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On the Coupling Between Cosmological Dynamics and Quantum Behavior: A Multiscale Thermodynamic Framework
1Institute of Mechanics, University of Kassel, 34125 Kassel, Germany.
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)
|September 27, 2025
Summary
This study presents a multiscale thermodynamic model where quantum mechanics emerges from hierarchical energy exchanges. It reinterprets quantum phenomena as thermodynamic constraints within a universe governed by energy conservation.
Area of Science:
- Thermodynamics
- Cosmology
- Quantum Mechanics
- Statistical Mechanics
Background:
- Persistent non-equilibrium conditions are enforced by cosmological dynamics through recursive energy exchange.
- A nested hierarchy of subsystems recursively determines internal energy, extending to cosmological scales.
- Total energy conservation imposes global consistency on local dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To formulate a multiscale thermodynamic model integrating quantum and classical mechanics.
- To interpret quantum behavior as an effective projection of unresolved thermodynamic interactions.
- To provide a thermodynamic explanation for phenomena like zero-point energy and vacuum fluctuations.
Main Methods:
- Development of a multiscale thermodynamic model based on hierarchical energy exchange.
- Analysis of thermodynamic constraints on quantum subsystems due to higher-order couplings.
- Interpretation of the wave function as a representation of a subsystem's thermodynamic embedding.
Main Results:
- Quantum behavior is explained as a thermodynamic projection arising from unresolved interactions.
- Zero-point energy and vacuum fluctuations are understood as residual effects of structural energy constraints.
- Classical mechanics emerges as a limiting case of full energetic resolution.
Conclusions:
- The model bridges statistical mechanics and quantum theory using energy conservation and hierarchical organization.
- Quantum formalism reflects thermodynamic incompleteness, not violations of physics.
- All observed effects arise from scale-dependent resolution within a consistent thermodynamic framework.
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