From relativistic to quantum universe: Observation of a spatially-discontinuous particle dynamics beyond relativity

TL;DR

This paper reports an experimental observation of macroscopic, spatially-discontinuous electron transitions induced by light, challenging relativity and supporting a deeper quantum model of the universe aligned with Bohm's interpretation.

Contribution

It provides experimental evidence for quantum dynamics beyond relativity, suggesting a deeper quantum framework involving nonlocal, discontinuous transitions in macroscopic states.

Findings

Observation of light-induced electron transitions with spatial discontinuity

Evidence supporting a quantum model beyond relativity

Implication for a deeper, nonlocal quantum universe

Abstract

We perform an experimental test where we directly observe light-induced electron transitions with a macroscopic spatial discontinuity. The effect is related to the fundamental indivisibility of macroscopic orbit-like quantum states reminiscent of so-called extended states in the integer quantum Hall system. The test has become realizable due to the discovering of a quantum phase with spontaneous pervasive quantum ordering reminiscent of that of a single atom. The observed transitions may be regarded as a peculiar quantum dynamics beyond relativity, which implies that the current relativistic model of universe should be replaced by a deeper quantum model. It is the Bohm's model of undivided universe, which now should involve a deeper-than-classical concept of absolute simultaneity and a deeper-than-relativistic concept of space and time. Ultimately, our test thus establishes a new hierarchy of fundamental physical theories where the de Broglie-Bohm realistic quantum theory is the deepest theory which does not contradict either classical physics or relativity but rather is beyond both. This is because the fact that quantum theory is dealing with a deeper reality where physical objects are not self-sufficient entities and therefore their discontinuous transitions are possible within an overall quantum system which may well be macroscopic.