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> Non-newtownian/non-classical/non-relatistic Quantum effects are truly random. That's the core axiom of what makes "quantum" mechanics not Newtonian/classical/
by bmacho 5y ago
> Non-newtownian/non-classical/non-relatistic Quantum effects are truly random. That's the core axiom of what makes "quantum" mechanics not Newtonian/classical/relativistic.
Bohmian mechanics[1] (which is a model of QM) is fully deterministic, and Born rule emerges from the fact that we don't know some information. QM (equations, experiments) is fully consistent with a world, where the perceived randomness of a measurement is the exact same random, as in coin flips.
For additional properties that QM does not satisfy (because there are known counter examples) see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretations_of_quantum_mechanics#Comparisons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpretations_of_quantum_mec...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Broglie–Bohm_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Broglie–Bohm_theory
- tsimionescu 5y agoNote that Bohmian mechanics (the actual mathematical formalism) is not consistent with Special Relativity, unlike regular Quantum Mechanics. It's not proven that it can't be made consistent, and some are still working on that, but so far it has remained elusive. This means that it's not really "an interpretation" of QM, it's a slightly different theory, one that is worse at predicting observed reality...
- rssoconnor 5y agoIndeed. Wake me up when Bohmian mechanics can predict the anomalous magnetic dipole moment.
- bmacho 5y agoFair point. Well it proves that non-relativistic QM (which is not supported by the experiments, and is inconsistent with our best and most useful theories) is not proven to be "truly random", at least the math does not imply it, so disproves parent's statement.