Quantum theory and the mysterious collapse

G. Tagliaferri

O. Passon

Ana Elisa D. Barioni, Felipe Boechat Mazzi, Elsa Bifano Pimenta +2 more

How come such a successful theory like Quantum Mechanics has so many mysteries? The history of this theory is replete with dubious interpretations and controversies. The knowledge of its predictions, however, caused the amazing technological revolution of the last hundred years. In its very beginning Einstein pointed out that there was something missing due to contradictions with the relativity theory. So, even though Quantum Mechanics explains all the physical phenomena, due to its mysteries, there were many attempts to find a way to ``complete it, e.g. hidden-variable theories. In this paper, we present these mysteries, with special attention to the concepts of physical reality imposed by quantum mechanics, the role of the observer, prediction limits, definition of collapse, and how to deal with correlated states (the basic strategy for quantum computers and quantum teleportation). The discussion is carried out by accepting that there is nothing important missing. We are just restricted by the limitations imposed by quantum mechanics. The mysteries are cleared out by a proper interpretation of these limitations. This is done by introducing two interpretation rules within the Copenhagen interpretation.

Bunge, Mario

Lucian Randolph

Description/Abstract: Four mysteries have persisted at the quantum scale for decades: the mechanism of wavefunction collapse, the structure of quantum entanglement, the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry, and the unexplained smallness of neutrino masses. Each has resisted resolution within existing frameworks. This paper presents answers to all four, derived from a single classification: the identification of the fundamental equations of physics as fractal geometric. No equation is modified. No new particle is proposed. Each answer generates specific, testable predictions against existing or near-future experimental data. This is a companion paper to "How to Break Resonance Theory" (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18750736), which addresses the large-scale mysteries. Together, they span the full range of physical reality from the Planck scale to the observable universe. The challenge is simple: solve these mysteries better, or test the solutions offered here. Keywords: wavefunction collapse, quantum entanglement, baryogenesis, neutrino mass, seesaw mechanism, fractal geometry, phase transition, Resonance Theory, falsification, testable predictions, Bell inequality, measurement problem

Benjamin Z. Gal-Or