The double-slit experiment highlights quantum mechanics’ wave-particle duality, with interference patterns collapsing upon measurement. The Energy-Information Gradient (EiG) Light Behavior Framework (ELBF) proposes a mechanistic model, redefining photons as structured information packets governed by discernibility gradients. Unlike classical interpretations relying on wavefunction collapse or non-local variables, ELBF models light propagation and coherence loss as a phase transition. Simulations of classical and ELBF-based double-slit scenarios (50,000 photons, λ = 0.5 µm) show that discernibility decay produces a barcode-like pattern, resolving the paradox without invoking an observer. Supported by supernova data on variable light speed and entangled photon simulations, ELBF offers predictive insights for quantum optics, cosmology, and biophotonics. Testable predictions include coherence thresholds measurable via Mach-Zehnder interferometry. This work corrects a prior rejected submission and invites collaboration to validate ELBF’s implications.
The double-slit experiment highlights quantum mechanics’ wave-particle duality, with interference patterns collapsing upon measurement. The Energy-Information Gradient (EiG) Light Behavior Framework (ELBF) proposes a mechanistic model, redefining photons as structured information packets governed by discernibility gradients. Unlike classical interpretations relying on wavefunction collapse or non-local variables, ELBF models light propagation and coherence loss as a phase transition. Simulations of classical and ELBF-based double-slit scenarios (50,000 photons, λ = 0.5 µm) show that discernibility decay produces a barcode-like pattern, resolving the paradox without invoking an observer. Supported by supernova data on variable light speed and entangled photon simulations, ELBF offers predictive insights for quantum optics, cosmology, and biophotonics. Testable predictions include coherence thresholds measurable via Mach-Zehnder interferometry. This work corrects a prior rejected submission and invites collaboration to validate ELBF’s implications.
We present a theoretical framework in which the interference pattern of the double-slit experiment emerges from a variational principle defined on an informational manifold rather than from postulated wave–particle duality. Within the Viscous Time Theory (VTT) framework, physical systems are described by identity-preserving trajectories that minimize an informational latency functional. The competition between two permissible trajectories under finite latency produces a coherent term analogous to an interference phase, without assuming a physical wave or pre-existing superposition. The resulting probability distribution reduces to the standard double-slit formula in the limit of uniform latency and recovers the disappearance of interference under which-way detection as a breakdown of coherent identity. The model introduces a gradient of informational awareness that predicts a localized collapse event associated with a tensor activation reflecting the transition to a single-path regime. We propose an experimental protocol combining single-photon interference with EEG recordings to test whether early variations in the awareness gradient correlate with the collapse of coherence. We further report a model-based validation using a synchronized double-slit and EEG-inspired signal protocol, in which analytically constructed waveforms—consistent with published spectral properties—are used to illustrate threshold-driven collapse behavior, finite-time collapse dynamics, and improved predictive performance of the VTT model compared to standard decoherence-based descriptions. The framework thus provides a testable and experimentally supported informational interpretation of quantum interference, suggesting that wave–particle transitions correspond to a reorganization of identity in viscous informational time rather than a change in physical ontology.
This preprint develops a Lorentz-invariant semi-relativistic framework in which massive particles are modeled as slowed-down photonic excitations described by a modified Dirac equation with a velocity-dependent d’Alembertian operator. The model provides a continuous interpolation between photon-like and massive regimes through a generalized energy–frequency relation and an extended Dirac Lagrangian.The framework is applied to Young’s double-slit experiment, where coherent propagation of the slowed-light field produces interference, while localized perturbations of the four-velocity field u^u by a which-path detector induce entanglement and decoherence without invoking wavefunction collapse.The theory predicts measurable energy-dependent fringe shifts and visibility changes in electron interferometry, offering a unified dynamical perspective on wave–particle duality.
This is the third paper in the IFUF (Information-First Unified Framework) series, presenting a structural reinterpretation of the double-slit experiment. Unlike standard quantum mechanics, which relies on the arbitrary wave function collapse hypothesis, IFUF explains coherence loss through two unified mechanisms: Instantaneous Coherence Collapse and Temporal Coherence Decay (₸ Law). This paper introduces the concept of Coherence Length (Lc) as a quantifiable measure of quantum stability, directly linked to a particle’s intrinsic ₸ value. It reinterprets experimental data from large molecule interference (e.g., C60, C70) as structural validation of the IFUF model, showing that each collision constitutes a localized EMagnitude interaction—effectively a measurement event. By replacing environmental decoherence with internal structural necessity, IFUF offers a unified, predictive framework for quantum behavior and defines the ultimate physical boundaries for future quantum technologies.
This manuscript presents a deterministic boundary-phase model of the double-slit experiment. In this framework, particles follow continuous, definite trajectories while interference arises from structured curvature induced by slit boundary microstructure. The wavefunction is treated as a mathematical representation of a real boundary-generated field rather than a physical matter wave.The model preserves established interference results while introducing a falsifiable experimental prediction: coherent fringe displacement scaling with engineered slit roughness. For a baseline electron configuration (100 eV beam energy, 1 m screen distance, 1 µm slit separation), a measurable 2 µm fringe shift requires a relative phase offset of approximately 0.10 radians, corresponding to the coupling condition β_eff(δ/r) ≈ 0.10.A quantitative δ-sweep prediction is provided along with explicit experimental control requirements necessary to distinguish coherent boundary-phase displacement from conventional scattering or electrostatic effects. If the predicted scaling is observed under controlled conditions, the double-slit paradox can be resolved deterministically without invoking intrinsic randomness or wavefunction collapse.This work is presented as a falsifiable experimental proposal in quantum foundations and electron interferometry.
The double‑slit experiment epitomizes the wave–particle duality of quantum mechanics. In standard treatments, the interference pattern follows from superposition, while measurement of “which path” destroys coherence. The precise mechanism that turns a coherent superposition into a localized detection event remains an open question. We propose an operator‑based model within the open‑quantum‑system framework that describes the entire process through seven effective Lindblad generators: fluctuating diffusion (initial wavepacket spreading), cyclic reset (quantum Zeno effect), spatial‑mode splitting (simultaneous excitation of both slits), free evolution (interference formation), liminal projection (threshold‑activated measurement), irreversible loss (detector inefficiency), and subspace mapping (projection onto a definite detection outcome). Unlike standard quantum mechanics, the model introduces a nonlinear decoherence rate that depends on the spatial spread of the wavefunction, capturing environment back‑action through a feedback‑controlled coupling. This dependence leads to a small but testable reduction of fringe visibility with increasing particle flux or wavepacket width, even in the absence of explicit which‑path measurement. The measurement activation is modeled as a smooth threshold function, giving a sharp transition in detection probability as the system reaches the screen. Analytical expressions for visibility and the critical Zeno frequency are derived, and numerical simulations are presented. The predictions are accessible with current experimental technology (weak measurements, controlled decoherence, cavity‑QED systems). The framework suggests that wave–particle duality can be understood as a dissipative phase transition, bridging foundational quantum theory with practical open‑system control.
IFT-ISE is a unified quantum–informational framework in which wave–particle behavior emerges from the interaction between informational structure, geometry, and time. The model extends the standard photonic Hilbert space by introducing an internal informational subsystem, not as a new force or interaction, but as a generator of relational constraints. The framework combines Informational Field Theory (IFT)—where spatial probability distributions arise from local informational entropy gradients—with Internal State Encoding (ISE), a discrete informational basis governing the accessibility of particle-like states. Within this perspective, informational asymmetry does not induce collapse through measurement, but generates relational time and state distinguishability within the local informational geometry. Since photons possess no proper time, the emergence of even minimal relational time renders wave-like propagation incompatible, enforcing particle-like behavior without invoking observer-induced collapse. This reinterpretation provides a physically transparent explanation for the extreme sensitivity of the double-slit experiment to infinitesimal which-path information. IFT-ISE reconstructs the double-slit experiment, predicts upstream coherence modulation prior to slit interaction, and extends naturally to black-hole horizons, where extreme informational geometry suppresses temporal accessibility and amplifies informational structure. Mathematical derivations, conceptual diagrams, and experimentally testable predictions are provided, offering a coherent informational foundation for quantum optical and gravitational boundary phenomena.