Quantum mechanics holds only at discrete points in spacetime?

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The discussion centers on the hypothesis that quantum mechanics may only apply at discrete points in spacetime rather than as a continuous framework. This perspective suggests that wavefunction collapse could occur at specific singularities, particularly at the intersections of geodesics. The participants explore whether this partial connectiveness between quantum measurement and spacetime is essential for achieving a unified theory of physics and its compatibility with established physical laws.

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A unified theory of physics has been evasive, I believe, because physicists have only considered a continuum of unification. In other words, we have attempted to relate all spacetime to all quantum dynamics - that they are inclusively connected. Has the argument arisen that quantum measurement corresponds only to discrete points in spacetime, not joined overall as a continuum? Wavefunction collapse might occur, say, at a singularity unique to a spacetime neighborhood, perhaps corresponding to the intersection of geodesics.

Do you think that partial connectiveness between spacetime and quantum measurement is fundamental to the unification of physics?.
 
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