cwf:conditional_wave_function
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The conditional wave function
The concept was apparently introduced in [1] and is given by the full wave function $\Psi$ of a system with some coordinates fixed at the position of the Bohmian trajectories for some fixed initial position. Thus it is possible to define the notion of the wave function of a subsystem with coordinates $x$, with the rest of the system described in coordinates $y$. If we assume the coordinates $y$ following the Bohmian trajectory $Y(t)$ in time then the conditional wave function of the subsystem is \[ \psi(t,x) = \Psi(t,x,Y(t)). \]
Of course we cannot expect this quantity to follow a linear evolution equation like the full wave function. Here is a derivation of the conditional evolution equation.
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