Bohmian arrival time without trajectories

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Published 5 August 2003 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Sabine Kreidl et al 2003 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36 8851 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/36/33/309

0305-4470/36/33/8851

Abstract

The computation of detection probabilities and arrival time distributions within Bohmian mechanics in general needs the explicit knowledge of a relevant sample of trajectories. Here it is shown how for one-dimensional systems and rigid inertial detectors these quantities can be computed without calculating any trajectories. An expression in terms of the wavefunction Ψ and its spatial derivative ∂xΨ, both restricted to the boundary of the detector's spacetime volume, is derived for the general case, where the probability current at the detector's boundary may vary its sign.

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10.1088/0305-4470/36/33/309