The Quantum Toll Framework: A Thermodynamic Model of Collapse and Coherence
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| author | Montejo, L. S. |
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| contents | We present a thermodynamic rendering model in which the traditional quantum observer is reframed as a special case of a coherence-constrained interface. Collapse is treated not as an interpretive postulate but as a structural threshold - reached when the energetic cost of sustaining coherence exceeds a system's available budget. The Quantum Toll Framework (QTF) formalizes this by recasting observation as a bounded rendering process, governed by entropy, energy, and discrete action. Extending Landauer's principle, we show that the thermodynamic cost of observation includes not only information erasure but also the stabilization of rendered states. Collapse is thus redefined as a solvable, testable transition. This model accounts for classical emergence, time asymmetry, and measurement without invoking consciousness or symbolic cognition. Empirical consequences are discussed, including confirmation of a quantized collapse floor in historical cloud chamber data. |
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| spellingShingle | The Quantum Toll Framework: A Thermodynamic Model of Collapse and Coherence Montejo, L. S. Quantum Physics 81P40, 82C10 81P40, 82C10 81P40, 82C10 We present a thermodynamic rendering model in which the traditional quantum observer is reframed as a special case of a coherence-constrained interface. Collapse is treated not as an interpretive postulate but as a structural threshold - reached when the energetic cost of sustaining coherence exceeds a system's available budget. The Quantum Toll Framework (QTF) formalizes this by recasting observation as a bounded rendering process, governed by entropy, energy, and discrete action. Extending Landauer's principle, we show that the thermodynamic cost of observation includes not only information erasure but also the stabilization of rendered states. Collapse is thus redefined as a solvable, testable transition. This model accounts for classical emergence, time asymmetry, and measurement without invoking consciousness or symbolic cognition. Empirical consequences are discussed, including confirmation of a quantized collapse floor in historical cloud chamber data. |
| title | The Quantum Toll Framework: A Thermodynamic Model of Collapse and Coherence |
| topic | Quantum Physics 81P40, 82C10 81P40, 82C10 81P40, 82C10 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06509 |