Topics on Foundations of Physics: From the quantum to the (semi) classical, gravity, thermodynamics, and (or beyond) our possible detections
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Quantum Physics arXiv:2606.00255 (quant-ph) [Submitted on 29 May 2026] Title:Topics on Foundations of Physics: From the quantum to the (semi) classical, gravity, thermodynamics, and (or beyond) our possible detections Authors:Ricardo Muciño (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) View a PDF of the paper titled Topics on Foundations of Physics: From the quantum to the (semi) classical, gravity, thermodynamics, and (or beyond) our possible detections, by Ricardo Muci\~no (Universidad Nacional Aut\'onoma de M\'exico) View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:The work leading to this thesis focuses on assessing and extending quantum theories in order to explore and test their implications across various regimes -- including thermodynamics, semiclassical and quantum gravity scenarios, and the in principle detectable predictions of such theories. The general motivation stems from a basic desire to understand the world form its very foundations. For instance, how can we bridge the gap between what we observe or `perceive' and the fundamental quantum nature in our theories. In particular, this work originated from the search to a better understanding of the nature of time according to our physical theories and the common perception that it invariably `flows' to the future, or, in other words, why do we observe distinct natural processes evolving asymmetrically in time? These motivations led to three distinct, yet interconnected and successful, lines of research, presented here in three separate parts: I.
On Possible Detections within Physical Theories; II. On Explaining the Approach to Thermodynamic Equilibrium; and III.
Relativistic Collapse Theories and a Self-Consistent Model of Semiclassical Gravity. Comments: Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2606.00255 [quant-ph] (or arXiv:2606.00255v1 [quant-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2606.00255 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) Submission history From: Ricardo Muciño Gómez [view email] [v1] Fri, 29 May 2026 18:41:22 UTC (5,067 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Topics on Foundations of Physics: From the quantum to the (semi) classical, gravity, thermodynamics, and (or beyond) our possible detections, by Ricardo Muci\~no (Universidad Nacional Aut\'onoma de M\'exico)View PDFHTML (experimental)TeX Source view license Current browse context: quant-ph new | recent | 2026-06 Change to browse by: gr-qc physics physics.hist-ph References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADSGoogle Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv (What is alphaXiv?) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers (What is CatalyzeX?) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub (What is DagsHub?) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub (What is GotitPub?) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face (What is Huggingface?) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast (What is ScienceCast?) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate (What is Replicate?) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces (What is Spaces?) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI (What is TXYZ.AI?) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower (What are Influence Flowers?) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender (What is CORE?) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs. Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)