The Dialectics of Quantum Decoherence
Dr. Miguel Levy
Abstract
This article presents a dialectical-materialist interpretation of quantum decoherence, arguing that the transition from quantum to classical behavior emerges from the intrinsic contradictions of quantum systems and their unavoidable interaction with the environment. Beginning with a critique of the Einstein–Podolsky–Rosen paradox, the author contends that entangled particles do not possess independent physical properties but instead form unified systems whose characteristics only become determinate through measurement. Decoherence is explained as the process by which environmental interactions destroy quantum superpositions, thereby resolving contradictions and producing classical definiteness. Rejecting the notion that quantum systems can be understood in isolation, the article emphasizes their embeddedness in a broader material totality, where measurement is an active, physically transformative process rather than passive observation. In this framework, quantum reality is inherently dialectical, characterized by opposing tendencies—such as position and momentum—that cannot coexist in determinate form and whose resolution drives the emergence of observable phenomena.
Keywords
Quantum Decoherence, Entanglement, Dialectical Materialism, Measurement Problem, Quantum-Classical Transition
