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It is said that in QFT, "particles" are just momentum and energy of the field. Is this just a conjecture or modelling to solve certain problems like photons coming out from electrons as it lower energy states or create a solution to other problems, or is it 100% proven that there are really no particles but just quantum fields and waves?
If the latter is so. Then one shouldn't think in terms of particles in the double slit and the measurement problem solved? Note Bohmian mechanics, Many worlds, even Copenhagen assumes particles are like solid balls and for nearly a century, countless debates ensued what happens in between emission and detection. The picture may be simplier if there is no particles but just quantum fields and wave at the double slit.
How come Bohm and Everett didn't think in terms of QFT but focused on the particles picture where QFT says quantum field is the primary, particles just momentum and energy of the quantum field?
What do you think?
If the latter is so. Then one shouldn't think in terms of particles in the double slit and the measurement problem solved? Note Bohmian mechanics, Many worlds, even Copenhagen assumes particles are like solid balls and for nearly a century, countless debates ensued what happens in between emission and detection. The picture may be simplier if there is no particles but just quantum fields and wave at the double slit.
How come Bohm and Everett didn't think in terms of QFT but focused on the particles picture where QFT says quantum field is the primary, particles just momentum and energy of the quantum field?
What do you think?