Position Measurements in the de Broglie - Bohm Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
arXiv:1207.0793 · doi:10.1016/j.aop.2012.07.005
Abstract
The de Broglie - Bohm Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics assigns positions and trajectories to particles. We analyze the validity of a formula for the velocities of Bohmian particles which makes the analysis of these trajectories particularly simple. We apply it to four different types of particle detectors and show that three types of the detectors lead to "surrealistic trajectories", i.e., leave a trace where the Bohmian particle was not present.
27 pages, to be published in Annals of Physics
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