THE FRACTAL OBSERVER INTERPRETATION: Time, Measurement, and Consciousness as a Unified Fractal Process

Kaminovs, Sergejs

Published Nov 18, 2025• 0 citations

Abstract

This preprint introduces the Fractal Observer Interpretation (FOI), a conceptual framework that explores how quantum measurement, temporal experience, and multi-scale cognitive processes may interact. FOI proposes that observation arises from resonance between three fields: the quantum system, the measurement apparatus, and the internal fractal structure of the observer.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17640005

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