The End of Uncertainty: A Closed-Surface Interpretation of Heisenberg's Inequality

Konno, Tetsuo

Published Dec 12, 2025• 0 citations

Abstract

This paper presents a geometric reinterpretation of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, arguing that the inequality does not represent fundamental randomness in nature but a structural constraint imposed by finite closed surfaces.Momentum uncertainty is shown to arise from continuous rotation of the momentum vector along a closed surface, not from fluctuations in its magnitude.Position uncertainty, in turn, reflects the impossibility of collapsing a closed surface into a mathematical point; below a minimal geometric scale, position is not uncertain but undefined. By identifying the minimal spatial scale with the Bohr radius and expressing momentum variation as Δp≈mc\Delta p \approx mcΔp≈mc, the numerical form of Heisenberg’s inequality is recovered without invoking probability.The uncertainty relation thus emerges as a consequence of geometric closure and phase continuity, rather than probabilistic indeterminacy. This closed-surface formulation restores determinacy and uniqueness to physical reality, rejects point-particle ontology, and reframes quantum mechanics as a theory of constrained geometry rather than inherent randomness.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17906908

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