Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The Machine in the Ghost


Published 2020/05/13

I talk about some implications of a Bohmian interpretation of quantum mechanics on Quantum Cosmology.

Show Notes:
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1. Papers for this episode:


2. Books discussed in the episode:
  • The Wave Function: Essays On The Metaphysics Of Quantum Mechanics, A. Ney and D.Z. Albert, eds. (2013). Discussion of the meaning of the wavefunction from a philosophical perspective. Highly concerned with the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation. [Amazon]
  • Variational Approach to Gravity Field Theories, A. Vecchiato (2017). I don't remember if I talked about this book during the podcast, but I referenced it before, during, and after the initial recording. [Amazon]


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