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    "abstract": "It is proposed that the paradox of wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics\nmay be resolved using a physical picture analogous to magnetic domains. Within\nthis picture, a quantum particle represents a coherent region of a quantum wave\nwith characteristic total energy, momentum, and spin. The dynamics of such a\nstate are described by the usual linear quantum wave equations. But the\ncoherence is maintained by a nonlinear self-interaction term that is evident\nonly during transitions from one quantum state to another. This is analogous to\nthe self-organizing property of domains in a ferromagnetic material, in which a\nsingle domain may appear as a stable macro-particle, but with rapid transitions\nbetween different domain configurations also possible. For the quantum case,\nthis implies that the \"collapse of the wave function\" is a real dynamical\nphysical process that occurs continuously in spacetime. This picture may also\npermit the resolution of apparent paradoxes associated with quantum measurement\nand entangled states.",
    "arxiv_id": "quant-ph/0603070",
    "authors": [
      "Alan M. Kadin"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "quant-ph"
    ],
    "title": "Wave-Particle Duality and the Coherent Quantum Domain Picture",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0603070"
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