2014

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Why is the Poincare lemma important in understanding the Aharanov-Bohm effect?

Nov 23, 2014 · Replies 1 · Nov 23, 2014

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New Many Worlds objections, right/wrong ?

Nov 13, 2014 · Replies 12 · Nov 18, 2014

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Living Opponents of the Copenhagen Interpretation

Nov 10, 2014 · Replies 121 · Nov 16, 2014

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Interpretation for continuity equation with complex potential.

Nov 15, 2014 · Replies 3 · Nov 16, 2014

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Can MWI work without shared histories?

Oct 28, 2014 · Replies 13 · Nov 3, 2014

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How to talk about interpretations

Oct 13, 2014 · Replies 62 · Oct 27, 2014

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Aharonov-Bohm Effect: Calculate fringe shift

Oct 16, 2014 · Replies 1 · Oct 17, 2014

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What is De-Broglie's interpretation and how does it relate to DBB theory?

Oct 11, 2014 · Replies 153 · Oct 12, 2014

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What waves in wave-particle duality according to de Broglie

Oct 9, 2014 · Replies 12 · Oct 9, 2014

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Bohmian Mechanics meets Neo-Lorentzian Ether Theory?

Sep 28, 2014 · Replies 4 · Sep 29, 2014

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Possible webpage title: Can Two Universes Be Exactly the Same in MWI?

Sep 25, 2014 · Replies 1 · Sep 26, 2014

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Many-Worlds, Inflation & Dark Energy

Sep 15, 2014 · Replies 9 · Sep 16, 2014

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Bohmian determinism for aspects other than position?

Sep 15, 2014 · Replies 4 · Sep 15, 2014

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De Broglie wavelength - model for comparing photons and electrons

Sep 4, 2014 · Replies 1 · Sep 5, 2014

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QBism - Is it an extension of "The Monty Hall Problem"?

Aug 29, 2014 · Replies 50 · Aug 31, 2014

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Many Worlds proved inconsistent?

Aug 27, 2014 · Replies 15 · Aug 28, 2014

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Double Slit Experiment Misinterpretation

Aug 13, 2014 · Replies 3 · Aug 13, 2014

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What's the Flaw in De Broglie's Derivation of Wave-Particle Duality?

Aug 5, 2014 · Replies 1 · Aug 5, 2014

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Can the Born Rule Be Derived in the Many Worlds Interpretation?

Jul 24, 2014 · Replies 154 · Aug 2, 2014

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Looking for a hard determinism type of QM interpretation

Jul 18, 2014 · Replies 47 · Jul 22, 2014

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How do Feynman's many paths and Many-worlds interpretation differ?

Jul 17, 2014 · Replies 9 · Jul 19, 2014

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How to rule out a classical interpretation for negative-energy states?

Jul 17, 2014 · Replies 23 · Jul 18, 2014

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Revisiting an Old Interpretation of QM

Jul 10, 2014 · Replies 4 · Jul 10, 2014

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Many-worlds, Schroedinger, Heisenberg pictures

Jul 4, 2014 · Replies 5 · Jul 5, 2014

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De Broglie theory and relativity

Jun 12, 2014 · Replies 9 · Jun 15, 2014

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Probability interpretation question

May 17, 2014 · Replies 6 · May 17, 2014

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De Broglie wavelength computable by just fixing speed of light ?

May 3, 2014 · Replies 2 · May 3, 2014

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Generalized statistical interpretation

Apr 30, 2014 · Replies 11 · May 2, 2014

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Mechanistic explanation of de Broglie wavelength

Apr 22, 2014 · Replies 7 · Apr 25, 2014

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Many Worlds, Indistinguishability, Pascal's Triangle and the Gaussian

Mar 7, 2014 · Replies 7 · Mar 8, 2014

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Is something wrong with statistical interpretation of QM?

Feb 19, 2014 · Replies 52 · Feb 22, 2014

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A question regarding the Copenhagen interpretation.

Jan 29, 2014 · Replies 108 · Feb 13, 2014

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Bohm trajectories and protective measurements?

Sep 10, 2012 · Replies 78 · Feb 8, 2014

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Quantum Bayesian Interpretation of QM

May 19, 2013 · Replies 52 · Feb 7, 2014

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What are De Broglie Waves and Their Role in Understanding Particle Behavior?

Feb 2, 2014 · Replies 1 · Feb 2, 2014

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Deriving the statistical interpretation from Schrodinger's equation?

Jan 14, 2014 · Replies 29 · Jan 16, 2014

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Experiments without Interpretations

Jan 9, 2014 · Replies 5 · Jan 9, 2014

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Bogoliubov transformation / Interpretation of diagonalized Hamiltonian

Jan 8, 2014 · Replies 1 · Jan 8, 2014

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De Broglie dynamics fine/Bohmian dynamics untenable?

Jun 9, 2013 · Replies 13 · Jan 6, 2014

Replies: 13

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Thoughts on Bohmian Mechanics?

Dec 27, 2013 · Replies 15 · Dec 30, 2013

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Where Can I Find Comprehensive Notes on Quantum Mechanics Interpretations?

Dec 21, 2013 · Replies 61 · Dec 29, 2013

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Gibbs paradox in the Bohmian interpretation

Nov 19, 2013 · Replies 8 · Dec 20, 2013

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The interpretation of noether currents in scalar QED

Dec 16, 2013 · Replies 3 · Dec 17, 2013

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Many Worlds and conservation of energy

Dec 14, 2013 · Replies 20 · Dec 16, 2013

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Copenhagen Interpretation vs Instrumentalism

Dec 14, 2013 · Replies 16 · Dec 15, 2013

Replies: 16

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Many-Worlds, Deriving the Born Rule?

Dec 7, 2013 · Replies 60 · Dec 13, 2013

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Interpretation of photon interference

Dec 5, 2013 · Replies 3 · Dec 5, 2013

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Zurek's existential interpretation

Nov 24, 2013 · Replies 23 · Nov 27, 2013

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Must position be continuous in Bohmian mechanics?

Nov 20, 2013 · Replies 13 · Nov 25, 2013

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Quantum Zeno effect rules out many-worlds?

Oct 16, 2013 · Replies 30 · Nov 19, 2013

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Ballentine's Ensemble Interpretation Of QM

Oct 24, 2011 · Replies 312 · Nov 16, 2013

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Legget's inequality and Bohmian mechanics

Nov 13, 2013 · Replies 6 · Nov 15, 2013

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What Interpretation/Model of QM Predicts Bell Inequality Violations ?

Nov 13, 2013 · Replies 5 · Nov 14, 2013

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Arahnov - Bohm effect and U(1) bundles

Nov 10, 2013 · Replies 7 · Nov 12, 2013

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Many-worlds: When does the universe split?

Oct 16, 2013 · Replies 146 · Oct 28, 2013

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Minimal no collapse interpretation

Oct 23, 2013 · Replies 6 · Oct 26, 2013

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Wikipedia comparison of interpretations of QM

Oct 16, 2013 · Replies 7 · Oct 17, 2013

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Division between QM and Interpretations

Oct 11, 2013 · Replies 2 · Oct 11, 2013

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Classical interpretation of the photoelectric effect

Oct 7, 2013 · Replies 12 · Oct 9, 2013

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Questions/Problems with Many-Worlds Theory.

Sep 21, 2013 · Replies 9 · Sep 26, 2013

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Question regarding the Many-Worlds interpretation

Aug 24, 2013 · Replies 417 · Sep 10, 2013

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Can Quantum Mechanics be studied without the Copenhagen interpretation

Sep 7, 2013 · Replies 51 · Sep 9, 2013

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How does the double slit experiment prove many worlds?

Sep 7, 2013 · Replies 2 · Sep 7, 2013

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Does the PBR theorem rule out the 'minimalist' Bohmian interpretation?

Aug 25, 2013 · Replies 8 · Aug 27, 2013

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How Do Electrons Exhibit Standing Wave Behavior in Atomic Orbits?

Aug 25, 2013 · Replies 1 · Aug 25, 2013

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New Quantum Interpretation Poll

Jan 7, 2013 · Replies 92 · Aug 19, 2013

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Experiment to test if many worlds is the correct interpretation

Jul 18, 2013 · Replies 25 · Aug 9, 2013

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What was Schrodinger's interpretation of his own equation?

Aug 6, 2013 · Replies 8 · Aug 8, 2013

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How does de Broglie postulate enter into the Schroedinger theory?

Jul 31, 2013 · Replies 10 · Jul 31, 2013

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Interpretations vs. Non-Interpretations (e.g. Ensemble)

Jul 13, 2013 · Replies 2 · Jul 22, 2013

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The Many-Worlds Interpretation: how far does it go?

Jul 4, 2013 · Replies 16 · Jul 8, 2013

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Interpretation of the functional Z (in Zee).

Jun 23, 2013 · Replies 5 · Jun 26, 2013

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The Refutation of Bohmian Mechanics

Apr 13, 2011 · Replies 235 · Jun 25, 2013

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EPR/Bohm/Bell & Localism vs Universalism

May 30, 2013 · Replies 62 · Jun 17, 2013

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Elementary questions about inner product interpretation

Jun 11, 2013 · Replies 5 · Jun 11, 2013

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Issue with mass in de Broglie wave

Jun 7, 2013 · Replies 3 · Jun 8, 2013

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Question about the Many-Worlds Interpretation

Apr 21, 2013 · Replies 25 · Jun 7, 2013

Replies: 25

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A problem with probabilites in many worlds

Jun 4, 2013 · Replies 1 · Jun 4, 2013

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De Broglie Equations: Exploring Matter Waves

May 23, 2013 · Replies 13 · May 26, 2013

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Interpretation and relevance of current matrix element

May 12, 2013 · Replies 2 · May 13, 2013

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Quantum Interpretations

Welcome to the Quantum Interpretations forum!

Discuss the foundations of Quantum Mechanics as a theory structure and different published interpretations of Quantum Mechanics.

Interpretations of quantum mechanics are a way to explain how the mathematical theory of quantum mechanics "corresponds" to reality.

These discussions present unique challenges since they deal with matters for which there is not an established "right" answer that has been confirmed by experiment and is generally accepted by scientists in the field. As a result, such discussions do not usually reach a fairly quick resolution, and often do not reach a resolution at all.

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