Kahan, Dennis (2024) Explanatory Depth and the Physical Integration of SR and QM. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Despite nearly a century of development, quantum theories that address the special relativity-quantum mechanics tension still struggle with limited explanatory depth. Given the fundamental differences between the two core theories, this is not surprising. Quantum theories that rely on mathematical constructs to explain particle or quantum state dynamics often struggle to reconcile with special relativity’s constraints in a physical 4D spacetime.
This paper explores the explanatory depth of a tightly integrated, physically grounded approach to reconciling special relativity and quantum mechanics based on a dual ontology framework where a discrete 4D spacetime and an ultra-high-dimensional space are integrated facets of a physically unified universe. The approach provides a theoretical framework that adheres to special relativity’s laws, conforms with quantum experiments challenging special relativity’s constraints, and establishes a physical one-to-one correspondence between quantum phenomena across both dimensions.
The strength of the analysis lies in its physical explanatory depth. Without relying on ad hoc, fine-tuning, or perturbative techniques, the model examines physical solutions for some of the most challenging special relativity-quantum mechanics problems, including (1) quantum entanglement and non-locality, (2) the instantaneity of quantum collapse, (3) causality, (4) the nature of time, (5) quantum state localization, (6) ) quantum tunneling, (7) the relativity of simultaneity, (8) relativistic energy increase, and (9) the Born Rule's relationship to special relativity's constraints.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Kahan, Dennis dkahan@alumni.ucla.edu 0009-0004-9674-6946
Keywords:	Keywords: Explanatory Depth, Under-determinism, Special Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Discrete 4D Spacetime
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Depositing User:	Mr. Dennis Kahan
Date Deposited:	12 Nov 2024 13:18
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2024 13:18
Item ID:	24199
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
Date:	11 November 2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24199

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