Probability in relativistic Bohmian mechanics of particles and strings
arXiv:0804.4564 · doi:10.1007/s10701-008-9241-1
Abstract
Even though the Bohmian trajectories given by integral curves of the conserved Klein-Gordon current may involve motions backwards in time, the natural relativistic probability density of particle positions is well-defined. The Bohmian theory predicts subtle deviations from the statistical predictions of more conventional formulations of quantum theory, but it seems that no present experiment rules this theory out. The generalization to the case of many particles or strings is straightforward, provided that a preferred foliation of spacetime is given.
12 pages, version accepted for publication in Found. Phys
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