Existence, structure, and properties of quantum-like states

Quantum Physics [Submitted on 20 Mar 2026] Existence, structure, and properties of quantum-like states Gregory D. Scholes The main purpose of thispaper is to show that composite quantum-like (QL) systems can closely mimic the separable states of quantum systems, and that suitable physical systems exhibiting these states exist. It is shown that QL graphs can closely emulate states of composite quantum systems, such as coupled two-level systems that display separable linear combinations of states. Examples of classical systems are suggested that show these states. These include multipole moments of waves or networks of phase oscillators. The work indicates that composite QL states can be manifest in complex network structures relevant to quantum biology or engineered into circuits, or even possibly soft matter. Subjects: Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2603.20539 [quant-ph]   (or arXiv:2603.20539v1 [quant-ph] for this version)   https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.20539 Focus to learn more Submission history From: Gregory Scholes [view email] [v1] Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:22:59 UTC (3,729 KB) Access Paper: view license Current browse context: quant-ph < prev   |   next > new | recent | 2026-03 References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar Export BibTeX Citation Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer (What is the Explorer?) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations (What are Smart Citations?) Code, Data, Media Demos Related Papers About arXivLabs Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax (What is MathJax?)