2023/10/30 by Antonio Vassallo, Vassallo, Antonio, Pedro Naranjo +1 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Classical mechanics #Epistemology #FOS: Physical sciences #Function (biology) #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Matter wave #Origins and Evolution of Life #Philosophy #Physics #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Quantum mechanics #Theoretical physics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2310.19989
openalex publication_date 2023/10/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Pure shape dynamics (PSD) is a novel implementation of the relational framework originally proposed by Julian Barbour and Bruno Bertotti. PSD represents a Leibnizian/Machian approach to physics in that it completely describes the dynamical evolution of a physical system without resorting to any structure external to the system itself. The chapter discusses how PSD effectively describes a de Broglie-Bohm N-body system and the conceptual benefits of such a relational description. The analysis will highlight the new directions in the quest for an understanding of the nature of the wave function that are opened up by a modern relationalist elaboration on de Broglie's and Bohm's original insights.