On the Physical Reality of Quantum Waves

Arthur B. Komar

Steven E. Kaufman

In this work a very simple model of physical experiential creation is developed and then used to provide a single, consistent, and clear solution to the riddles posed by the phenomena that lie at the heart of quantum physics. By providing a unitary framework for understanding all of these heretofore inexplicable phenomena, this model demonstrates that physical reality is a reality that has to be created in order to be known. What this model also demonstrates is that the way in which physical reality is created is through a specific type of relation that takes place at a level of reality that is more fundamental than the physical level of reality. Understanding that physical reality has to be created in order to be known first makes it possible to recognize the experiential mechanism that produces wave-particle duality. Recognizing that experiential mechanism then makes it possible to identify and define the fundamental limitation that exists in the creation of physical experience that produces quantum uncertainty. Following that, that same experiential mechanism and limitation is then used to explain both the creation and collapse of the wave function, as well as quantum nonlocality. Ultimately, this model of physical experiential creation, by providing a single solution to all of these heretofore insoluble riddles, allows for the unification of classical and quantum physical experiential reality, by demonstrating that the only difference between determinate classical physical reality and indeterminate quantum physical reality lies in the relational conditions under which each of these physical experiential realities is created. What this model also makes clear is that the probability or randomness that is so much a part of quantum theory is not an actual feature of reality, but is only an artifact of the process by which quantum physical reality is created, thereby vindicating Einstein for his never-relinquished view that reality is not fundamentally probabilistic.

Steven E. Kaufman

In this article both the inner orientation of emotional and mental experience, as well as the outer orientation of physical experience, are described as a function of our particular position and perspective within the fractal Structure of Reality relative to the particular level of Reality at which each of those different types of experience are created. Additionally, the Relational Structure of Reality is described as the framework that underlies our overall apprehension of mental and physical reality by relating the different levels of Reality to different fundamental aspects of what we apprehend as mental and physical reality. Also described is the relation between what is expressed in quantum physics as the wave function and the underlying Structure of Reality from which that expression is derived, including a description of what occurs within that Relational Structure to produce the event referred to as the collapse of the wave function.

Guolin Wu

Understanding the nature of reality has been a central theme in philosophy for centuries. Classical science presented a well-defined, deterministic view of reality as objects are governed by clear laws. However, quantum mechanics introduced a radically different perspective that suggests a “quantum reality” where particles exhibit wave-like behavior and defy classical intuitions. This chapter delves into the evolution of reality, exploring its characteristics in classical physics and its transformation in the face of quantum mechanics. One key aspect of quantum reality is the wave function, as in whether the wave function is of reality. The Copenhagen interpretation posits that the wave function is a probabilistic tool, rather than a description of the real state of microscopic particles. However, the fundamental principles of quantum control and the very objects it manipulates challenge this view. By directly or indirectly influencing the wave function, quantum control techniques provide compelling evidence for its quantum reality. The PBR theorem suggests that the wave function reflects a real physical state, not merely a mathematical tool. This chapter argues that the wave function is of the “reality of relative entity-structure”. In addition, the “quantum Cheshire cat” experiment further highlights the unusual nature of quantum reality, which shares some connections with the concept of “Tao” in Chinese Taoism that suggests that everything arises from a fundamental nothingness that itself is real. Quantum technology brings forth a “quantum technological reality” characterized by new properties and applications.

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