On the quantum mechanic foundation and quantum-classical phase transition with spontaneous superposition breaking

TL;DR

This paper explores the foundational principles of quantum mechanics, proposing that wavefunction collapse can be understood as a spontaneous symmetry breaking phase transition, linking it to broader physical phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a novel perspective on quantum collapse as a spontaneous symmetry breaking process, connecting quantum measurement to phase transitions in physics.

Findings

Collapse modeled as a non-dynamical symmetry breaking transition

Application of the formalism to single photon interference experiments

Unified view linking quantum measurement to phase transition phenomena

Abstract

In this work we consider basic principles and problems of the standard quantum mechanical formalism. Especially we consider final measurement or detection procedure (collapse) as a quantum-classical continuous phase transition with spontaneous (non-dynamical) unitary symmetry (superposition) breaking (effective hiding). Practically, collapse as an effective (non-absolute) phenomena can be considered as an especial case of the general formalism of spontaneous symmetry breaking (with applications in many different domains of the physics, e.g. in elasticity of rigid bodies, quantum theory of ferromagnetism, quantum theory of electro-weak interactions as well as in chaotic inflation cosmology). General theory of the detection procedure (collapse) we consider in real experiment of single photon interference at beam splitter with final detection of the photon coordinate by usual photographic plate.