Empty Waves in Bohmian Quantum Mechanics

There is a recurring line of argument in the literature to theeffect that Bohm's theory fails to solve the measurement problem.I show that this argument fails in all its variants. Hence Bohm'stheory, whatever its drawbacks, at least succeeds in solvingthe measurement problem. I briefly discuss a similar argumentthat has been raised against the GRW theory.

1 Introduction

2 Three Theories

3 The Basic Argument

4 Branches and Worlds

5 Theory and Interpretation

6 Size Matters

7 Conclusion