The density matrix in the de Broglie-Bohm approach

Details The density matrix in the de Broglie-Bohm approach The density matrix in the de Broglie-Bohm approach

2003-11-21

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0311149v1

Foundations of Physics Vol 35 no 3 pp. 493-510 (2005)

Physics

Quantum Physics

15 pages, 4 figures

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If the density matrix is treated as an objective description of individual systems, it may become possible to attribute the same objective significance to statistical mechanical properties, such as entropy or temperature, as to properties such as mass or energy. It is shown that the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation of quantum theory can be consistently applied to density matrices as a description of individual systems. The resultant trajectories are examined for the case of the delayed choice interferometer, for which Bell appears to suggest that such an interpretation is not possible. Bell's argument is shown to be based upon a different understanding of the density matrix to that proposed here.

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