UnBorn: probability in Bohmian mechanics

Ruetsche, Laura (2023) UnBorn: probability in Bohmian mechanics. Philosophy of Physics, 1 (1). ISSN 2753-5908

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Abstract

Why are quantum probabilities encoded in measures corresponding to wave functions, rather than by a more general class of measures? Call this question WHY BORN? I argue that orthodox quantum mechanics has a compelling answer to WHY BORN? but Bohmian mechanics might not. I trace Bohmian difficulties with WHY BORN? to its antistructuralism, its denial of physical significance to the algebraic structure of quantum observables, and I propose other cases where Bohmian antistructuralism might have an explanatory cost.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://philosophyofphysics.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) Q Science > QC Physics
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2023 12:18
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2023 12:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/120918

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