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The Bohm Interpretation of Quantum Cosmology

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I make a review on the aplications of the Bohm-de Broglie interpretation of quantum mechanics to quantum cosmology. In the framework of minisuperspaces models, I show how quantum cosmological effects in Bohm’s view can avoid the initial singularity, and isotropize the Universe. In the general case, I enumerate the possible structures of quantum space and time.

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Pinto-Neto, N. The Bohm Interpretation of Quantum Cosmology. Found Phys 35, 577–603 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-004-2012-8

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