Copenhagen versus Bohmian Interpretations of Quantum Theory1

Hrvoje Nikolić

Giulio Peruzzi

Jhenna Voorhis

Parsimony, sometime referred to as simplicity, is an effective criterion of theory choice in the case of Quantum Mechanics. The Copenhagen and Bohmian interpretations are rival theories, with the Bohmian interpretation being more parsimonious. More parsimonious theories have a higher probability of being true than less parsimonious rivals. The Bohmian interpretation should thus be preferred on these grounds.

Ramakrishna Puligandla

O’Dae Kwon

G. D. Barbosa

We develop Bohmian interpretations for noncommutative quantum field theory and quantum mechanics. The conditions for the classical and commutative limits for both theories are derived and applied in a formal discussion of the quantum/classical and noncommutative/commutative passages. Advantages of the Bohmian interpretation with respect to the Copenhagen orthodox one are underlined. An application of the theory for the noncommutative harmonic oscillator is presented and worked out. By studying the particle motion in the oscillator orbits, we show that small-scale physics can have influence at large scales, something similar to the IR/UV mixing.