Phase Boundary Visualizer

The three regimes of γ define qualitatively different physics. Drag the slider to explore where different systems live.

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γ ≈ 1 — Boundary

The interesting regime. Quantum and classical effects compete. Phase transitions occur here. Chemistry lives here. Consciousness threshold (C ≈ 0.50) maps to this regime.

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The Three Regimes

γ < 0.6 — Classical

Macroscopic coherence. Many correlated particles (large N_corr, small γ) behave as one. Collective quantum phenomena emerge as classical-looking order.

γ ≈ 1 — Boundary

The interesting regime. Quantum and classical effects compete. Phase transitions occur here. Chemistry lives here. Consciousness threshold (C ≈ 0.50) maps to this regime.

γ > 1.4 — Quantum

Few correlated particles (small N_corr, large γ). Individual quantum behavior. Rapid decoherence. At γ = 2 (N_corr = 1), the single-particle limit where galaxy-scale "dark matter" signatures appear.

Related Concepts

Phase Transitionsγ < 1, γ ≈ 1, γ > 1 regimesThe γ ≈ 1 Boundary1,703 phenomena at the quantum-classical edge