Editing De Broglie–Bohm theory (section)

=== Causal interpretation and ontological interpretation ===
Bohm developed his original ideas, calling them the ''Causal Interpretation''. Later he felt that ''causal'' sounded too much like ''deterministic'' and preferred to call his theory the ''Ontological Interpretation''. The main reference is "The Undivided Universe" (Bohm, Hiley 1993).

This stage covers work by Bohm and in collaboration with [[Jean-Pierre Vigier]] and Basil Hiley. Bohm is clear that this theory is non-deterministic (the work with Hiley includes a stochastic theory). As such, this theory is not strictly speaking a formulation of de Broglie–Bohm theory, but it deserves mention here because the term "Bohm Interpretation" is ambiguous between this theory and de Broglie–Bohm theory.

In 1996 [[philosopher of science]] [[Arthur Fine]] gave an in-depth analysis of possible interpretations of Bohm's model of 1952.<ref>A. Fine: "On the interpretation of Bohmian mechanics", in: J. T. Cushing, A. Fine, S. Goldstein (Eds.): ''Bohmian mechanics and quantum theory: an appraisal'', Springer, 1996, pp.&nbsp;231−250.</ref>

William Simpson has suggested a [[Hylomorphism|hylomorphic]] interpretation of Bohmian mechanics, in which the cosmos is an Aristotelian substance composed of material particles and a substantial form. The wave function is assigned a dispositional role in choreographing the trajectories of the particles.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Simpson|first=W.M.R|title=Cosmic Hylomorphism: a powerist ontology of quantum mechanics|date=2021|journal=European Journal for Philosophy of Science|volume=11|issue=28|page=28|doi=10.1007/s13194-020-00342-5 |issn=1879-4912 |pmid=33520035|pmc=7831748}}</ref>