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I don't think the wavefunction is a physical object. It's just a mathematical abstraction to describe reality, theres no real justification to treat it as somet

• kjeetgill 8y ago
  I think in Pilot Wave Theory it is considered a physical wave of some sort. > According to pilot wave theory, the point particle and the matter wave are both real and distinct physical entities (unlike standard quantum mechanics, where particles and waves are considered to be the same entities, connected by wave–particle duality). The pilot wave guides the motion of the point particles as described by the guidance equation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_wave_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_wave_theory
• lmm 8y ago
  > I don't think the wavefunction is a physical object. It's just a mathematical abstraction to describe reality, theres no real justification to treat it as something physical? What do you consider justification to treat something as physical? Do you consider e.g. electrons "just a mathematical abstraction to describe reality", or do you consider them "something physical"? If so, why?