Trimestre "Le Monde Quantique"

Is Bohmian Mechanics self-consistent ?

par Prof. Renato RENNER (ETH Zürich)

Europe/Paris
Amphithéâtre Léon Motchane (IHES)

Amphithéâtre Léon Motchane

IHES

Le Bois-Marie 35, route de Chartres 91440 Bures-sur-Yvette
Description
According to quantum theory, the outcomes of measurements are  generally not deterministic. "Single-world" theories (such as Bohmian  mechanics) add additional elements to quantum theory in order to restore determinism. In this talk, I will argue that such single-world theories  cannot be self-consistent in the following sense: any attempt to use a single-world theory to describe an observer who himself applies the  theory necessarily results in a contradiction.
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