Quantum Physics

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[7] viXra:2402.0149 [pdf] submitted on 2024-02-25 13:47:15

A New Foundation for Standard Quantum Theory

Authors: Edward C. Larson
Comments: 35 Pages.

This article presents a new way of looking at and understanding quantum physics through the lens of a novel framework. It addresses core issues of realism, locality, and measurement. It proposes a general quantum ontology consisting of two field-like entities, called W-state and P-state, that respectively account for the wave- andparticle-like aspects of quantum systems. Unlike Bohmian mechanics, however, it does not take the conjunction of wave and particle literally.W-state is a generalization of the wavefunction, but has ontic stature and is defined on the joint time-frequency domain. It constitutes a non-classical local reality, consisting of superpositions of quantum waves writ small. P-state enforces entanglement obligations and mediates the global coordination within quantum systems required to bring about wavefunction collapse in causal fashion consistent with special relativity.The framework brings quantum theory much closer to general relativity; the ontological foundations of the two share common language, concepts, and principles. It explains the phenomenology of standard quantum theory, but offers a sensible alternative to the Copenhagen dispensation, which actively discourages - indeed, oracularly proscribes - inquiry that seeks to explain quantum mechanics more deeply than the fact that themathematical formalism works.
Category: Quantum Physics

[6] viXra:2402.0124 [pdf] replaced on 2025-11-02 01:30:48

Atomic Structure

Authors: Yibing Qiu
Comments: 7 Pages.

This article shows the atomic structure that has been proved by the related and independent experiments;and,based on the atomoc structure,gave and show the causes and machanism of the quantization of atomic energy levels.
Category: Quantum Physics

[5] viXra:2402.0085 [pdf] submitted on 2024-02-18 00:27:55

Understanding Quantum Mechanics

Authors: D. J. Larson
Comments: 10 Pages. Submitted to Physics Essays

Quantum mechanics presently has many unanswered questions, paradoxes, and even outright logical contradictions. To make progress in understanding quantum mechanics, we begin by proposing that relativity be set aside in favor of an absolute aetherial theory. Once that step is taken, we can understand quantum collapse as a description of real wave-packets collapsing in a faster-than-light way. By assuming that a partially observable reality exists, we can then extend our analysis of wave-packets into the subquantum, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle then follows from the Fourier uncertainty principle coupled with the de Broglie relation. Further progress in understanding quantum mechanics is possible by modifying the de Broglie and Planck relations. Those modifications lead to matter-waves moving at the speed of light rather than superluminally as presently theorized, and they allow the results of matter-wave two-slit experiments to be understood from any reference frame. A modified time-dependent Schrödinger Equation results from our modifications, but the spatial time-independent Schrödinger Equation is retained.
Category: Quantum Physics

[4] viXra:2402.0053 [pdf] replaced on 2025-07-20 09:19:35

Extreme Oscillation Phenomenon of Relativistic Propagator

Authors: Jouni Puuronen
Comments: 19 Pages.

We study the relativistic Schrodinger equation of a massive point particle in one dimension both with analytical calculations and with numerical computations, and we find that this equation is almost consistent with Special Relativity, with an apparent problem of small amplitude leaking from outside the past light cone. We find a conjecture that is related to an extreme oscillation phenomenon. We find a paradox that is related to Klein-Gordon equation.
Category: Quantum Physics

[3] viXra:2402.0039 [pdf] submitted on 2024-02-07 20:52:54

Quantum States as Physical Possibilities

Authors: Armin Nikkhah Shirazi
Comments: 16 Pages. 7 figures

There is a common back-of-the-mind idea, prompted by the counterintuitiveness of quantum phenomena, that quantum states may represent ``mere possibilities'' in some vague sense. Yet, this idea reflects itself neither in the quantum formalism nor in the way we use it. In this paper, I explore what it entails to take this idea seriously.I begin by showing that already axiomatic probability fails to formally distinguish between possibilities and outcomes, even though it is conceptually supposed to be a unit measure over possibilities. I propose an axiomatic enrichment which introduces the distinction into Kolmogorov's axiomatization and then demonstrate how this provides a more faithful model of reality. Next, I explore an analogous mathematical modification of the standard quantum formalism in which Hilbert Space elements are no longer states of physical systems but mere physical possibilities, each linked to one of a set of actual states of systems we can observe if the possibility is actualized. The modified formalism leaves the rules of quantum mechanics the same as before, but makes it possible to distinguish between what Heisenberg called ``potentialities or possibilities'' and ``things and facts'' at the level of the mathematics. I call this the Heisenberg Interpretation, and while it is not testable within the domain of quantum mechanics itself, it does erect a mathematically well-defined separation between quantum and classical physics. If the classical domain is identified with that of general relativity, then the formalism can be tested by checking for the existence of the boundary via proposed experiments like the BMV effect or by measuring the gravity field of an ultra high energy laser. Finally, I argue that physical possibilities are an overlooked conceptual ingredient critical to all of physics.
Category: Quantum Physics

[2] viXra:2402.0033 [pdf] submitted on 2024-02-07 20:41:06

Retro-Causality in Relational Quantum Mechanics

Authors: Ahmed Samir Albezawi
Comments: 5 Pages. (Name added to Article by viXra Admin as required)

The Wigner-Friend paradox is discussed in the light of relational quantum mechanics (RQM). It’s concluded that RQM requires retro-causality as a logical necessity if quantum mechanics is to be correct with respect to all observers. A more general model of retro-causality in RQM is proposed afterward, in which the entire history of a system changes with time.
Category: Quantum Physics

[1] viXra:2402.0029 [pdf] submitted on 2024-02-06 09:45:08

New Age for Quantum Computing with Dynamic Platforms

Authors: Renju Rajan
Comments: 9 Pages.

Quantum computers are information processing devices which rely on quantum parallelism. Various physical systems such as NMR and ion traps are employed for realizing this parallelism. Specific algorithms which utilize this parallelism are in place. These algorithms make quantum computers outperform their classical counterparts in computational performance for certain class of problems. As and when efficient quantum algorithms are developed, and with a reliable physical system in place, quantum computer are destined to become universal computing platforms in decades to come. This review sheds light on some of the fundamental aspects of quantum computing along with the physical systems which implement them in an unambiguous way.
Category: Quantum Physics