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Because Bohm’s Interpretation models particles with continuous trajectories, a natural property to attribute to a Bohmian particle is atunneling time, the time it takes for a particle to pass through a barrier. We also attribute a property-a different property-named ‘tunneling time’ to Copenhagen systems, systems that do not have particles with continuous trajectories. Cushing presents a discussion of the possibility of measuring Bohmian particle tunneling time; however, as becomes clear when considering the differences between properties named ‘tunneling time,’ he incorrectly argues that if such a measurement were possible, the measurement might constitute an empirical test between the Copenhagen interpretation and Bohm’s interpretation.
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Bedard, K. Reply to “quantum tunneling times: A crucial test for the causal program?”. Found Phys Lett 10, 183–187 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02764238
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