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>there is only one model

There is one set of observations, and many many models to describe them: Schrödinger equation formulation, matrix mechanics (Heisenberg, Born, and Jordan), path integral formulation (Feynman), phase space formulation, density matrix formulation, QFT or second quantization, variational formulation, pilot wave theory aka de Broglie-Bohm theory, Hamilton-Jacobi formulation, PT-symmetric quantum mechanics, Dirac equation formulation (well, not really independent, just for spin 1/2 particles).

They all give the same results, and are therefore mathematically equivalent, but different models tend to be associated with different interpretations:

   Schrödinger Equation : Copenhagen, Bohmian Mechanics, Many-Worlds
   Matrix Mechanics : Copenhagen
   Path Integral : Many-Worlds, Stochastic
   Density Matrix: Ensemble, Decoherence-based
   Second Quantization : Many-Worlds
   Pilot Wave Theory : Bohmian Mechanics
   Consistent Histories : Decoherence-based
   Relational QM : Relational Interpretation
   Stochastic Models : Stochastic Interpretations, GRW (Ghirardi–Rimini–Weber) Collapse


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