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The three major theoretical principles of quantum mechanics relevant to its interpretation are: (T1), linearity; (T2), invariance under certain groups; and (T3) the orthogonality and isolation of the different branches of the state vector.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-21 Casey Blood

Despite the success of our best models in Theoretical Physics, especially concerning Cosmology and Particle Physics, we still face persistent challenges. Among them we have the cosmological singularity problem, understanding the late-time…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 Yigit Yargic , Guilherme Franzmann

From classical mechanics to quantum field theory, the physical facts at one point in space are held to be independent of those at other points in space. I propose that we can usefully challenge this orthodoxy in order to explain otherwise…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-12-03 Steven Weinstein

The quantum measurement problems are revisited from a new perspective. One of the main ideas of this work is that the basic entities of our world are various types of particles, elementary or composite. It follows that each elementary…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-07 Kenichi Konishi

Wave functions live on configuration space. Schrodinger called this entanglement. The linearity of the Schrodinger equation prevents the wave function from representing reality. If the equation were non-linear (e.g., reduction models) the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-05-09 Maurice Passman , Philip V. Fellman , Jonathan Vos Post

Until recently, wave-particle duality has been thought of as quantum principle without a counterpart in classical physics. This belief was challenged after (i) finding that average dynamics of a classical particle in strong inhomogeneous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 Alexander Y. Davydov

Challenging Mermin's perspective that ``correlations have physical reality; that which they correlate does not'' we argue that correlations and correlata are not fundamentally distinct. These are dual concepts depending on the tensor…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-27 Marek Czachor , Marcin Nowakowski

Classical mechanics, relativity, electrodynamics and quantum mechanics are often depicted as separate realms of physics, each with its own formalism and notion. This remains unsatisfactory with respect to the unity of nature and to the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 C. Baumgarten

Here we propose a model of particles and fields based on the mathematical framework of quantum physics. Our model is an interpretation of quantum physics that treats particles and fields as physically real. We analyze four experiments on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-28 Eduardo V. Flores

Recent philosophical discussions about metaphysical indeterminacy have been substantiated with the idea that quantum mechanics, one of the most successful physical theories in the history of science, provides explicit instances of worldly…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2024-03-12 Andrea Oldofredi

The combination of quantum theory and special relativity leads to structures that differ in several respects from non-relativistic quantum mechanics of particles. These differences are quite familiar to practitioners of Algebraic Quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-02 Jakob Yngvason

The nature of the existence, revealed through Human cognitive system, has been evolving since the development of the languages. Part of such revelations were the geometrical forms and the numbers, whose beauty and order, wondrous and…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2022-02-28 Jahan. N. Schad

We propose three core ideas: 1. the wave-particle duality of the qudit quantum space; 2. the classification of all elementary quantum gates by ordered pairs of qudit functionals; 3. a new type of quantum gates called the "quantum wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-22 Zixuan Hu , Sabre Kais

Using exact solutions, we show that it is in principle possible to regard waves and particles as representations of the same underlying geometry, thereby resolving the problem of wave-particle duality.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Paul S. Wesson

The article explores challenges presented by revelations in physics and the questions they provoke concerning reality. It sheds light on the disparity between the indefinite nature of quantum reality and our perception of classical reality.…

General Physics · Physics 2024-05-14 Jahan N. Schad

In this article we discuss the problem of finding an interpretation of quantum mechanics which provides an objective account of physical reality. In the first place we discuss the problem of interpretation and analyze the importance of such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-11-30 Christian de Ronde

Invited contribution to the Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics (2nd edition), providing an overview over some main ideas and results in quantum cosmology. Key points: Canonical quantisation of homogeneous, isotropic cosmology; discussion…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-28 Steffen Gielen

In this paper a one to one correspondence is established between space-time metrics of general relativity and the wave equations of quantum mechanics. This is done by first taking the square root of the metric associated with a space and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 Paul O'Hara

The kinematics of particles refer to events and tangent vectors, while that of waves refer to dual gradient planes. Special relativity [1-3] applies to both objects alike. Here we show that spacetime exchange symmetry [7] implicit in the…

General Physics · Physics 2010-05-31 Jens Madsen Houlrik , Germain Rousseaux

We begin by discussing ``What exists?'', i.e. ontology, in Classical Physics which provided a description of physical phenomena at the macroscopic level. The microworld however necessitates a introduction of Quantum ideas for its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Virendra Singh