On the transition from quantum decoherence to thermal dynamics in natural conditions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.12986v1
• Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:21:43 GMT
• Title: On the transition from quantum decoherence to thermal dynamics in natural conditions
• Authors: J. H. Brownell,
• Abstract summary: A single mechanism is proposed to explain wavefunction collapse, classical motion, dissipation, equilibration, and the transition from pure quantum mechanics to the natural regime. Boltzmann's equal probability postulate is valid only when comparing results of nonrelativistic observers.
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• Abstract: A single mechanism, endemic to the standard model of physics, is proposed to explain wavefunction collapse, classical motion, dissipation, equilibration, and the transition from pure quantum mechanics through open system decoherence to the natural regime. Spontaneous events in the neighborhood of a particle disrupts correlation such that large many-particle states do not persist and each particle collapses to a stable mode of motion established by its neighbors. These events are the source of thermal fluctuation and drive diffusion. Consequently, evolution is not deterministic, unitary or classically conservative; diffusion toward a steady state occurs incessantly in every system of particles, though slowed under unnatural experimental conditions that suppress these events. Mean properties of a system evolve as particles jump between single-particle modes, producing observed transport laws and equilibrium properties without additional postulate or empirical factors. These modes are localized in dense material, yielding classical characteristics. Boltzmann's equal probability postulate is valid only when comparing results of nonrelativistic observers.

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