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Moscow University Physics Bulletin

Is David Bohm’s Quantum Mechanics Interpretation Irrefutable?

Aleksandr V. Belinsky

Published Jul 1, 2018• 5 citations
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Abstract

The theoretical bases of the so-called “pilot-wave” concept interpretation of quantum mechanics, as well as the performed and possible experiments to test its adequacy are considered.
DOI
10.3103/s0027134918040033

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