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It is shown that conventional de Broglie-Bohm quantum theory is incompatible with the standard quantum theory of a system unless the former is ergodic.
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Ghose, P. On the incompatibility of standard quantum mechanics and conventional de Broglie-Bohm theory. Pramana - J Phys 59, 417–424 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-002-0136-y
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