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2025
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16935080 |
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- <h3><strong><span>Note on Revisions and New Core Concepts</span></strong></h3> <p><span>This Ver. 3.0 Complete Master Edition advances the Information-Computational Universe (ICU) theory by introducing a new, central physical mechanism. The core of this advancement is summarized in the following excerpt from Section 16:</span></p> <blockquote> <p><strong><span>"The ICU theory posits that spacetime is a computational substrate. Like any processor, it has a finite information budget. It can 'hold off' choosing a single definite outcome (i.e., maintain a superposition) only as long as it has enough budget to keep multiple alternatives live.</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>Where does this budget come from? Coherent light stitches individual spacetime voxels into a larger, shared information register. The more coherent the light, the larger the stitched register, and the longer quantum interference can persist. When the information load of the evolving quantum state exceeds this stitched register's capacity, the substrate is forced to resolve the state—what we call wavefunction collapse."</span></strong></p> </blockquote> <p><span>This edition uses this physical principle to demonstrate how the </span><strong><span>ICU theory matches known outcomes for tabletop laser double-slit and photonics experiments</span></strong><span> in terms of wave-particle duality, interference patterns, and the collapse of quantum superpositions. </span><strong><span>The ICU framework offers a computational interpretation that is consistent with quantum coherence and entanglement in photonics experiments</span></strong><span>, but crucially, it moves beyond mere interpretation. Where previous versions described wavefunction collapse as an abstract 'information budget,' this work now identifies the physical carrier of that budget: </span><strong><span>coherent fields.</span></strong></p> <p><span>This redefinition of light as the computational tool that physically encodes the un-rendered state of a quantum system transforms the Substrate Saturation Protocol from a formal rule into a tangible process. It provides a mechanistic explanation for paradoxes like the delayed-choice experiment and forges a direct, testable bridge between tabletop optics and the thermodynamics of a black hole horizon. Ultimately, this addition moves the ICU from a primarily theoretical construct to a </span><strong><span>falsifiable scientific program</span></strong><span>, grounded in concrete, near-term experiments.</span></p>