Gravitational Attraction from Accumulated Decoherence
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| contents | <p> </p> <p>TITLE:<br>Gravitational Activation from Accumulated Decoherence: A Phenomenological<br>Framework with Testable Predictions</p> <p>We present a phenomenological framework in which classical gravitational<br>sourcing emerges from irreversibly accumulated decoherence. The central<br>variable is the accumulated decoherence parameter D, constructed as a<br>monotone, partition-dependent functional of purity loss under<br>Gorini-Kossakowski-Lindblad-Sudarshan (GKLS) open-system dynamics.</p> <p>The framework introduces a critical distinction between gravitational<br>response and gravitational activation. All quantum systems — including<br>coherent superpositions — respond universally to existing gravitational<br>fields, preserving the weak equivalence principle. However, the capacity<br>to source a classical gravitational field is conditioned on accumulated<br>decoherence: only systems with sufficient D contribute to the gravitational<br>potential. This directed structure resolves conceptual tensions between<br>quantum coherence and classical geometry without modifying unitary dynamics<br>or the Schrodinger equation.</p> <p>Gravitational activation is modelled via a Hill-function sigmoid mapping D<br>to an effective sourcing fraction, controlled by two phenomenological<br>parameters: a characteristic decoherence scale D* and a sharpness exponent<br>n. An optional nonlinear feedback mechanism (the Bootstrap Closure) couples<br>gravitational activation back into the decoherence rate, producing a sharp<br>crossover — the Quantum Curie Point — at which the system transitions<br>rapidly from negligible to full gravitational sourcing.</p> <p>We provide numerical estimates of D for five candidate experimental systems<br>spanning 60 orders of magnitude in mass, from isolated electrons to LIGO<br>test masses and cosmological horizons. All estimates yield physically<br>sensible results: coherent laboratory systems show negligible activation,<br>while macroscopic classical objects are deeply in the fully activated regime.</p> <p>Three classes of testable predictions are identified: (1) a mesoscopic<br>pressure-sweep protocol for levitated nanoparticles in which gravitational<br>sourcing is predicted to exhibit a pressure-dependent suppression below a<br>critical vacuum threshold; (2) constraints on the framework parameters from<br>Big Bang nucleosynthesis helium abundance, requiring gravitational coupling<br>to be within 20% of Newton’s constant by t ~ 1 second; and (3) potential<br>modifications to compact object formation if the activation timescale<br>exceeds the dynamical collapse timescale.</p> <p>The framework is phenomenologically closed, empirically constrainable,<br>and falsifiable through existing and near-future experimental platforms<br>in mesoscopic optomechanics and matter-wave interferometry.</p> <p>LICENSE:<br>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)</p> <p>RELATED IDENTIFIERS (optional — add if/when available):</p> <p>- Entropy-Referenced Cosmology: Operational time from coarse-grained<br> entropy production (D’Angelo & D’Angelo, in preparation)<br>- Decoherence-Gravitation Equivalence and the Bootstrapping of Classical<br> Spacetime (D’Angelo & D’Angelo, in preparation)</p> <p> </p> <p>NOTES:<br>This is a preprint deposited for priority timestamp. The work was conducted<br>independently by the PACES Research Group. Correspondence: jpaces33@gmail.com</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Gravitational Attraction from Accumulated Decoherence John Dangelo Quantum Decoherence Gravitational activation Quantum to Classical Transition Open Quantum Systems GKLS Dynamics Purity Loss Equivalence principle Levitated Optomechanics Hubble Tension Big Bang Nucleosynthesis Quantum Foundations <p> </p> <p>TITLE:<br>Gravitational Activation from Accumulated Decoherence: A Phenomenological<br>Framework with Testable Predictions</p> <p>We present a phenomenological framework in which classical gravitational<br>sourcing emerges from irreversibly accumulated decoherence. The central<br>variable is the accumulated decoherence parameter D, constructed as a<br>monotone, partition-dependent functional of purity loss under<br>Gorini-Kossakowski-Lindblad-Sudarshan (GKLS) open-system dynamics.</p> <p>The framework introduces a critical distinction between gravitational<br>response and gravitational activation. All quantum systems — including<br>coherent superpositions — respond universally to existing gravitational<br>fields, preserving the weak equivalence principle. However, the capacity<br>to source a classical gravitational field is conditioned on accumulated<br>decoherence: only systems with sufficient D contribute to the gravitational<br>potential. This directed structure resolves conceptual tensions between<br>quantum coherence and classical geometry without modifying unitary dynamics<br>or the Schrodinger equation.</p> <p>Gravitational activation is modelled via a Hill-function sigmoid mapping D<br>to an effective sourcing fraction, controlled by two phenomenological<br>parameters: a characteristic decoherence scale D* and a sharpness exponent<br>n. An optional nonlinear feedback mechanism (the Bootstrap Closure) couples<br>gravitational activation back into the decoherence rate, producing a sharp<br>crossover — the Quantum Curie Point — at which the system transitions<br>rapidly from negligible to full gravitational sourcing.</p> <p>We provide numerical estimates of D for five candidate experimental systems<br>spanning 60 orders of magnitude in mass, from isolated electrons to LIGO<br>test masses and cosmological horizons. All estimates yield physically<br>sensible results: coherent laboratory systems show negligible activation,<br>while macroscopic classical objects are deeply in the fully activated regime.</p> <p>Three classes of testable predictions are identified: (1) a mesoscopic<br>pressure-sweep protocol for levitated nanoparticles in which gravitational<br>sourcing is predicted to exhibit a pressure-dependent suppression below a<br>critical vacuum threshold; (2) constraints on the framework parameters from<br>Big Bang nucleosynthesis helium abundance, requiring gravitational coupling<br>to be within 20% of Newton’s constant by t ~ 1 second; and (3) potential<br>modifications to compact object formation if the activation timescale<br>exceeds the dynamical collapse timescale.</p> <p>The framework is phenomenologically closed, empirically constrainable,<br>and falsifiable through existing and near-future experimental platforms<br>in mesoscopic optomechanics and matter-wave interferometry.</p> <p>LICENSE:<br>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)</p> <p>RELATED IDENTIFIERS (optional — add if/when available):</p> <p>- Entropy-Referenced Cosmology: Operational time from coarse-grained<br> entropy production (D’Angelo & D’Angelo, in preparation)<br>- Decoherence-Gravitation Equivalence and the Bootstrapping of Classical<br> Spacetime (D’Angelo & D’Angelo, in preparation)</p> <p> </p> <p>NOTES:<br>This is a preprint deposited for priority timestamp. The work was conducted<br>independently by the PACES Research Group. Correspondence: jpaces33@gmail.com</p> |
| title | Gravitational Attraction from Accumulated Decoherence |
| topic | Quantum Decoherence Gravitational activation Quantum to Classical Transition Open Quantum Systems GKLS Dynamics Purity Loss Equivalence principle Levitated Optomechanics Hubble Tension Big Bang Nucleosynthesis Quantum Foundations |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18760946 |