Scan Quantum Mechanics: Quantum Inertia Stops Superposition
Beatriz Gato-Rivera

TL;DR
This paper proposes a new interpretation of quantum superposition where systems rapidly switch among states, with quantum inertia determining the transition to classical behavior, impacting phenomena like entanglement and potentially explaining astrophysical emissions.
Contribution
It introduces the concept of quantum inertia that halts superpositions at a critical value, offering a reversible transition between quantum and classical regimes and suggesting new experimental and astrophysical implications.
Findings
Quantum inertia increases with added constituents or interactions.
Superposition ends when quantum inertia reaches a critical value.
A new radiation mechanism in strong gravitational fields is proposed.
Abstract
A novel interpretation of the quantum mechanical superposition is put forward. Quantum systems scan all possible available states and switch randomly and very rapidly among them. The longer they remain in a given state, the larger the probability of the system to be found in that state during a measurement. A crucial property that we postulate is quantum inertia, that increases whenever a constituent is added, or the system is perturbed with all kinds of interactions. Once the quantum inertia reaches a critical value for an observable, the switching among the different eigenvalues of that observable stops and the corresponding superposition comes to an end. Consequently, increasing the mass, temperature, gravitational force, etc. of a quantum system increases its quantum inertia until the superposition of states disappears for all the observables and the system transmutes…
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Taxonomy
TopicsQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamics · Quantum Mechanics and Applications · Biofield Effects and Biophysics
