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Hidden variables as configuration points

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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The «pilot wave» hidden-variables formalism is reformulated in terms of observed points in configuration space, without using the concept of material particles. It is shown that the usual quantum-mechanical predictions can be retrieved in these terms. The question of quantum non-locality is discussed, and the present interpretation is compared with other »no-collapse» formulations.

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Ben-Dov, Y. Hidden variables as configuration points. Il Nuovo Cimento B 108, 931–939 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02828739

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