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The mathematical formalism of the «pilot wave» theory may be arrived at by adding specific assumptions, intended to overcome the fundamental problems of Everett’s theory. A Madelung fluid of possible configurations in 3N-space is suggested as a useful way of visualizing the relation between these two «noncollapse» versions of quantum mechanics.
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Ben-Dov, Y. Everett’s theory and the «pilot wave». Nuov Cim B 105, 1255–1262 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02828978
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