Stochasticity and Bell-type quantum field theory

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Titre
Stochasticity and Bell-type quantum field theory
Périodique
Synthese
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Oldofredi Andrea
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Résumé
This paper critically discusses an objection proposed by Nikoli´c against the naturalness of the stochastic dynamics implemented by the Bell-type quantum field theory, an extension of Bohmian mechanics able to describe the phenomena of particles creation and annihilation. Here I present: (1) Nikoli´c’s ideas for a pilot-wave theory accounting for QFT phenomenology evaluating the robustness of his criticism, (2) Bell’s original proposal for a Bohmian QFT with a particle ontology and (3) the mentioned Bell-type QFT. I will argue that although Bell’s model should be interpreted as a heuristic example showing the possibility to extend Bohm’s pilot-wave theory to the domain of QFT, the same judgement does not hold for the Bell-type QFT, which is candidate to be a promising possible alternative proposal to the standard version of quantum field theory. Finally, contra Nikol´c, I will provide arguments in order to show how a stochastic dynamics is perfectly compatible with a Bohmian quantum theory.
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Quantum field theory, Bohmian mechanics, Bell-type quantum field theory, Primitive ontology
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