Bit-Collapse Theory (BCT) treats collapse as a threshold effect of stable, accessible which-way information. This note provides a minimal, pre-registered thermal route to test—and potentially refute—that core criterion. The proposal links temperature to record retention via a conservative memory-loss model and predicts a visibility transition when retention falls below the minimum stability requirement. Explicit falsifiers and technology-agnostic experimental protocols are stated to separate retention effects from ordinary dephasing and to define clear failure conditions for the model. This document is intended as a standalone operational sharpening of the core BCT collapse claim. The consolidated framework, context, and ongoing updates are maintained under the main BCT DOI record: 10.5281/zenodo.17263998. Keywords: which-way information; quantum eraser; thermal noise; memory retention; falsifiability; information threshold; interference visibility; decoherence control.
Bit-Collapse Theory (BCT) treats collapse as a threshold effect of stable, accessible which-way information. This note provides a minimal, pre-registered thermal route to test—and potentially refute—that core criterion. The proposal links temperature to record retention via a conservative memory-loss model and predicts a visibility transition when retention falls below the minimum stability requirement. Explicit falsifiers and technology-agnostic experimental protocols are stated to separate retention effects from ordinary dephasing and to define clear failure conditions for the model. This document is intended as a standalone operational sharpening of the core BCT collapse claim. The consolidated framework, context, and ongoing updates are maintained under the main BCT DOI record: 10.5281/zenodo.17263998. Keywords: which-way information; quantum eraser; thermal noise; memory retention; falsifiability; information threshold; interference visibility; decoherence control.
Bit-Collapse Theory (BCT) is an ontological interpretation of quantum mechanics in which the primitive is not a physical collapse, but informational identity. A (conscious) configuration is treated as a discrete informational macro-state: multiple microphysical realizations may instantiate the same macro-identity, so experiential “superposition” corresponds to physical multiplicity under one informational equivalence class. “Collapse” is defined as equivalence-breaking: when a distinguishing bit becomes macro-relevant and persistently recorded, a shared macro-description can no longer cover the alternatives, yielding distinct continuations. This release is designed for public dissemination and includes:(1) a technical note deriving Born weights as the unique identity-measure compatible with fine-graining invariance and symmetry, and linking the experiential arrow of time to the monotonic accumulation of persistent records, with an explicit bridge to subsystem entropy via entanglement and redundancy;(2) a short popular booklet introducing the framework without mysticism;(3) an objections & responses document;(4) a compact glossary. BCT introduces no modification to Schrödinger dynamics and is presented as an interpretive framework: it reorganizes definiteness, probability, and temporal directionality in terms of informational equivalence classes and persistent records. Note: This DOI currently contains an exploratory technical note, a popular booklet, a glossary, and a short objections-and-responses document. The package develops BCT as an exploratory interpretation centered on informational identity, Born measure, and the arrow of time from persistent records. One especially promising line within the package is the bridge from persistent records to entanglement, subsystem entropy growth, and the arrow of time. A fuller technical version would require additional work on the selection/relevance criterion for the descriptive map, a more explicit positioning relative to Quantum Darwinism, and a stronger treatment of the relation between the present Born-measure argument and standard fine-graining approaches. For now, this record is kept as a structured exploratory package rather than as a finalized journal-ready paper. AI assistance disclosure: Large language models (LLMs) were used during the development of this work. The author is solely responsible for the content and any errors. If you’d like to collaborate (technical critique, examples, simulations, or experimental test ideas), email me at batoritranslation@gmail.com — I’m happy to discuss and will credit substantial contributions in future releases. Keywords: quantum foundations; interpretation of quantum mechanics; measurement problem; Born rule; decoherence; quantum Darwinism; informational identity; equivalence classes; persistent records; arrow of time; entropy; macro-definiteness; information theory
Supplementary Note S1 (Phase 2): Why τ* Is Not an Anthropic Parameter This note addresses a central concern in Phase 2 of Bit-Collapse Theory (BCT): whether the persistence threshold τ* should be interpreted as an “anthropic” parameter. The answer proposed here is no. τ* is framed as an operational, architecture-dependent threshold arising from physical constraints on record retention and accessibility, rather than from human-centric cognition or semantics. Core points: τ* is defined operationally as the minimal timescale required for a record channel to stabilize at least Ic ≥ 1 effective bit with error ≤ ε, within the agent’s integration window. The role of τ* follows from identity self-consistency across updates: without sufficient persistence, the overlap of accessible records across times fails, making the “same experience/same agent” equivalence unstable. τ* is distinct from standard decoherence timescales (e.g., τ_dec) and is tied instead to retention/loss properties of the record substrate. The note includes explicit predictions and falsifiers, intended to complement the Phase 2 falsifiability program. This Supplementary Note is intended to be integrated into the next update of the main Phase 2 package. Related main record (Concept DOI): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18496128 Keywords: Bit-Collapse Theory, τ*, persistence threshold, records, accessibility, non-anthropic parameter, falsifiability, quantum foundations.
Companion paper to the current BCT Phase-2 program. This note introduces the Record Threshold Principle (RTP) as a single operational spine for three connected sectors: observer-definiteness, irreversibility, and record-support assignment. RTP states that event-like distinctions and time-directed classifications are organized by threshold crossing in record channels: a distinction counts only when the relevant record is accessible, redundant/robust, and persistent beyond a calibrated threshold. No modified Schrödinger dynamics is introduced; the global state may remain unitary while “collapse” is treated as an agent-relative update of an equivalence-class label induced by stable record updates. The paper develops three sectors under one channel-threshold rule: a retention-organized measurement wedge with preregistered defeat conditions, a Loschmidt-style irreversibility criterion with a critical redundancy threshold, and a Gleason-style uniqueness route for a record-support measure within a frozen coarse-grained regime. The aim is compression: one generator relation applied to different physical channels, rather than three unrelated mechanisms. This record should be read as a companion note within the broader BCT corpus, alongside the main BCT Phase-2/Axiom 0 materials and the project website. Main BCT DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18496128 Project website:Bit-Collapse Theory (BCT) — Phase 2 AI disclosure:AI tools were used as drafting and editorial assistants during the development of this manuscript. All conceptual responsibility, selection of claims, verification of scope, and final scientific judgment remain with the author.
This record is archival and kept online mainly for traceability. It contains a short preprint and a few legacy toy scripts that illustrate BCT ideas in minimal, didactic scenarios (Schrödinger’s cat, double slit / which-way, spin measurement). Status and limitations.These scripts are conceptual demonstrations only. They are not physical predictions, and the code is intentionally simplistic (including mixed-language comments/expressions). This branch is no longer maintained. Current reference (consolidated BCT framework): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18496128
BCT Phase 2 — Supplementary Note S2: Born Rule (Revised) This Supplementary Note provides a revised and improved formulation of the Born rule within the Phase 2 framework of Bit-Collapse Theory (BCT). It supersedes the Born-rule note included in the current Phase 2 package. Key points: The Born rule is derived as the unique probability measure compatible with record-defined outcomes, accessibility constraints, and invariance requirements, without introducing new dynamics. Measurement outcomes are defined via stable record subspaces, avoiding observer-dependent or semantic assumptions. The revised formulation clarifies the role of standard assumptions (e.g. dimensionality, embedding of qubit cases) and their scope within Phase 2. The result is intended as a structural consistency result, not as a modification of quantum mechanics. This record is Supplementary Note S2 for the Phase 2 main package and is intended to be integrated into the next update of the main DOI. Related main record (Concept DOI): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18496128 Keywords: Bit-Collapse Theory, Born rule, quantum probability, records, accessibility, quantum foundations.
Decoherence remains the principal scalability bottleneck of quantum devices, yet it is still predominantly treated as an environmental or thermal phenomenon. This paper proposes that a significant component of decoherence arises from boundary-induced structural mismatches rather than from noise alone. We introduce a Boundary-Induced Collapse (BIC) control framework derived from the Theorem of Axiomatic Necessity (TNA), formalizing how geometric, electromagnetic, and informational boundary conditions generate discrete decoherence thresholds. By engineering boundary coherence rather than increasing cryogenic or shielding resources, the model predicts measurable reductions in effective decoherence rates without altering qubit material composition. The paper presents a falsifiable experimental protocol, analytical stability conditions, and a device-agnostic control strategy applicable to superconducting, trapped-ion, and photonic quantum architectures. Failure modes and null-result criteria are explicitly defined to ensure empirical testability. This work reframes decoherence mitigation as a boundary engineering problem and provides an operational bridge between ontological measurement theory and practical quantum device optimization. Diagram https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TxZtBJpwCAzkOGBU3sEpLwhV7DoC3tFA/view?usp=drive_link Technical Note: https://zenodo.org/records/18295265