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Environmental Decoherence Is Not the Quantum–Classical Transition | ED-00.5

Most explanations of the quantum–classical transition point to environmental decoherence: the gradual loss of coherence as a system interacts with its surroundings. But decoherence only answers one question: how fast does coherence decay once you have it? This video focuses on the other question — the one decoherence doesn’t touch: Can a system support coherent superposition in the first place? In the Event Density framework, the quantum–classical boundary is not just about environmental noise. It’s also about internal complexity. As a system’s internal event density increases, it eventually crosses a structural threshold where coherent branching is no longer physically possible. This is a sharp, intrinsic transition — not a smooth decay. In this video, I explain: Why environmental decoherence and the fundamental transition are two different mechanisms Why decoherence curves are smooth, while the ED transition is a threshold How these two curves answer different physical questions Why standard QM experiments have only measured one of them What new experiments could reveal the missing axis If you’ve always assumed decoherence is the quantum–classical transition, this video will give you the conceptual missing piece. Open Note to Experiment: https://philpapers.org/rec/PROEDO Entire Event Density program: https://github.com/allen-proxmire/eve...