A first experimental test of de Broglie-Bohm theory against standard quantum mechanics
Quantum Physics
2009-11-07 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
De Broglie - Bohm (dBB) theory is a deterministic theory, built for reproducing almost all Quantum Mechanics (QM) predictions, where position plays the role of a hidden variable. It was recently shown that different coincidence patterns are predicted by QM and dBB when a double slit experiment is realised under specific conditions and, therefore, an experiment can test the two theories. In this letter we present the first realisation of such a double slit experiment by using correlated photons produced in type I Parametric Down Conversion. Our results confirm QM contradicting dBB predictions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0206196,
title = {A first experimental test of de Broglie-Bohm theory against standard quantum mechanics},
author = {G. Brida and E. Cagliero and G. Falzetta and M. Genovese and M. Gramegna and C. Novero},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0206196},
year = {2009}
}