Biography:David Bohm
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| David Bohm | |
| Born | 20 December 1917 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 27 October 1992 London, England
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| Known for | De Broglie-Bohm theory; Bohm diffusion; Aharonov-Bohm effect; plasma theory |
David Bohm (20 December 1917 - 27 October 1992) was an American-British theoretical physicist known for work in quantum foundations, plasma physics, and the interpretation of quantum mechanics. He developed a causal hidden-variable approach to quantum theory, often called de Broglie-Bohm theory or pilot-wave theory.[1]
Bohm's interpretation revived and extended earlier pilot-wave ideas associated with Louis de Broglie. It keeps the empirical predictions of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics while describing particles as having definite positions guided by a wavefunction.
Quantum foundations
Bohmian mechanics became a major reference point in debates over hidden-variable theory, nonlocality, and the measurement problem. It shows that deterministic hidden-variable theories are possible, but at the cost of explicit nonlocal structure.
Bohm also contributed to the Aharonov-Bohm effect, which showed that electromagnetic potentials can have measurable quantum significance even in regions where the classical fields vanish. This result connects quantum phase, gauge structure, and electromagnetic fields.
See also
- Physics:Quantum Hidden variable theory
- Physics:Quantum nonlocality
- Physics:Quantum Bell's theorem
- Biography:Louis de Broglie
References
- ↑ Bohm, David (1951). Quantum Theory. Prentice-Hall.
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