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Bohmian Mechanics

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This is a short review of Bohmian Mechanics with special emphasis on the role of probability within this deterministic quantum theory without observers. I discuss the equations of motion and the statistical mechanics of this theory.

In contrast, observers are complicated objects, made of many parts: for example one may get a haircut and still be functioning as observer.

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  1. Mathematisches Institut, Universität München, Theresienstr. 39, 80333, München, Germany

    Detlef Dürr

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  1. Fyma: Unité de physique theorique et de physique mathematique, Université catholique de Louvain, Chemin du Cyclotron 2, 1348, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium

    Jean Bricmont

  2. Department of Theoretical Physics, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Strada Costiera 11, 34100, Trieste, Italy

    Giancarlo Ghirardi

  3. Mathematisches Institut, Universiät München, Theresienstrasse 39, 80333, München, Germany

    Detlef Dürr

  4. Fakultät für Physik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Hermann-Herder-Strasse 3, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

    Francesco Petruccione

  5. Dipartimento di Fisica, Via Zamboni 38, 40126, Bologna, Italy

    Maria Carla Galavotti

  6. Dipartimento di Fisica, Via Dodecanesco 33, 16146, Genova, Italy

    Nino Zanghi

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Dürr, D. (2001). Bohmian Mechanics. In: Bricmont, J., Ghirardi, G., Dürr, D., Petruccione, F., Galavotti, M.C., Zanghi, N. (eds) Chance in Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 574. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44966-3_8

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