This work presents the first empirical confirmation of the Static Vibrational Reality (SVR) coherence law within a fully quantum system.By reanalyzing experimental data from Rydberg-atom superradiance, we demonstrate that both the buildup and decay of coherence obey the same nonlinear scaling relation.The characteristic energy–time exponent γ≈1.9 remains invariant across the growth and relaxation phases, confirming a cyclic symmetry in quantum coherence dynamics. These results reveal that quantum amplification and decoherence are not distinct phenomena but complementary phases of a single self-regulating process.Within the SVR framework, time emerges as a phase projection of coherent energy, establishing a direct physical link between quantum reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility.The findings identify coherence as a conserved, cyclic quantity and provide a unifying bridge between quantum and classical descriptions of reality.
This work presents the first empirical confirmation of the Static Vibrational Reality (SVR) coherence law within a fully quantum system.By reanalyzing experimental data from Rydberg-atom superradiance, we demonstrate that both the buildup and decay of coherence obey the same nonlinear scaling relation.The characteristic energy–time exponent γ≈1.9 remains invariant across the growth and relaxation phases, confirming a cyclic symmetry in quantum coherence dynamics. These results reveal that quantum amplification and decoherence are not distinct phenomena but complementary phases of a single self-regulating process.Within the SVR framework, time emerges as a phase projection of coherent energy, establishing a direct physical link between quantum reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility.The findings identify coherence as a conserved, cyclic quantity and provide a unifying bridge between quantum and classical descriptions of reality.
Objective Reality presents a unified account of physical reality in which quantum possibility and classical actuality are inseparable aspects of one evolving state. The quantum state carries the coherent possibilities—the amplitudes, phases, correlations, and interference structure—while a single history coordinate identifies the configuration that is temporarily actual. Neither component alone constitutes the physical world; objective reality is the evolving relation between them. This relation is expressed by the complete state Aₜ = (ρₜ, Dₜ, Cₜ, Rₜ, uₜ, Ξₜ), advanced through a single reversible bridge law, Aₜ₊Δₜ = BΔₜ[Aₜ]. Unitary quantum evolution generates the probability current. That current determines the admissible transitions between candidate classical sectors. A reversible selector then converts those transition weights, together with a retained auxiliary coordinate, into one actual successor. Decoherence and spectral stability identify durable record-bearing sectors; conserved quantities are carried through explicit accounting variables; and the inverse bridge reconstructs the preceding complete state. The construction proves normalization, Born equivariance, reversible selection, complete-state invertibility, conservation, classical reduction, relativistic integrability under microcausality, and the persistence of exactly one history coordinate. When the ensemble distribution agrees with the quantum sector weights, the bridge transports it into the next Born distribution while each individual realization follows one determinate history. The resulting formalism connects quantum evolution, measurement, wave–particle behavior, emergent classical records, and relativistic state evolution within one mechanics. It also establishes a common foundation for investigating selected-source gravity, emergent spacetime, vacuum energy, black-hole information, and experimentally falsifiable quantum–classical bridge dynamics.
We introduce a dimensionless dynamical growth parameter, denoted by Γ, designed to quantify the balance between coherent energy accumulation and decoherence time in physical systems. The parameter is defined operationally as the ratio between coherently accumulated energy and a critical energy scale associated with decoherence, ensuring that Γ is non-fundamental and directly linked to measurable quantities. The framework is applied to muons in the kinetic energy range 5–20 MeV, where Γ is shown to naturally cross a coherence threshold without invoking new interactions or modifications of established physical laws. As a minimal supporting example, simple atomic systems (H and He) are discussed to illustrate the generality of the approach.
This preprint develops a unified coherence-based formulation of physical time grounded in the χ–η–I invariant structure of the Aletheia framework. Across quantum, thermodynamic, gravitational, and cosmological regimes, the paper introduces a scalar coherence potential Ψ constructed from purity, entropy, and structural persistence, and proposes that the physical time increment satisfies the differential law: dt = –κ dΨ In this formulation, time flow is the measurable rate at which coherence is depleted through decoherence, coarse-graining, or environmental coupling. When Ψ is constant—as in globally stationary, Page–Wootters–style quantum states—no internal time elapses. When coherence degrades, time emerges as the bookkeeping of informational loss. The paper demonstrates that this temporal-coupling law naturally reproduces: Thermodynamic time in the macroscopic limit (dt ∝ dS), Quantum decoherence arrows in open-system dynamics, Proper-time–like behavior in weakly decohering or isolated systems, Cosmological time flow via mode decoherence in an expanding FRW universe. Explicit models including qubit dephasing, Lindblad oscillators, and cosmological field modes illustrate how temporal coupling unifies arrows of time across domains traditionally treated with separate frameworks. This formulation provides a coherence-theoretic bridge between general relativity, quantum decoherence, and thermodynamic irreversibility, offering an empirically grounded alternative to conventional parameter-time, thermal time, and entanglement-clock approaches.
Abstract This paper takes quantum coherence as a unifying framework to establish a streamlined physical model that spans microscopic quantum phenomena, macroscopic motion, the four fundamental interactions, and conscious perception. Changes in an object’s motion state are fundamentally the transition and reconstruction of the system’s overall coherent mode. Electromagnetism, gravity, friction, contact forces, and the strong/weak interactions are all forms of coherent coupling at different scales. Macroscopic continuous motion is a sensory illusion of high-speed transitions between discrete coherent states, synthesized into a smooth temporal sequence by consciousness. Decoherence corresponds to the release of phase constraints, accompanied by energy release. From a dimensional perspective, the high-dimensional quantum coherent field is the underlying reality, and the macroscopic classical world is its low-dimensional projection after decoherence and conscious integration. Macroscopic physics is a simplified version of quantum physics, just as conventional calculus is a simplified version of its deeper mathematical foundations. This framework achieves a unified explanation of matter, force, energy, consciousness, and spacetime dimensions, with rigorous logical simplicity and self-consistency.
The principle of microscopic reversibility is a fundamental element in the formulation of fluctuation relations and Onsager reciprocal relations. As such, a clear description of whether and how this principle is adapted to the quantum-mechanical scenario might be essential for a better understanding of nonequilibrium quantum processes. Here, we propose a quantum generalization of this principle which highlights the role played by coherence in the symmetry relations involving the probability of observing a quantum transition and that of the corresponding time-reversed process. We study the implications of our findings in the framework of a qubit system interacting with a thermal reservoir and implement an optical experiment that simulates the dynamics. Our theoretical and experimental results show that the influence of coherence is more decisive at low temperatures and that the maximum departure from the classical case does not take place for maximally coherent states. Classical predictions are recovered in the appropriate limits.
Update Notice (v2) 2026/2/13 This preprint has been superseded by a significantly revised version, which has been uploaded as a separate submission. In the original version (v1), the relation between internal dissipation power and the energy relaxation rate was introduced in a phenomenological manner. However, a rigorous first-principles derivation has now been completed in a companion paper [Guo (2026), Exact Relation between Internal Dissipation Power and Energy Relaxation Rate——A Rigorous Derivation in Markovian Quantum Systems]. Using this exact relation Rinternal=ℏωqΓ1⟨σ+σ−⟩Rinternal=ℏωqΓ1⟨σ+σ−⟩, the previously phenomenological "energy competition" framework has been reformulated from the ground up. As a result: The parameter ff (energy allocation fraction) is now rigorously defined in terms of experimentally accessible quantities, rather than introduced as a phenomenological fit parameter. The previous phenomenological arguments and associated experimental discussions in v1 are no longer valid and should be disregarded. The new version provides a complete microscopic foundation for the theory of energy competition in superconducting qubit decoherence. Readers are strongly encouraged to consult the latest version (available at [10.5281/zenodo.18624328) for a comprehensive and self-contained treatment. Version 2 The decoherence time of superconducting qubits is commonly believed to be dominatedby dielectric loss (loss tangent tan 𝛿). Multiple experimental studies have found an empiricalscaling relationship approximately Γ ∝ (tan 𝛿)0.7 between the decoherence rate Γ = 1/𝑇2and tan 𝛿. Based on the ”Interface Projection Realism” framework, this paper proposes apossible new physical picture for decoherence. By analyzing 25 superconducting quantumdevices covering single-qubit, multi-qubit, hybrid systems, and 3D integration, we observethe dispersion of this scaling relationship in optimized interface samples. Experimentaldata show that unoptimized samples indeed follow Γ ∝ (tan 𝛿)0.7, while optimized samplesexhibit significant dispersion in the scaling exponent.To explain this phenomenon, we propose a decoherence theoretical framework basedon the ”Energy Competition” picture. This framework reinterprets decoherence as the re-sult of competitive allocation of the input microwave energy between the ”internal dissipa-tion channel generating noise” and the ”net channel maintaining coherence.” This physicalpicture is a concrete implementation of Interface Projection Realism in the decoherenceproblem. By introducing the energy allocation ratio 𝑓 and the interface intrinsic competi-tion coefficient 𝜒, the theoretical framework predicts that the pure dephasing rate satisfiesΓ𝜙 = 𝜒 · 𝑓 /(1 − 𝑓 ) in the strong suppression limit. This framework provides a possibleexplanation for the dispersion of scaling behavior. Furthermore, the analysis of paired sam-ples (with the same tan 𝛿 but 𝑇2 differing by a factor of 16.7) provides indirect evidence forthe possibility of 𝑓 being an independent parameter.Moreover, the theoretical framework can unify the explanation of decoherence data fromsingle qubits to complex systems and proposes unique predictions that can be directly veri-fied experimentally, such as power independence and noise spectrum evolution. This workprovides a new perspective based on Interface Projection Realism for understanding quan-tum decoherence and deepens the goal of interface engineering from simply reducing lossto possibly regulating the energy allocation ratio 𝑓 . Important Update (Updated January 28, 2026) The square-root decoherence scaling law (Γ∝κeff) with scaling exponent α=0.5 reported in this work was derived via empirical fitting against superconducting qubit experimental datasets, based on the "resource competition theory at dynamic projection interfaces." This exponent was established under the framework of phenomenological analysis, leveraging established physical heuristics for intrinsic material loss and the loss angle tanδ, and exhibited high fitting goodness for low-noise, weak-coupling quantum systems. Subsequent research has advanced this framework to a comprehensive mathematical-physical theory—Interface Projection Realism (IPR)—grounded in quantum information first principles. A key innovation of IPR is the introduction of the transmissivity field Ξ(x,t) (as the fundamental order parameter describing the quantum-classical interface) and the rigorous derivation of its quantum information dynamics equation. By analyzing an expanded set of superconducting qubit decoherence data through weighted least-squares fitting (yielding R2=0.9987, an extremely significant F-statistic of 2856.3), the universal decoherence scaling exponent is refined to α=0.792±0.008. This revised exponent corresponds to a synergy index m=4.81±0.15, which originates from the cooperative effect of five major noise channels (dielectric loss, quasiparticle tunneling, flux noise, charge noise, and radiation loss) embedded in quantum channel dynamics. IPR further makes two independent testable predictions—equivalence principle violation (Δa/aˉ∼2.3×10−9) and a first-principles calculation of dark energy density (ρΛ≈4.2×10−47GeV4, consistent with Planck 2018 observations)—demonstrating its explanatory power across quantum decoherence, quantum gravity, and cosmology. A complete account of the theoretical derivation, microphysical mechanism, and experimental corroboration is provided in our latest work: Interface Projection Realism: A Multiscale Unified Theory Based on Quantum Information Dynamics (Zenodo, Version v3, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18400122, January 28, 2026). This preprint serves as a foundational stage-specific contribution to the evolutionary trajectory of the IPR framework. The α=0.5 square-root scaling relation remains a valid limiting case for low-noise, weak-coupling material systems, while the refined α=0.792 exponent offers a universal description across broader material and noise conditions. Version 1 We report a universal square-root scaling law between the decoherence rate Γ of a quantum system and its effective intrinsic dissipation κeff, i.e., Γ ∝ √ κeff. This empirical law, observed across platforms like superconducting qubits, finds its mechanistic explanation within a new theoretical framework of resource com petition at a dynamic projection interface. The framework posits that our (3+1)-dimensional classical spacetime emerges from a higher-dimensional realm of potentialities (L1) through a filtering process governed by the interface perme ability field Ξ(x, t). Finite information-energy flux from L1 is contested between systems’ tendency to maintain quantum coherence and their intrinsic demand to dissipate noise for classical stability, quantified by κeff. From this competition dy namics, we derive the square-root scaling law. The model further provides unified, objective descriptions of quantum measurement as channel locking and of grav ity as emergence from Ξ-field distortion. Several concrete, testable predictions are proposed, including nonlinear jumps in coherence at phase transitions and a novel testable correlation for equivalence principle experiments.