We propose an extension of Bell-type Bohmian quantum field theories, called Contextual Bohmian Quantum Field Theory (CBQFT), which integrates micro-level dynamics and macro-level contextual structure within a unified, ontologically explicit formalism. CBQFT introduces classical variables that encode macroscopic contexts—such as detector configurations, thermal phases, or symmetry-breaking sectors—and allows these to modulate the underlying quantum dynamics in a lawlike way. We develop two versions of the model. CBQFT-1 treats context as a fixed but dynamically influential background, entering via a context-sensitive Hamiltonian and modified Bell-type jump rates on a single Fock space. CBQFT-2 upgrades context to a dynamical variable co-evolving with the particle (or field) configuration: (x, t) selects a (typically inequivalent) representation of the field algebra on a Hilbert space, wavefunctions are realised as global sections of the resulting Hilbert bundle, and Bohmian trajectories are guided by globally well-defined velocity fields constructed from local currents. Context transitions in CBQFT-2 are governed by a stochastic kernel informed by particle (or field) configurations and histories. This yields a Bohmian QFT with an explicit feedback loop between quantum events and macroscopic structure, offering a hylomorphic account of measurement, decoherence, and top–down causation.
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William M. R. Simpson
Foundations of Physics
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
The Ohio State University
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba429c4e9516ffd37a300d — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-026-00923-z
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