Coherent states for the exotic Landau problem and related properties
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quant-ph updates on arXiv.org / 4h
arXiv:2602.11394v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: This work presents a comprehensive study of the exotic Landau model in a two-dimensional noncommutative plane. Beginning with the classical formulation where two conserved quantities $\mathcal{P}_i$ and $\mathcal{K}_i$ are derived, we proceed to the quantum level where these lead to two independent oscillator representations generating bosonic Fock s
Geometric View of One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 4d
arXiv:2512.23923v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We apply De Haro’s Geometric View of Theories to one of the simplest quantum systems: a spinless particle on a line and on a circle. The classical phase space M = T*Q is taken as the base of a trivial Hilbert bundle E ~ M x H, and the familiar position and momentum representations are realised as different global trivialisations of this bun
The Stochastic-Quantum Theorem
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 4d
arXiv:2309.03085v2 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper introduces several new classes of mathematical structures that have close connections with physics and with the theory of dynamical systems. The most general of these structures, called indivisible stochastic processes, collectively encompass many important kinds of stochastic processes, including Markov chains and random dynamical syste
Event Horizons, Spacetime Geometry, and the Limits of Integrated Consciousness
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 3d
arXiv:2512.23105v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: What happens to a unified conscious field when its physical implementation straddles a black hole event horizon? This paper addresses that question for integration-based theories, including Integrated Information Theory, Global Workspace Theory, and Predictive Processing. These views share a structural commitment: unity requires a single strongly
Creative and geometric times in physics, mathematics, logic, and philosophy
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 3d
arXiv:2404.06566v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We distinguish two different concepts of time that play a role in physics: \textit{geometric time} and \textit{creative time}. The former is the time of deterministic physics and merely parametrizes a given evolution. The latter is instead characterized by real change, i.e. novel information that gets created when a non-necessary event becomes de
Infinite multiverses and where to find them?
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 3d
arXiv:2602.07053v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Have you ever watched superhero movies like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? Or played games where your choices create different outcomes? What if we told you that in the real world, something even crazier might be happening all the time, right under our noses? Imagine shrinking down to the size of an atom. What you’d see wouldn’t be like our eve
Spacetime singularities and incompleteness: epistemic and ontological remarks
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 3d
arXiv:2602.08931v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: I argue that spacetime singularities entail no ontological commitment to material entities. First, I show that Penrose’s singularity theorem is best understood as a theorem of incompleteness, it demonstrates the failure of specific spacetime models within General Relativity (or any theory incorporating the Raychaudhuri equation) under certain general
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 2d
arXiv:2602.09033v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Now that we have reached the centennial of Erwin Schrodinger’s seminal paper introducing the wavefunction theory of matter, it is right and proper to inquire as to its legacy. It is undeniable that today every paper in atomic physics cites his 1926 equation in the first paragraph. But the philosophy undergirding the wavefunction seems to have falle
Between equilibrium and fluctuation: Einstein’s heuristic argument and Boltzmann’s principle
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 1d
arXiv:2602.10738v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We critically revisit Einstein’s 1905 heuristic argument for lightquanta, considering its internal coherence and the scope of its applicability. We argue that Einstein’s reasoning, often celebrated for its originality, is ambiguous because it can be understood as a fluctuation or as a comparison between equilibrium states. A historical and conceptual
Scale Invariance, Variety and Central Configurations
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 18h
arXiv:2602.11225v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Scale invariance has received very little attention in physics. Nevertheless, it provides a natural conceptual foundation for a relational understanding of the universe, where absolute size loses meaning and only dimensionless ratios retain physical significance. We formalize this idea through the $N$-body problem, introducing a scale-invariant funct
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physics.hist-ph updates on arXiv.org / 1d
arXiv:2602.10181v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: At time of writing, large language models (LLMs) are beginning to obtain the ability to design, execute, write up, and referee scientific projects on the data-science side of astrophysics. What implications does this have for our profession? In this white paper, I list – and argue for – a set of facts or “points of agreement” about what astrophysic
The ABL Rule and the Perils of Post-Selection
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PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results … / 6d
Barandes, Jacob A. (2026) . [Preprint]
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PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results … / 3d
Barandes, Jacob A. (2026) . [Preprint]
Historical Debates over the Physical Reality of the Wave Function
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Barandes, Jacob A. (2026) . [Preprint]
Universe Without a Cause: A Reply to David Lu
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Linford, Daniel (2026) . [Preprint]
Relative Information, Relative Facts
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PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results … / 3d
Di Biagio, Andrea and Rovelli, Carlo (2025) . [Preprint]
Pilot-Wave Theories as Hidden Markov Models
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Barandes, Jacob A. (2026) . [Preprint]
Extending Bell’s Theorem: Nonlocality via Measurement Dependence
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Bacciagaluppi, Guido and Hermens, Ronnie and Leegwater, Gijs (2026) . [Preprint]
Impossibility of Gauge-Invariant Explanations of the Aharonov–Bohm Effect
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PhilSci-Archive: No conditions. Results … / 1d
Gao, Shan (2026) . [Preprint]
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