Guiding Waves in Quantum Mechanics - One Hundred Years of De Broglie-Bohm Pilot-Wave Theory

About the author

Andrea Oldofredi is currently Assistant Researcher at the Centre of Philosophy at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, where he is working on a project entitled Understand Nature: New Insights on the Ontology of Quantum Field Theory, concerned with the metaphysics of the quantum theory of fields, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Oldofredi also carries out research in the history of contemporary physics, focusing mainly on the developments of quantum interpretations. Prior to his position in Lisbon, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where he obtained his PhD in Philosophy in November 2016.

Summary

The book deals with the history, philosophy and foundations of quantum mechanics. In particular, it is about the pilot-wave theory created by de Broglie and Bohm. The authors of the various chapters speak about this theory from different angles: historical, philosophical and technical (physics and applications).

Product details

• Authors: Andrea (Fct Assistant Researcher Oldofredi
• Assisted by: Andrea Oldofredi (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9780198901853
• ISBN: 978-0-19-890185-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, History of Science, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)