On Galilean and Lorentz invariance in pilot-wave dynamics
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It is argued that the natural kinematics of the pilot-wave theory is Aris-totelian. Despite appearances, Galilean invariance is not a fundamental symmetry of the low-energy theory. Instead, it is a fictitious symmetry that has been artificially imposed. It is concluded that the search for a Lorentz-invariant extension is physically misguided.
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