Sulis William
Collective Intelligence Laboratory, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 2T6, Canada.
Entropy (Basel). 2022 Jan 26;24(2):184. doi: 10.3390/e24020184.
The classical-quantum dichotomy is analyzed from the perspective of the Process Algebra approach, which views fundamental phenomena through the lens of complex systems theory and Whitehead's process theory. Broadly, the dichotomy can be framed in terms of differences in ontology (phenomena and their behavior) and differences in epistemology (theoretical languages used in their description). The Process Algebra posits a reality, generated by processes, whose fundamental characteristics include becoming, generativity, transience, locality, and contextuality. From this perspective, the classical-quantum dichotomy appears to be a false dichotomy-it arises because of stereotyped, strawman-like depictions of what it means to be classical or quantum. A more careful examination reveals that reality is unitary, that whether a system behaves in a quantum or classical manner depends upon its particularities, in particular, whether it is complex or not, and how information flows govern its dynamics.
从过程代数方法的角度分析了经典-量子二分法，该方法通过复杂系统理论和怀特海的过程理论来审视基本现象。广义而言，这种二分法可以根据本体论（现象及其行为）的差异和认识论（用于描述它们的理论语言）的差异来构建。过程代数假定了一个由过程产生的实在，其基本特征包括生成、创造性、短暂性、局部性和情境性。从这个角度来看，经典-量子二分法似乎是一个错误的二分法——它的出现是因为对经典或量子的含义进行了刻板、稻草人式的描述。更仔细的研究表明，实在是统一的，一个系统是表现出量子行为还是经典行为取决于其特殊性，特别是它是否复杂，以及信息流如何支配其动力学。
