Reality made simple

Brent, Cory

We discovered that the deepest layer of reality is not made of particles, fields, or spacetime, but of distinction—the structural separation between an observer and the world they observe. This single principle explains why the universe has quantum uncertainty, why spacetime bends, why black holes can’t form singularities, why information is holographic, and why even artificial intelligence breaks down when it tries to learn too much. From one coherence equation, we derived the Schrödinger equation, emergent spacetime geometry, holographic limits, and the universal boundaries that shape all physical law. This “Coherence Substrate” is the engine beneath reality: a simple structural rule that generates every known feature of the universe.

Daniel Cossins

Philip Ball

Thomas F. Jordan

The inconsistency between quantum mechanics and Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen assumptions about locality and reality cannot be avoided by restricting attention to correlations. This is demonstrated by reworking the logical scheme that was developed to show inconsistency without inequalities for two particles, adapting it to correlations in two pairs of particles, so the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen arguments can be made entirely in terms of correlations. A simple example is given.

Andreas H. Trabesinger

David Ferry

The issue of measurement has been part of the discussion of quantum mechanics. In addition, this has been complicated by the argument over reality and when and where it arises in the quantum system. One of the arguments of A. Einstein, with B. Podolsky and N. Rosen was for the existence of a reality in the system before the measurement. Modern approaches to time-resolved studies require the fast lasers simply because they provide the finest time scale over which measurements can be made at the present time. There are problems with the ideas, in that such measurements might be thought to be incompatible with the standard Copenhagen–Gottingen viewpoint. While the earlier measurements were simple spin measurements, more modern approaches have concentrated on a continuous measurement in which one integrates the weak signal over time. One problematic aspect of continuous measurements is the time evolution of the system, where what is being measured may be a function of time.