The Essence of Quantum Tunneling: Entry-Induced Transformation and the Immediate Generation of Phase Structure

Abstract

This paper, based on the "World Quantum" theoretical framework, proposes that quantum tunneling is not a traditional "probabilistic penetration" or "slow evolution of the wave function," but rather an immediate phase-structural response determined instantaneously by three inputs:

(1) incoming momentum p, (2) input phase ϕin, and (3) local coupling factor x.

We argue that:

The essence of tunneling is Entry-Induced Transformation (EIT) —

Once a world quantum enters a potential barrier region, its generalized wavelength λ=xℏ/p and phase structure are immediately generated.

If this structure naturally extends beyond the barrier, detection occurs—without any "traversal process."

This mechanism requires no introduction of imaginary kinetic energy or exponential decay assumptions, and naturally explains phenomena such as the Aharonov-Bohm effect and macroscopic quantum tunneling in SQUIDs.

Furthermore, we predict that tunneling probabilities will significantly deviate from standard quantum mechanical predictions in environments where x≠2π or where ϕin is controlled, and we propose three experimentally testable predictions.

Paper: World Quantum Theory