$\hbar_E$: an action constant for quantum economics

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Main Author: Spring-Ragain, Hugo
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Published: 2025
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contents This paper introduces the concept of an economic action constant, denoted ___ E , as a structural analogue to Planck's reduced constant ___ in quantum mechanics. Building on canonical quantization, we define ___ E as the fundamental scale of irreducible uncertainty in macroeconomic dynamics through non-commuting observables ( X, PX ), derive uncertainty relations and a semi-classical limit, and study spectral properties under a double-well economic potential. Numerical simulations show that ___ E governs regime transitions between deterministic, probabilistic, and highly unstable dynamics, with topological changes in phase-space and bifurcations emerging under harmonic modulation of ___ E . We propose a systemic economic interpretation linking the magnitude of ___ E to expectation coordination, institutional stability, and structural volatility, and provide historical analogies (post-war reconstruction, speculative bubbles, systemic crises). We finally outline an empirical strategy to estimate ___ E from macro time series and agent-based simulations, opening a path toward a taxonomy of economic regimes under radical uncertainty.
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Spring-Ragain, Hugo
Physics and Society
This paper introduces the concept of an economic action constant, denoted ___ E , as a structural analogue to Planck's reduced constant ___ in quantum mechanics. Building on canonical quantization, we define ___ E as the fundamental scale of irreducible uncertainty in macroeconomic dynamics through non-commuting observables ( X, PX ), derive uncertainty relations and a semi-classical limit, and study spectral properties under a double-well economic potential. Numerical simulations show that ___ E governs regime transitions between deterministic, probabilistic, and highly unstable dynamics, with topological changes in phase-space and bifurcations emerging under harmonic modulation of ___ E . We propose a systemic economic interpretation linking the magnitude of ___ E to expectation coordination, institutional stability, and structural volatility, and provide historical analogies (post-war reconstruction, speculative bubbles, systemic crises). We finally outline an empirical strategy to estimate ___ E from macro time series and agent-based simulations, opening a path toward a taxonomy of economic regimes under radical uncertainty.
title $\hbar_E$: an action constant for quantum economics
topic Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02647