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Quantum to Classical Transition per the Relational Blockworld

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

The transition from the quantum realm to the classical realm is described in the context of the Relational Blockworld (RBW) interpretation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. We first introduce RBW, discuss its philosophical implications and provide an example of its explanatory methodology via the so-called "quantum liar experiment." We then provide a simple example of a quantum to classical transition in this context using a gedanken twin-slit experiment. We conclude by speculating on the extrapolation of RBW to quantum field theory, suggesting the need for a new principle of physics based in spatiotemporal relationalism. Accordingly, RBW suggests a novel approach to new physics which supplies a means for its falsification.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0605105,
  title  = {Quantum to Classical Transition per the Relational Blockworld},
  author = {W. M. Stuckey and Michael Silberstein and Michael Cifone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0605105},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

40 pages of text, 16 figures. Submitted to Foundations of Physics. Two references added