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A Proposal for the Classical Limit in Bohm's Theory

Romano, Davide (2019) A Proposal for the Classical Limit in Bohm's Theory. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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In this paper, I describe a general strategy for deriving Newtonian mechanics from Bohm’s theory in the classical macroscopic regime. The strategy is based on two main steps: (i) the use of open systems, leading to the formation of independent subsystems; (ii) the analysis of the quantum potential for the emergent subsystems. The first step leads to and explains (within the Bohmian framework) the well-known phenomenon of decoherence. The second one provides a precise criterion for the emergence of Newtonian trajectories. In particular, I will show that, under reasonable classicality conditions, the quantum potential of the emergent subsystems becomes negligible and, consequently, they will follow an approximately Newtonian dynamics.

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Romano, Davidedavideromano1984@libero.it
Additional Information: paper presented at the ILMPS 2019 Conference in Salzburg.
Keywords: Classical limit; quantum to classical transition; Bohm's theory; decoherence
Subjects: General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User: Dr. Davide Romano
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2020 02:35
Last Modified: 26 Jul 2020 23:02
Item ID: 17465
Subjects: General Issues > Philosophers of Science
Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date: 3 August 2019
URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17465

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