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David joseph bohm december 20, 1917 october 27, 1992 was an american scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed innovative and unorthodox ideas to quantum theory, neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. Bohms main concern was with understanding the nature of reality in general and of consciousness in. Advertisement the behaviour of the quantum world has. It has even been suggested olwell, 1999 that bohms shift from an orthodox viewpoint to a position somewhat removed from the mainstream opinion was. Problems with bohmian mechanics set theory and foundations. Bohm s main concern was with understanding the nature of reality in general and of consciousness in. This superb text by david bohm, formerly princeton university and emeritus professor of theoretical physics at birkbeck college. In this classic work he develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence as. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. This superb text by david bohm, formerly princeton university and emeritus professor of theoretical physics at birkbeck college, university of london, provides a formulation of the quantum theory in terms of qualitative and imaginative concepts. But with an enhanced understanding of such an order, the wholeness of bohms work becomes apparent and accessible. Quantum theory appeared, bohm published what he had in his book declared to be impossiblean interpretation of quantum theory in terms of hidden variables bohm, 1952a, b.
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