The Quantum Theory of Motion: An Account of the de Broglie-Bohm Causal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics by Peter R. Holland | (PDF) Free Download

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This book presents the first, comprehensive exposition of the interpretation of quantum mechanics pioneered by Louis de Broglie and David Bohm. The purpose is to explain how quantum processes may be visualized without ambiguity or confusion, in terms of a simple physical model. Developing the theme that a material system, such as an electron, is a particle guided by a surrounding quantum wave, an examination of the classic phenomena of quantum theory is presented to show how the spacetime orbits of an ensemble of particles can reproduce the statistical quantum predictions. The mathematical and conceptual aspects of this theory are developed carefully from first principles. The book thus provides a comprehensive overview of an approach which brings clarity to a subject notorious for its conceptual difficulties. It will, therefore, appeal to all physicists with an interest in the foundations of their subject.

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⭐Greetings! This book is an outstanding one. Quite highly regarded in the Field of Interest. Requires reading with “Pen and Paper” in hand for an in depth understanding. Peter Holland is quite highly regarded as an Oxford Faculty Member in Physics. This work, the first editionappeared I believe, around 1993 has served to shape his reputation. I enthusiastically recommend it to all interested in the Bohm – DeBroglie Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.

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⭐An excellent book that covers the hidden variables (which are actually the measured variables)interpertation as advanced by deBroglie and Bohm. This book carries this furthur and completes the theory in an understandable manner. It helps the reader to accept the possiblity of a field in 3N dimensional space. Once this is done things fall into place. It covers the main topics such as EPR, the measurement problem, and shows how the shifting boundary between the quantum world and the macro world vanishes.It is written for physicists, but I was able to muddle through the math with a fairly limited background. The verbage is excellent and so can be read by philosophers without missing the main points.A “lay” edition would be most welcome.

⭐I prefer this one to Bohm’s _Undivided Universe_. The exposition is clearer, and it does well without any super-speculative, cloudy ending. The virtue of the de Broglie-Bohm pilot wave is unmistakable here: real stat-mech type probabilities (which many-worlds can’t get) emerging without any special postulate for the universe going on strike when a “measurement” occurs (which Copenhagen can’t get rid of). Other good stuff here too; e.g., take your pick: Bohmize the Pauli equation, the Dirac equation, or an alternative treatment of spin coming from a quantum potential for the rigid rotator.

⭐This is an excellent book and would highly recommend it for anybody with interests in foundations of QM, measurement and the classical-quantum connection, nonlocality, quantum hydrodynamics… There is no notion of ‘trying to convert you or anything’ and regardless of whether the underlying physical picture seems more intelligible/meaningful (or the opposite), the mathematical formalism and language in which the theory is cast, is rooted in representing system dynamics as a series of special kind of transformations of the dynamical space which are unfolding in time, as opposed to a curve traced out over time in a fixed space (Although understanding the full meaning behind all this isn’t required at all to follow alot of the content). This is a powerful method for viewing and understanding dynamics which will give a good grasp of the physical and mathematical significance of action in dynamics.Basically, when reading this book, you will be able to connect with many different fields of physics, regardless of the “actual underlying” trajectories proposed in the theory, because the mathematical backbone of the theory nears a high plateau on which geometry, optics, mechanics, wave mechanics… all meet on common ground.The writing style is excellent: very clear, easy to follow and humbly written without the author feeling he needs to prove himself.I would highly recommend for Physicists and Students researching/interested in: Foundations of Quantum Theory, Measurement and non-locality, Quantum Hydrodynamics, Cold Atoms, Superfluidity, Differential Geometry – Topology, Synthetic Gauge Fields, Quantum Gravity, Superfluid Vacuum Theory.

⭐This book explains in a clear way a new interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, an interpretation that is usually ignored in the courses at university.

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