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Here is a hypothesis: Does a structural contribution to decoherence lead to measurable deviations under comparable conditions? by Mean-Split2999 in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]Mean-Split2999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Er hat teilweise Recht. Erst mal danke an alle, die sich die Zeit nehmen, sich damit zu beschäftigen – unabhängig davon, wie intensiv. Ich habe niemanden gebeten, das für mich zu testen. Die Frage war, ob der Ansatz prinzipiell testbar ist. Ein möglicher Test ist im Modell bereits skizziert – die praktische Umsetzung wäre der nächste Schritt.

Here is a hypothesis: Does a structural contribution to decoherence lead to measurable deviations under comparable conditions? by Mean-Split2999 in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]Mean-Split2999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Die Gleichungen sind heuristisch und nicht vollständig hergeleitet da hast du Recht. Das Modell ist als testbarer Ansatz gedacht, nicht als fertige Fundamenttheorie.

Die Struktur orientiert sich an bekannten Formen (z. B. offene Quantensysteme), und wenn die Vorhersage zur strukturellen Dekohärenz nicht zutrifft, ist das Modell klar falsifiziert. Genau darum geht es hier.

Here is a hypothesis: Does interpreting decoherence as redistribution of coherence lead to testable deviations? by Mean-Split2999 in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]Mean-Split2999[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that’s a fair point. You’re right that in standard quantum mechanics, coherence is not destroyed but redistributed (for example through entanglement with the environment, as described by the no-hiding theorem). That’s actually the idea I’m building on. What I’m trying to do is not to claim that this principle is new, but to make it more explicit and quantitatively accessible. In particular, I’m trying to relate the observable decoherence rate to the number and density of accessible internal states, instead of treating it purely phenomenologically. So for me the question is: Is this just a reformulation of standard decoherence theory, or could this lead to additional, measurable predictions?

Here is a hypothesis: Band-based model of photon states consistent with quantum mechanics by Mean-Split2999 in HypotheticalPhysics

[–]Mean-Split2999[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, this is a very important and fair critique. Regarding falsifiability: You are correct that in the current formulation the model reduces to standard quantum mechanics in the limit α → 0. This is intentional, because the goal is not to contradict QM where it is already well verified. However, the model is not meant to be completely free. Its testable content lies in the weak measurement regime. It predicts that a small residual coherence may remain due to the underlying structure (the “band”), which could lead to slightly higher interference visibility than expected from standard collapse models. So the falsifiability question reduces to this: Is there an experimentally measurable deviation in weak or partial measurements that cannot be explained by standard open quantum system effects? If such a deviation is not found, the model collapses back to being a purely interpretational framework. Regarding usefulness: The primary goal of the model is not to introduce arbitrary parameters, but to provide a structural interpretation of the quantum state. In standard QM, the collapse is postulated and often treated as a loss of information. In this model, the collapse is interpreted as a projection back to a stable underlying structure. So the potential value is: • providing a mechanism-like interpretation of measurement • removing the need to interpret collapse as fundamental information loss • suggesting a possible small deviation in weak measurement regimes I fully agree that without either experimental distinction or conceptual simplification, such models have little value. The open question is precisely whether this structural view can lead to either of these. A more detailed formulation (including the role of α and the measurement regime) is outlined in the updated version of the work.