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TV–TIC Dynamics I: Trigger Wave as the Fundamental Mechanism of Reality

Vostrikov, Valeri

Published Dec 8, 2025• 0 citations
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This article introduces the TV–TIC framework, a minimalist informational ontology in which spatial and temporal structure, geometric relations, and gravitational analogues emerge from a correlation-driven dynamical cycle. Local quantum evolution is combined with a global Trigger Wave update that stabilizes large-scale correlation modes. We investigate how distance, curvature, causal order, and effective gravitational response can arise without assuming spacetime as a primitive concept. This work forms Part I of the TV–TIC Dynamics Series.

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10.5281/zenodo.17855250

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