Is the World Local or Nonlocal? Towards an Emergent Quantum Mechanics in the 21st Century

Emergent Quantum Mechanics 2015

Walleczek, Jan^1 ; Grössing, Gerhard^2

Phenoscience Laboratories, Novalisstrasse 11, Berlin

10115, Germany^1

Austrian Institute for Nonlinear Studies, Akademiehof, Friedrichstr. 10, Vienna

1010, Austria^2

关键词: Emergent phenomenon;    General relativity theory;    Measurement problems;    Nonlocal;    Physical contradictions;    Quantum nonlocality;    Self organizations;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/701/1/012001/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/701/1/012001

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

What defines an emergent quantum mechanics (EmQM)? Can new insight be advanced into the nature of quantum nonlocality by seeking new links between quantum and emergent phenomena as described by self-organization, complexity, or emergence theory? Could the development of a future EmQM lead to a unified, relational image of the cosmos? One key motivation for adopting the concept of emergence in relation to quantum theory concerns the persistent failure in standard physics to unify the two pillars in the foundations of physics: quantum theory and general relativity theory (GRT). The total contradiction in the foundational, metaphysical assumptions that define orthodox quantum theory versus GRT might render inter-theoretic unification impossible. On the one hand, indeterminism and non-causality define orthodox quantum mechanics, and, on the other hand, GRT is governed by causality and determinism. How could these two metaphysically-contradictory theories ever be reconciled? The present work argues that metaphysical contradiction necessarily implies physical contradiction. The contradictions are essentially responsible also for the measurement problem in quantum mechanics. A common foundation may be needed for overcoming the contradictions between the two foundational theories. The concept of emergence, and the development of an EmQM, might help advance a common foundation - physical and metaphysical - as required for successfull inter-theory unification.