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Coordinated self-interference of wave packets: a new route towards classicality for structurally stable systems.
M Ćosić1, S Petrović2, S Bellucci3
1Laboratory of Physics, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, P. O. Box 522, 11001, Belgrade, Serbia. mcosic@vinca.rs.
Scientific Reports
|October 13, 2020
Summary
Proton transmission through tungsten channels reveals structural stability through wave packet self-interference. This quantum coordination simultaneously enables classical structures, demonstrating a topological origin for emergent classical behavior.
Area of Science:
- Quantum mechanics
- Condensed matter physics
- Nanotechnology
Background:
- Proton transmission through materials is crucial for understanding particle dynamics.
- Wave packet behavior in confined systems exhibits complex interference patterns.
- Structural stability in quantum systems can manifest in observable phenomena.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate proton transmission through planar tungsten channels.
- To analyze the role of wave packet self-interference in structural stability.
- To explore the emergence of classical structures from quantum dynamics.
Main Methods:
- Modeling proton beams as ensembles of noninteracting wave packets.
- Analyzing self-interference patterns and their relation to diffraction.
- Investigating the topological origin of coordination phenomena.
Main Results:
- Structural stability observed via caustic lines and diffraction-pattern equivalences.
- Coordination of self-interference demonstrates a unique manifestation of stability.
- Quantum aspects of dynamics are enhanced or suppressed by coordination.
- Classical structures emerge from quantum dynamics without reductionism.
Conclusions:
- Coordination of wave packets in ensembles has a topological origin.
- Classical and quantum realities coexist, explained by ensemble phase function bifurcations.
- Emergent classical behavior arises from quantum dynamics in a novel manner.
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