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| author | Coulson, John |
| author_facet | Coulson, John |
| contents | <p><br>We present a unified ontological framework in which the bosonic<br>sector of physical reality, including spacetime, gauge fields (photons),<br>and quantum probability, emerges from a single, globally defined scalar<br>field, ψ, on a compact, boundaryless manifold. In this approach, the<br>structure and dynamics of ψ give rise to spacetime geometry, unique<br>photon modes, and decoherence thresholds entirely from internal field<br>properties, without probabilistic or quantum axioms. We show that<br>the Born rule, governing quantum measurement statistics, arises as a<br>natural consequence of modal resolution and stability in ψ-theory, dis-<br>solving the measurement problem into geometry. This preprint pack-<br>ages Appendices E.1–E.10 and E.19 as a self-contained core: from<br>the foundations of the ψ-field to the emergence of quantum probabil-<br>ity. Fermionic emergence is anticipated through future ψ-topological<br>analysis (see Future Work).</p> |
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| institution | Zenodo |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | The ψ-Field Ontology: Emergent Spacetime and Quantum Probability from Modal Coherence Coulson, John Quantum physics Theoretical physics Quantum gravity Unification Decoherence Emergent spacetime Quantum probability Modal coherence Quantum foundations Born rule <p><br>We present a unified ontological framework in which the bosonic<br>sector of physical reality, including spacetime, gauge fields (photons),<br>and quantum probability, emerges from a single, globally defined scalar<br>field, ψ, on a compact, boundaryless manifold. In this approach, the<br>structure and dynamics of ψ give rise to spacetime geometry, unique<br>photon modes, and decoherence thresholds entirely from internal field<br>properties, without probabilistic or quantum axioms. We show that<br>the Born rule, governing quantum measurement statistics, arises as a<br>natural consequence of modal resolution and stability in ψ-theory, dis-<br>solving the measurement problem into geometry. This preprint pack-<br>ages Appendices E.1–E.10 and E.19 as a self-contained core: from<br>the foundations of the ψ-field to the emergence of quantum probabil-<br>ity. Fermionic emergence is anticipated through future ψ-topological<br>analysis (see Future Work).</p> |
| title | The ψ-Field Ontology: Emergent Spacetime and Quantum Probability from Modal Coherence |
| topic | Quantum physics Theoretical physics Quantum gravity Unification Decoherence Emergent spacetime Quantum probability Modal coherence Quantum foundations Born rule |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15680195 |