We show that the phenomenon of wave–particle duality in quantum optics and the entropy structure of black hole horizons can be traced to the same underlying geometric mechanism in the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework: finite entropy curvature governing stable distinguishability. By analyzing the transverse entropy geometry of photons at the resolution boundary, we derive that their Fourier structure exhibits an exponential cutoff imposed by entropy curvature, a structure mirrored in the transverse mode profile of horizon thermodynamics. This correspondence is derived from the entropy-weighted path integral and the entropy curvature operator in the TEQ framework, and is shown to hold for all systems with collapsing longitudinal resolution. Thus, both photon wave structure and black hole horizon entropy are unified, within TEQ, as manifestations of the same entropy-geometric resolution limit. Several empirical phenomena, currently lacking complete explanations, are discussed as potential applications.
We show that the phenomenon of wave–particle duality in quantum optics and the entropy structure of black hole horizons can be traced to the same underlying geometric mechanism in the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework: finite entropy curvature governing stable distinguishability. By analyzing the transverse entropy geometry of photons at the resolution boundary, we derive that their Fourier structure exhibits an exponential cutoff imposed by entropy curvature, a structure mirrored in the transverse mode profile of horizon thermodynamics. This correspondence is derived from the entropy-weighted path integral and the entropy curvature operator in the TEQ framework, and is shown to hold for all systems with collapsing longitudinal resolution. Thus, both photon wave structure and black hole horizon entropy are unified, within TEQ, as manifestations of the same entropy-geometric resolution limit. Several empirical phenomena, currently lacking complete explanations, are discussed as potential applications.
This paper introduces the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework, a structural reformulation of quantum theory grounded in two foundational axioms. Axiom 0 posits entropy as a generative constraint: a geometric principle that determines which configurations can stably distinguish themselves, independent of space, time, or dynamics. Here, entropy is defined as a curvature-functional over distinguishability configurations, preserving only those patterns that remain stable under finite informational resolution---that is, structures not dissolved by coarse-graining or limited observability. Axiom 1, the Minimal Principle (MP), selects from these structures those that are maximally stable under entropy-weighted variation. From this entropic foundation, core elements of quantum theory---including the Born rule, quantization, and Schrödinger dynamics---emerge as special cases of entropy-stabilized geometry. The framework derives an entropy-weighted path integral and introduces a corrected Schrödinger equation that governs evolution in regimes of finite entropy curvature. In the high-resolution limit (β→∞), TEQ reduces to standard unitary quantum mechanics; in more general regimes, entropy flow deforms canonical dynamics, linking decoherence, dissipation, and gravitational curvature. TEQ reinterprets physical law as emergent structure within the geometry of distinguishability, rather than as imposed dynamics on a fixed spacetime background.
We show that wave-like behavior, interference, and quantization emerge necessarily from two axioms: (1) entropy geometry as the generator of physically distinguishable structure, and (2) a minimal principle selecting trajectories stable under entropy flow. Within the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework, entropy curvature defines the geometry of resolution, and the stability condition selects log-periodic modes as the only entropy-resilient solutions. From this structure, we derive the entropy-weighted path integral, the Born rule as an asymptotic stability condition, the emergence of discrete spectral modes, and the Schrödinger equation as the limiting case of entropy-flat evolution. Quantum wave behavior is thus not postulated, but structurally selected by entropy geometry. The TEQ framework reinterprets quantum theory as a special case of entropy-stabilized dynamics, where physical law arises not from imposed kinematics, but from the geometry of what can stably be resolved under finite informational precision. In this view, precision is not a matter of external control, but a structural limit: resolution is bounded by entropy curvature, which determines what distinctions can persist.
We show that wave-like behavior, interference, and quantization emerge necessarily from two axioms: (1) entropy geometry as the generator of physically distinguishable structure, and (2) a minimal principle selecting trajectories stable under entropy flow. Within the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework, entropy curvature defines the geometry of resolution, and the stability condition selects log-periodic modes as the only entropy-resilient solutions. From this structure, we derive the entropy-weighted path integral, the Born rule as an asymptotic stability condition, the emergence of discrete spectral modes, and the Schrödinger equation as the limiting case of entropy-flat evolution. Quantum wave behavior is thus not postulated, but structurally selected by entropy geometry. The TEQ framework reinterprets quantum theory as a special case of entropy-stabilized dynamics, where physical law arises not from imposed kinematics, but from the geometry of what can stably be resolved under finite informational precision. In this view, precision is not a matter of external control, but a structural limit: resolution is bounded by entropy curvature, which determines what distinctions can persist.
This paper introduces the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework, a structural reformulation of quantum theory grounded in two foundational axioms. Axiom 0 posits entropy as a generative constraint: a geometric principle that determines which configurations can stably distinguish themselves, independent of space, time, or dynamics. Here, entropy is defined as a curvature-functional over distinguishability configurations, preserving only those patterns that remain stable under finite informational resolution---that is, structures not dissolved by coarse-graining or limited observability. Axiom 1, the Minimal Principle (MP), selects from these structures those that are maximally stable under entropy-weighted variation. From this entropic foundation, core elements of quantum theory---including the Born rule, quantization, and Schrödinger dynamics---emerge as special cases of entropy-stabilized geometry. The framework derives an entropy-weighted path integral and introduces a corrected Schrödinger equation that governs evolution in regimes of finite entropy curvature. In the high-resolution limit (β→∞), TEQ reduces to standard unitary quantum mechanics; in more general regimes, entropy flow deforms canonical dynamics, linking decoherence, dissipation, and gravitational curvature. TEQ reinterprets physical law as emergent structure within the geometry of distinguishability, rather than as imposed dynamics on a fixed spacetime background.
We show that wave-like behavior, interference, and quantization emerge necessarily from two axioms: (1) entropy geometry as the generator of physically distinguishable structure, and (2) a minimal principle selecting trajectories stable under entropy flow. Within the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework, entropy curvature defines the geometry of resolution, and the stability condition selects log-periodic modes as the only entropy-resilient solutions. From this structure, we derive the entropy-weighted path integral, the Born rule as an asymptotic stability condition, the emergence of discrete spectral modes, and the Schrödinger equation as the limiting case of entropy-flat evolution. Quantum wave behavior is thus not postulated, but structurally selected by entropy geometry. The TEQ framework reinterprets quantum theory as a special case of entropy-stabilized dynamics, where physical law arises not from imposed kinematics, but from the geometry of what can stably be resolved under finite informational precision. In this view, precision is not a matter of external control, but a structural limit: resolution is bounded by entropy curvature, which determines what distinctions can persist.
This paper introduces the Total Entropic Quantity (TEQ) framework, a structural reformulation of quantum theory grounded in two foundational axioms. Axiom 0 posits entropy as a generative constraint: a geometric principle that determines which configurations can stably distinguish themselves, independent of space, time, or dynamics. Here, entropy refers to a curvature-functional over distinguishability configurations, maintaining only those structural patterns that remain stable or well-posed under finite informational resolution—that is, structures that are not destroyed or dissolved by coarse-graining or limited observability. Axiom 1, the Minimal Principle (MP), selects from these configurations those that remain maximally resolvable under finite entropy resolution. From this entropic foundation, core features of quantum theory—including the Born rule, Schrödinger dynamics, quantization, and gravitational structure—emerge as consequences of variation within an entropy-curved geometry. TEQ unifies quantum coherence, classical emergence, and spacetime curvature under a single informational principle, replacing conventional postulates with entropy-stabilized structure. The framework predicts deviations in high-curvature regimes and reinterprets physical law as the geometry of distinguishability rather than imposed dynamics.