Gravity as the Mechanism for Wavefunction Collapse in Quantum Mechanics
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Summary
This academic paper presents a theoretical argument that gravity, when unified with matter in a fundamental theory, naturally explains the collapse of the wavefunction in quantum mechanics. The proposed model is described as local, parameter-free, and capable of making testable predictions, suggesting a potential resolution to the measurement problem in quantum physics through gravitational effects.
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The resulting model is local, parameter-free and makes testable predictions.
Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
I present a simple argument for why a fundamental theory that unifies matter and gravity gives rise to what seems to be a collapse of the wavefunction. The resulting model is local, parameter-free and makes testable predictions.
