Speaker
Luisa Spairani
Description
David Bohm is known for proposing a philosophical interpretation of quantum mechanics that reintroduces the concept of so-called hidden variables. His 1952 formulation faced significant criticism, one of many because of the theory's inherent nonlocality. However, later developments in theoretical physics—especially the formulation of Bell's inequalities—may have lessened these objections by showing that nonlocality is an intrinsic property of quantum phenomena. Less recognised, though, is Bohm's attribution of physical meaning to the magnetic vector potential in quantum theory, which he expressed in 1959 through the Aharonov–Bohm effect thought experiment.
Author
Luisa Spairani
