Bohmian Trajectories with New Slit

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Bohmian trajectories are reconfigured when a new slit is introduced in a quantum system. The existing trajectories do not adapt to the new trajectories but instead adjust to the new wave function generated by the additional slit. This adjustment is a fundamental aspect of Bohmian mechanics, emphasizing the role of the wave function in determining particle behavior.

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Hi,

I've seen these depictions of Bohmian trajectories and I was wondering what would happen to these trajectories once another slit is opened. Do they get "reconfigured"? Do they all change and adapt to accommodate the trajectories coming from the newly opened slit?
 
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They get reconfigured. Technically, they do not accommodate to the new trajectories, but to the new wave function.
 

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