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Discussion: Why Bohm's Theory Solves the Measurement Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2022

Tim Maudlin
Tim Maudlin*
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Department of Philosophy Rutgers University
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Abstract

Abraham Stone recently has published an argument purporting to show that David Bohm's interpretation of quantum mechanics fails to solve the measurement problem. Stone's analysis is not correct, as he has failed to take account of the conditions under which the theorems he cites are proven. An explicit presentation of a Bohmian measurement illustrates the flaw in his reasoning.

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Philosophy of Science , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 479 - 483
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Copyright © Philosophy of Science Association 1995

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