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According to the general idea of quantization, all physical dependencies are only approximately deterministic, and all physical “constants” are actually varying. A natural conclusion—that some physicists made—is that Planck’s constant (that determines the magnitude of quantum effects) can also vary. In this paper, we use another general physics idea—the second law of thermodynamics—to conclude that with time, this constant can only decrease. Thus, with time (we are talking cosmological scales, of course), our world is becoming less quantum.
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This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants 1623190 (A Model of Change for Preparing a New Generation for Professional Practice in Computer Science), and HRD-1834620 and HRD2034030 (CAHSI Includes). It was also supported by the program of the development of the Scientific-Educational Mathematical Center of Volga Federal District No. 075-02-2020-1478.
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Castro, L., Kreinovich, V. (2023). Is Our World Becoming Less Quantum?. In: Ceberio, M., Kreinovich, V. (eds) Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Constraints. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 217. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16415-6_23
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