Does the Bohm interp. rely on the Leggett-Garg inequality?

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The discussion confirms that the Bohm interpretation of quantum mechanics (QM) is not excluded by the violation of the Leggett-Garg inequality, which is significant evidence against certain realist interpretations of QM. The Bohm interpretation is categorized as a hidden variable theory and, while it reformulates the mathematics of QM, it produces the same experimental predictions as nonrelativistic QM. This distinction is crucial for understanding the implications of the Leggett-Garg inequality on various interpretations of quantum mechanics.

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There's considerable evidence that the Leggett-Garg inequality is violated in QM: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/27640
the experimenters claim that this rules out a large class of realist interpretations.
Nonetheless, the Bohm interpretation--a hidden, realist hidden variable theory--is not part of this category, correct?
If it's simply a reformation of the mathematics of QM, I would think that it would make exactly the same experimental predictions.
 
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initialMAN said:
Nonetheless, the Bohm interpretation--a hidden, realist hidden variable theory--is not part of this category, correct?
Correct.

initialMAN said:
If it's simply a reformation of the mathematics of QM, I would think that it would make exactly the same experimental predictions.
Yes, at least for nonrelativistic QM.
 

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