Probabilistic Emergence in a Deterministic Wave System
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: A standing wave obeying the Schrödinger equation in an infinite potential well constitutes a perfectly linear and deterministic system. Yet, when only a discrete aspect of it is observed — here, the crossing of an amplitude threshold — the resulting series of values displays an aperiodic behavior with no apparent temporal correlation. The following numerical experiment illustrates how a fully predictable dynamic can generate statistical outcomes when probed only partially.
Author: Chairi, Najib
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7104436894
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