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arXiv:1410.2014

Bohm's "quantum potential" can be considered falsified by experiment

Antoine Suárez

Published Oct 8, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

A Michelson-Morley-type experiment is described, which exploits two-photon interference between entangled photons instead of classical light interference. In this experimental context, the negative result (no shift in the detection rates) rules out David Bohm's postulate of an infinite-speed time-ordered "quantum potential", and thereby upholds the timeless standard quantum collapse.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1410.2014

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