The Metaphysics of Bohmian Mechanics : : A Comprehensive Guide to the Different Interpretations of Bohmian Ontology / / Vera Matarese.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Matarese, Vera,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Epistemic Studies : Philosophy of Science, Cognition and Mind , 51
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVII, 241 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Illustrations --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; I The Bohmian System --; 1 Bohmian Mechanics: The Fundamentals --; II The Status of the Particles --; 2 Bohmian Particles and Bohmian Properties --; III The Status of the Wave-function --; 3 A Realist Interpretation for the Wave-function --; 4 A Nomological Interpretation for the Wave-function --; IV The Structuralist View --; 5 Ontic Structural Realism: The State of the Art --; 6 Bohmian Mechanics and Ontic Structural Realism --; 7 Conclusive Remarks --; Conclusion --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110793871; 9783111175782; 9783111319292; 9783111318912; 9783111319223; 9783111318646
• ISSN: 2512-5168
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110793871
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Vera Matarese.

The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive guide to the metaphysics of Bohmian mechanics. Bohmian mechanics is a quantum theory that describes the motion of particles following trajectories that are determined by the quantum wave-function. The key question that the theory has to face relates to the ontological interpretation of the quantum wave-function. The main debate has mostly centered around two opposing views, wave-function realism on the one hand, and the nomological view on the other hand. The supporters of the former believe that the wave-function is a physical field living in a high-dimensional space; the supporters of the latter regard the wave-function as just an entity that appears in the laws of nature and lacks physical status. This monograph discusses both views open-mindedly, illuminating their tacit problems and providing new insight into how they can be overcome. Moreover, it discusses the structuralist view, which is often neglected and which can be regarded as a reconciliation of the two main opposing camps.