Resolution criteria

This market resolves based on credible experimental evidence that favours Bohmian mechanics against standard quantum mechanics. The date is according to the fist time the experimental evidence is reported to the public in a written paper, which could be either a preprint or a published paper in a journal.

Background

Bohmian mechanics is a deterministic reformulation of quantum mechanics where particles always have definite positions and follow precise trajectories guided by a pilot wave. Unlike standard quantum mechanics, it eliminates fundamental randomness—apparent quantum indeterminacy arises from ignorance of initial conditions rather than intrinsic probability. The theory reproduces the usual statistical predictions of standard quantum mechanics while offering a realist, deterministic picture of microscopic phenomena.

Considerations (AI generated)

Bohmian mechanics and standard quantum mechanics are empirically equivalent in nearly all regimes. Any experimental distinction would require probing conditions where the two theories make genuinely different predictions. The theory's interpretive flexibility—particularly regarding what constitutes a measurement—means that even experiments appearing to challenge Bohmian predictions can be reinterpreted by defenders as not properly testing the theory. This flexibility makes definitive experimental refutation conceptually difficult.