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Energy Distribution: Reconstructing the First Principles Framework of Quantum Theory Universal Formula for Internal Dissipation Power in Many Body Systems and Rigorous Derivation of the Mesoscopic Diffusion Equation

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Traditional quantum theory typically attributes energy dissipation to random perturbations from the external environment. Based on the "Interfacial Projected Realism" framework, this work re-examines the nature of energy dissipation from a novel perspective, treating the qubit, the interfacial defect network, and the bulk dissipation channel as a self-contained total system.

We first rigorously derive the universal formula for internal dissipation power and the energy distribution ratio \(f\) in single-body quantum systems, and then extend these concepts to many-body systems. Starting from a microscopic Hamiltonian coupling multiple qubits to a common quantized field and employing the Nakajima-Zwanzig projection operator technique, we obtain a universal expression for the energy dissipated from a many-body system to the environment. Applying this result to the specific model of multiple two-level systems coupled to a common bosonic field yields a collective master equation where the dissipation coefficient matrix \(\Gamma_{ij}\) encodes all spatial and coupling information.

Through systematic coarse-graining, gradient expansion, and semiclassical approximation, we derive for the first time from an energy-distribution perspective a closed set of macroscopic equations for the local system energy density \(u(\mathbf{r},t)\) and the environmental field energy density \(U(\mathbf{r},t)\):

\[
\frac{\partial u}{\partial t} = R_{\mathrm{total}}(\mathbf{r},t) - \gamma_0(U) u + \nabla \cdot \bigl( \gamma_2(U) \nabla u \bigr)
\]
\[
\frac{\partial U}{\partial t} = D \nabla^2 U - \Gamma_B U + \rho(\mathbf{r}) \gamma_0(U) u
\]

Within this framework, the energy distribution ratio \(f(\mathbf{r},t) = \gamma_0 u / R_{\mathrm{total}}\) emerges naturally as a macroscopic quantity, its physical essence being jointly determined by the system’s microscopic coupling structure (embodied by \(\Gamma_{ij}\)) and quantum statistical state.

The theory quantitatively explains several long-unexplained anomalous phenomena in cutting-edge experiments, demonstrates strong testability, and lays a solid foundation for exploring deeper connections between energy distribution and macroscopic physics.

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