The essence of microphysical entities

TL;DR

This paper proposes a simple model linking quantum fields and particles to address fundamental quantum mechanics problems like wave/particle dualism and nonlocality, offering natural solutions.

Contribution

It introduces a model where microphysical entities are quantum fields in quantum states, providing new insights into longstanding quantum paradoxes and phenomena.

Findings

Addresses wave/particle dualism naturally

Explains quantum nonlocality and entanglement

Simplifies understanding of quantum measurement and teleportation

Abstract

In spite of its outstanding success, quantum mechanics remains mysterious, many problems such as wave/particle dualism and quantum nonlocality remain open. Because a particle, e.g. a photon, is a quantum of a corresponding quantum field, an arbitrary particle state directly corresponds to a quantum field, which shows the quantum field is nonlocal. A microphysical entity (ME) can be taken as the corresponding quantum field which is in the state of a quantum, where the quantum field is responsible for the ME's wave-like nature and the quantum for the ME's particle-like nature. A quantum state directly corresponds to a quantum field. Base on this simple model, many big problems in quantum physics, such as the wave/particle dualism, the collapse of the quantum state on measurement, the nonlocality in quantum entanglement, quantum teleportation, quantum swapping, and the paradox in the delayed-choice entanglement swapping, can be solved in very simple and natural manners.