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Quantum Tunneling as a Transition of Observation Conditions

Authors: CORMIER, SHUHEI;

Quantum Tunneling as a Transition of Observation Conditions

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This paper proposes an alternative interpretation of quantum tunneling within the framework of TIMED THEORY.Rather than treating tunneling as a particle’s penetration through an energy barrier, we argue thattunneling is the ability of a particle to exist without leaving an observable record in regions where observation conditions are fundamentally unstable. We define such regions as the jari-michi (gravel road): domains in which the coordinate and time axes fail to stabilize long enough to form persistent measurement records.Within this framework, particle mass and de Broglie wavelength determine observability, which in turn governs whether a particle can enter and traverse these regions. Using published kinetic isotope effect (KIE) data from enzyme-catalyzed reactions — where hydrogen exhibits strong tunneling contributions while deuterium does not — we show that these experimental results are naturally explained by an observability-based mechanism rather than by wavefunction decay alone. This work does not reject the mathematical formalism of standard quantum mechanics.Instead, it reinterprets the physical mechanism underlying tunneling, reframing it as observational evasion rather than barrier penetration.The proposed framework offers new insight into why hydrogen occupies a unique tunneling “sweet spot” under ambient conditions and clarifies the minimal physical requirements for observation to occur. 本稿は、量子トンネリングを「粒子がエネルギー障壁を貫通する現象」とみなす標準的解釈に対し、トンネリングとは観測条件が不安定な領域において、粒子が観測記録を残さずに存在できる性質であるという代替的枠組みを、TIMED THEORYに基づいて提示する。 本研究では、座標軸および時間軸が安定した観測足場を形成できない領域を「砂利道(jari-michi)」として定義し、質量・ド・ブロイ波長・観測可能性の関係が、トンネリング現象をどのように制御しているかを示す。 特に、酵素触媒反応における速度論的同位体効果(Kinetic Isotope Effect, KIE)の公開データ——水素は効率的にトンネリングするが、重水素は著しく抑制される——が、本枠組みにより自然に説明できることを論証する。 本稿は、標準量子力学の数学的記述を否定するものではない。しかし、トンネリングを「透過」ではなく「観測回避」として再定義することで、水素が室温条件において特異的なトンネリング粒子となる理由、および観測事象が成立する物理的最小条件について、新たな解釈可能性を与える。

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