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Quantum Mechanics is a good example of a successful theory. Most of atomic phenomena are described well by quantum mechanics and cases such as Lamb Shift that are not described by quantum mechanics, are described by quantum electrodynamics. Of course, at the nuclear level, because of some complications, it is not clear that we can claim the same confidence. One way of taking these complications and corrections into account seems to be a modification of the standard quantum theory. In this paper and its follow ups we consider a straightforward way of extending quantum theory. Our method is based on a Bohmian approach. We show that this approach has the essential ability for extending quantum theory, and we do this by introducing “non-Bohmian” forms for the quantum potential.
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Atiq, M., Karamian, M. & Golshani, M. A New Way for the Extension of Quantum Theory: Non-Bohmian Quantum Potentials. Found Phys 39, 33–44 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-008-9260-y
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