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arXiv:2607.01731

Quantum-Inspired Vision: Leveraging Wave-Particle Duality for Low-Illumination Enhancement

Yiquan Gao

eess.IVcs.CVcs.LGmath.OCquant-phSubmitted Jul 2, 2026• Announced Jul 3, 2026
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This study provides a theoretical expansion of the recent Data Relativistic Uncertainty (DRU) framework by formalizing a physics-to-AI paradigm for image enhancement. By modeling images as probabilistic wave functions rather than deterministic states, the paradigm explicitly integrates wave-particle duality to illustrate the system flow of how DRU leverages the intrinsic physical uncertainty of light, a dimension requiring further theoretical discussion. Consequently, this paradigm provides a rigorous Explainable AI (XAI) approach that enhances the interpretability of how DRU mitigates illumination bias and maintains robustness against data noise.

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