We present a unified theoretical framework based on a scalar temporal field to describe foundational quantum phenomena: double-slit interference, quantum eraser, delayed choice, and the Quantum Zeno Effect. The dynamics are governed by temporal stiffness and spatial rigidity . Wave-like or particle-like behavior emerges naturally from the ratio without invoking external collapse postulates. This framework allows quantitative predictions, a dynamical interpretation of measurement and superposition, and offers new insights into quantum decoherence and control of quantum states.
We present a unified theoretical framework based on a scalar temporal field to describe foundational quantum phenomena: double-slit interference, quantum eraser, delayed choice, and the Quantum Zeno Effect. The dynamics are governed by temporal stiffness and spatial rigidity . Wave-like or particle-like behavior emerges naturally from the ratio without invoking external collapse postulates. This framework allows quantitative predictions, a dynamical interpretation of measurement and superposition, and offers new insights into quantum decoherence and control of quantum states.
We present a unified theoretical framework based on a scalar temporal field to describe foundational quantum phenomena, including double-slit interference, the Quantum Zeno Effect, and delayed choice experiments. The dynamics of the field are governed by temporal stiffness and spatial rigidity , with the ratio naturally determining whether the system exhibits wave-like coherence or particle-like localization. Wave–particle duality, decoherence, and delayed choice behavior emerge dynamically from this single field model, providing a consistent interpretation of quantum measurement and superposition without invoking external collapse postulates or retrocausality. This approach offers a coherent, dynamical explanation for seemingly paradoxical quantum effects in a fully classical-looking Lagrangian framework.
Traditional quantum mechanics interprets double-slit interference, delayed-choice experiment, quantum eraser experiment, and quantum Zeno effect as fundamental counter-intuitive characteristics of microscopic quantum systems. The conventional framework relies on wave-particle duality, abstract wavefunction collapse, observer-dependent quantum state switching, and information-dominated physical behavior. This paper abandons the traditional assumption of empty vacuum and wave-particle duality. Based on the discrete, elastic, compressible KuiQuark sea medium model, we provide a fully classical, deterministic, mechanical unification of the four core quantum interference phenomena. All quantum paradoxes are eliminated completely. The so-called quantum wave behavior is not an intrinsic property of microscopic particles, but a macroscopic statistical effect induced by particle-excited medium secondary waves and medium ordered structures in vacuum. We further classify two independent physical mechanisms of interference: multi-photon strong-light interference originates from the superposition of helical trajectories of real photon spherical shell clusters, while single-electron sequential interference originates purely from the coherent superposition of KuiQuark medium secondary waves. The delayed-choice effect contains no retro-causality; it only destroys the existing ordered medium channel field after the particle has passed the slit. The quantum eraser effect is a precise mechanical reverse compensation of medium deformation, realizing reversible recovery of medium coherence. The quantum Zeno effect is a dual mechanical locking mechanism: continuous high-frequency detection disrupts balanced medium distribution and forms large-scale reverse medium impact force, which counteracts the forward kinetic energy of particles and freezes microscopic evolution. This study fundamentally eliminates the non-classical hypothesis of traditional quantum mechanics and provides a new deterministic medium-based physical foundation for microscopic interference and quantum observation effects.
Abstract Wave–particle duality is a counterintuitive nature of quantum physics that challenges many common-sense assumptions, and Young’s double-slit interference is a prototypical example. While most quantum erasure experiments emphasized the choice of erasing or marking the which-path information of one quantum system, we use frequency entanglement to report a nonlocal temporal double-slit interferometer such that the which-time information determines the wave-like or particle-like behaviors. Since frequency-entangled photons are created simultaneously by using spontaneous parametric down conversion, the mark of temporal distinguishability is readily prepared by delaying one of the entangled photons, and its quantum eraser is implemented by using spectrally resolved detection with a tunable delayed choice. These results may provide an alternative aspect and insight into the role of the temporal degree in quantum-light complementarity and photon interference.
This paper presents an observational analysis of the Delayed-Choice Quantum Eraser experiment through the framework of quantum mechanics. The Delayed-Choice Quantum Eraser, a variation of the classic double-slit experiment, demonstrates the intricate relationship between quantum measurement, wave-particle duality, and the temporal ordering of observations. By utilizing the principles of quantum superposition, entanglement, and the non-local collapse of the wave function, we seek to rationalize the counterintuitive outcomes observed in the experiment. Specifically, we explore how the act of measurement retroactively influences the observed behavior of particles, depending on whether or not the which-path information is available. Our analysis underscores the significance of the quantum mechanical concept of wave function collapse across spacetime, providing a deeper understanding of how quantum mechanics reconciles the delayed-choice paradox.
This work presents a unified, interpretive account of quantum interference and delayed-choice experiments that applies equally to photons and massive particles. Rather than invoking spacetime trajectories, wave–particle duality, retrocausality, or collapse postulates, the paper locates quantum interference in the coherent evolution of internal, pre-geometric degrees of freedom defined over classical spacetime. Within this framework, “which-path” questions are not merely unanswered but fundamentally ill-posed: interference arises from global coherence of an internal field subject to experimental boundary conditions, while spacetime itself remains single-valued and classical at laboratory scales. The approach reproduces all standard quantum-mechanical predictions without modification and is explicitly interpretive rather than predictive. A central result is a unified explanation of why interference occurs across disparate physical systems—photons, electrons, atoms, and molecules—while decoherence manifests through system-dependent physical mechanisms. Photons and massive particles differ in how internal coherence is lost (e.g., electromagnetic absorption versus collisional and thermal interactions), but not in the underlying principle. Delayed-choice experiments are reinterpreted without paradox: changes to the apparatus modify boundary conditions for the internal field rather than retroactively altering particle histories. By removing spacetime paths from the fundamental ontology, the framework offers a consistent, path-free account of interference, decoherence, and localized detection that preserves the empirical success of quantum mechanics while clarifying its conceptual foundations.
This paper presents a variational framework for deriving classical mechanics without presupposing time as fundamental. Motion emerges from extremal principles on configuration-space paths, with time appearing as a derived parameter describing ordered structural change. The framework extends naturally to quantum phenomena: quantum teleportation, double-slit interference, wavefunction collapse, and delayed-choice quantum eraser all emerge as geometric consequences of configuration-space structure and recordability constraints on mutual information. No wavefunction collapse, measurement postulate, or retrocausality required - four major quantum “mysteries” reduce to a single mechanism. The work was developed using AI-assisted methodology (ChatGPT for formalization, Claude for review) and represents a novel approach to foundational physics research