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Journal of Physics Conference Series

Incorporation particle creation and annihilation into Bohm's Pilot Wave model

Roman Sverdlov

Published Jul 8, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to come up with a Pilot Wave model of quantum field theory that incorporates particle creation and annihilation without sacrificing determinism; this theory is subsequently coupled with gravity.
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/306/1/012048

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