Quantum Pre-Established Harmony

Intro

Leibniz proposed pre-established harmony (a theological form of determinism), and Einstein famously insisted that “God does not play dice,” thereby supporting determinism. However, if we accept quantum probabilistic events as reality—such as photons being detected probabilistically by rod cells in our retinas—then a strictly complete determinism must be abandoned. In other words, determinism is demoted from a universal law to a property of system evolution that originates in quantum probabilistic events.

By transforming Leibniz’s theological “pre-established harmony” into a “quantum pre-established harmony” grounded in quantum probabilistic events, we may have a potential avenue to address the unresolved problems of quantum mechanics. That is, quantum pre-established harmony could hold the key to solving mysteries like wave--particle duality and nonlocality. This theory of quantum pre-established harmony is built upon the existential physical world picture, which posits the existence of the observing subject as a fundamental concept preceding the physical laws.

June 1, 2025
Kazumi Matsumoto

Work

Awaiting publication of our paper on Quantum Pre-Established Harmony.
Thank you for your patience!

About

Kazumi Matsumoto

• Born: December 6, 1952, Kanagawa, Japan
• Residence: Japan
• Nationality: Japanese
• Profession: Industrial Designer (Inventor)
• Alma Mater: Tokyo Zokei University
• Post-Retirement Research Fields: Philosophy of Science and Fundamental Physics

Hobby:
Roasting coffee beans using a self-made roasting pot

Notable Achievement:
In 1983, at the Tokyo-based toy manufacturer TOMY Co. (now Takara Tomy), I invented and developed the Tomytronic 3D, an LCD 3D handheld game.

Photo by Joe Haupt from USA - Vintage Tomytronic 3-D Thundering Turbo Electronic Handheld Game By Tomy, No. 7617, Made In Japan, Circa 1983, CC BY-SA 2.0

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