Distributed Presence: A Metaphysical Interpretation of Quantum Probability
By
Sadeq, Nasiri Vatan
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Summary
This paper presents a metaphysical interpretation of quantum probability called Distributed Presence (DP), arguing that quantum probabilities are not measures of ignorance or mere predictive tools, but expressions of an objective mode of being. It proposes that quantum systems exist in a non-binary state of distributed presence across possible outcomes, with the Born rule reinterpreted as the operational expression of an underlying ontological distribution. The framework addresses superposition, measurement, wave-particle duality, and quantum randomness while remaining compatible with standard Hilbert-space formalism, without introducing hidden variables, collapse dynamics, or many-worlds interpretations.
Key quotes
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A quantum system prior to measurement is neither fully actual in one determinate outcome nor reducible to a set of hidden definite properties. Rather, it exists in a non-binary mode, articulated by normalized presence fractions.
Superposition is understood as a real distribution of presence rather than as epistemic indeterminacy; measurement is interpreted as single-channel actualization rather than as the physical destruction of alternatives.
The proposal remains fully compatible with the standard Hilbert-space formalism and introduces no hidden variables, additional collapse dynamics, or many-world branching. Its aim is interpretive rather than revisionary.
The paper offers a realist, single-world, structurally articulated account of quantum chance.
Abstract
This paper develops a metaphysical interpretation of quantum probability under the title Distributed Presence (DP). The central claim is that quantum probabilities should not be understood as measur
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