90 papers
The paper claims to resolve the long-standing Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox by pinpointing its specific origin within the original chain of reasoning, despite the paradox having been historically cemented by Bell experiments.
This paper resolves Loschmidt's paradox by arguing that macroscopic irreversibility arises not from a breakdown of microscopic time-reversal symmetry, but from the dynamical inaccessibility of time-reversed microstates once chaotic evolution drives phase-space structures below the quantum resolution scale, thereby establishing entropy increase as a consequence of operational information loss rather than fundamental information destruction.
This paper argues that Bohmian mechanics has evolved from a controversial hidden-variable theory into a legitimate, pragmatic hydrodynamic framework for quantum mechanics, demonstrating its value as both a standard pedagogical tool and a versatile computational method applicable to diverse fields.
This paper proposes a framework for "stochastic supervenience" that redefines the dependence of higher-level properties on physical bases as probability distributions via Markov kernels, using information-theoretic diagnostics to distinguish genuine structural uncertainty from epistemic ignorance while preserving physicalist priority.
This paper distinguishes between the "Physical Stance" (governed by deterministic laws) and the "Causal Stance" (based on interventionist causation) to argue that physical determinism and physical causal closure are distinct concepts, thereby reconstructing Davidson's Anomalous Monism as a materialist position that preserves mental causation without contradicting physical determinism.
The paper argues that the extreme improbability of the specific fine-tuning constraints required for life, particularly within the chemical sector, demonstrates that the applicability of physical laws to biology is even more "unreasonably effective" than Eugene Wigner originally proposed.
This paper introduces the SESCC method, which dates ancient star catalogues by minimizing the cross-correlation between stellar proper-motion speeds and positional residuals, and applies it to the Almagest to provide statistical evidence supporting a pre-Christian Hipparchan origin over a later Ptolemaic one.
This paper advocates for a pragmatist interpretation of quantum theory that treats measurement outcomes and quantum states as perspectival facts relative to specific physical contexts, thereby resolving the measurement problem and nonlocality while maintaining that the theory's statistical predictions remain objectively valid for science because actual measurements are effectively certified within a single context of assessment.
This paper advocates for a pragmatist interpretation of quantum mechanics that rejects the theory's role as a direct representation of physical reality, instead framing quantum states and probabilities as objective, normative tools for guiding beliefs and resolving foundational issues like the measurement problem and non-locality through their practical application in specific environmental contexts.
This paper commemorates the centennial of Yuri Lvovich Klimontovich's birth by reviewing his significant contributions to kinetic theory, with a specific focus on his theory of fluctuations.
This paper formalizes the requirements for a physical theory to be considered nonsuperdeterministic by establishing that measurement outcomes and settings must be statistically representative through vetted random sampling, thereby defining the operational meaning of free will and demonstrating that superdeterminism is inherently contextual.
The paper proposes an operational reconstructive approach to quantum theory that moves beyond traditional formalism-based interpretation by deriving physical principles from experimental data and mathematical structures, using the reconstruction of identical particles to demonstrate how this method yields a novel, empirically grounded metaphysical profile while avoiding metaphysical pitfalls.
This paper catalogs nine IAU-approved impact craters on Mercury named after Persian-Tajik poets, detailing their coordinates, geological features, and approval timeline to demonstrate how planetary nomenclature functions as a stable mechanism for preserving and recognizing Tajik-Persian cultural heritage within the broader context of Solar System naming conventions.
This paper investigates the feasibility of interpreting time-symmetric stochastic mechanics as a trajectory-based foundation for quantum field theory, demonstrating that while Drummond's formalism yields non-Markovian dynamics that evade standard no-go theorems, a complete trajectory interpretation for arbitrary quantum states remains unproven due to the inability to represent all Husimi -functions as weighted averages of conditional probabilities.
This paper presents a formal derivation of the Schrödinger equation for a particle's wave function by treating it as a probability amplitude and applying the fundamental relations and to the associated probability wave, thereby offering a rigorous alternative to Schrödinger's original heuristic approach.
This paper reconstructs the historical transition from Hole theory to modern quantum field theory between 1933 and 1937, highlighting Ettore Majorana's 1937 work as the definitive rejection of negative energy solutions and the establishment of anti-commuting fermionic fields.
This paper traces the historical development of the atomic bomb and examines the profound moral dilemmas faced by scientists regarding its use against Japan, aiming to contribute to future discourse on the ethical guidance of scientific research.
In this comment, historian and sociologist Phillip Roth examines the history of how libraries classified physics preprints prior to the establishment of arXiv, highlighting how these early systems helped distinguish between insiders and outsiders in the scientific community.
This paper clarifies a conflation between the existence of alternative geometries and Reichenbach's universal equivalence claim to demonstrate that, contrary to recent criticisms, there is no "rich" no-go theorem invalidating Reichenbach's theorem , while proposing a constructive framework for rigorously exploring alternative spacetime theories.
This paper presents an operational, reconstructive, and metaphysical model of quantum properties that resolves the tension between exact knowability and perfect predictability, offering natural explanations for Zeno's paradox of motion, electron diffraction, and the non-local behavior of entangled states.