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Bohmian mechanics is a theory of quantum phenomena based on a particle picture. This lecture is aimed at an audience, who is familiar with some basic textbook quantum mechanics.Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way.On a fundamental level Bohmian mechanics, often also called the de Broglie-Bohm theory, explains the world in terms of point particles that move on deterministic paths. When used to describe experimental situations, Bohmian mechanics yields the textbook formalism of quantum mechanics, and can therefore be considered as an explanation of the axioms of standard quantum mechanics. Using Bohmian mechanics, one can easily understand all of the quantum puzzles.

LMU An introduction to Bohmian Mechanics Florian Hoffmann und Nicola Vona

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Bohmian mechanics is a theory of quantum phenomena based on a particle picture. This lecture is aimed at an audience, who is familiar with some basic textbook quantum mechanics.Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way.On a fundamental level Bohmian mechanics, often also called the de Broglie-Bohm theory, explains the world in terms of point particles that move on deterministic paths. When used to describe experimental situations, Bohmian mechanics yields the textbook formalism of quantum mechanics, and can therefore be considered as an explanation of the axioms of standard quantum mechanics. Using Bohmian mechanics, one can easily understand all of the quantum puzzles.

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    The derivation of the operator formalism from Bohmian mechanics.

    The derivation of the operator formalism from Bohmian mechanics.

    This lecture is aimed at an audience who is familiar with some basic quantum mechanics.
    Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way. Consequently it sometimes ignores subtleties and demonstrates things in a simplified way. For a more thorough account we refer to the literature that can be found in the script to the lecture.

    Script available online at:

    http://www.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/~bohmmech/BohmHome/files/script_An_Introduction_to_BM.pdf

    • 32 min
    • video
    The wave function of a subsystem.

    The wave function of a subsystem.

    This lecture is aimed at an audience who is familiar with some basic quantum mechanics.
    Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way. Consequently it sometimes ignores subtleties and demonstrates things in a simplified way. For a more thorough account we refer to the literature that can be found in the script to the lecture.

    Script available online at:

    http://www.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/~bohmmech/BohmHome/files/script_An_Introduction_to_BM.pdf

    • 18 min
    • video
    How Bohmian mechanics solves the measurement problem, how it explains the collapse of the wave function, and the role decoherence plays.

    How Bohmian mechanics solves the measurement problem, how it explains the collapse of the wave function, and the role decoherence plays.

    This lecture is aimed at an audience who is familiar with some basic quantum mechanics.
    Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way. Consequently it sometimes ignores subtleties and demonstrates things in a simplified way. For a more thorough account we refer to the literature that can be found in the script to the lecture.

    Script available online at:

    http://www.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/~bohmmech/BohmHome/files/script_An_Introduction_to_BM.pdf

    • 15 min
    • video
    The origin of randomness in Bohmian mechanics, quantum equilibrium and the empirical equivalence of Bohmian mechanics and quantum theory as one finds it in textbooks.

    The origin of randomness in Bohmian mechanics, quantum equilibrium and the empirical equivalence of Bohmian mechanics and quantum theory as one finds it in textbooks.

    This lecture is aimed at an audience who is familiar with some basic quantum mechanics.
    Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way. Consequently it sometimes ignores subtleties and demonstrates things in a simplified way. For a more thorough account we refer to the literature that can be found in the script to the lecture.

    Script available online at:

    http://www.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/~bohmmech/BohmHome/files/script_An_Introduction_to_BM.pdf

    • 16 min
    • video
    How the state of a system and its evolution are described in Bohmian mechanics.

    How the state of a system and its evolution are described in Bohmian mechanics.

    This lecture is aimed at an audience who is familiar with some basic quantum mechanics.
    Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way. Consequently it sometimes ignores subtleties and demonstrates things in a simplified way. For a more thorough account we refer to the literature that can be found in the script to the lecture.

    Script available online at:

    http://www.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/~bohmmech/BohmHome/files/script_An_Introduction_to_BM.pdf

    • 15 min
    • video
    What Bohmian mechanics is and why one should study it.

    What Bohmian mechanics is and why one should study it.

    This lecture is aimed at an audience who is familiar with some basic quantum mechanics.
    Its aim is to convey the basic ideas and show some applications of Bohmian mechanics in a rather accessible way. Consequently it sometimes ignores subtleties and demonstrates things in a simplified way. For a more thorough account we refer to the literature that can be found in the script to the lecture.

    Script available online at:

    http://www.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/~bohmmech/BohmHome/files/script_An_Introduction_to_BM.pdf

    • 4 min

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