This work presents a geometric reinterpretation of wave–particle duality within the ETIM framework (Emergent Time from Information Manifolds). In ETIM, a photon is modeled not as a particle or a wave but as an informational distribution evolving on an underlying manifold equipped with a metric, connection, and curvature. The double-slit experiment is reinterpreted as a boundary-condition problem: the slits shape informational flow, producing branching, geometric overlap, and interference. Measurement corresponds to the localization of information induced by changes in boundary conditions, rather than wavefunction collapse.This approach unifies interference, localization, and the emergence of time within a single geometric structure. Extended informational distributions correspond to pre-temporal regimes in which multiple futures coexist, while localization marks the onset of definite temporal ordering. The ETIM framework thus provides a coherent and conceptually transparent alternative to standard quantum mechanical interpretations of the double-slit experiment. 本研究は、ETIM(Emergent Time from Information Manifolds)枠組みに基づき、二重スリット実験における波動・粒子二重性を幾何学的に再解釈するものである。ETIMでは、光子は粒子でも波でもなく、基底となる情報多様体上で進化する「情報分布」として記述される。多様体の計量・接続・曲率といった幾何学的構造が情報状態の進化を決定し、二重スリット装置は境界条件として情報流を分岐・重ね合わせへと導く。測定は波動関数の崩壊ではなく、境界条件の変化によって誘起される情報の局在化として理解される。この枠組みにより、干渉・局在化・時間生成が単一の幾何学的構造の中で統一的に説明される。広がった情報分布は複数の未来が共存する前時間的領域に対応し、局在化は明確な時間順序が成立する瞬間を示す。ETIMは、従来パラドックスとみなされてきた量子現象に対し、整合的で透明性の高い幾何学的解釈を提供する。
This work presents a geometric reinterpretation of wave–particle duality within the ETIM framework (Emergent Time from Information Manifolds). In ETIM, a photon is modeled not as a particle or a wave but as an informational distribution evolving on an underlying manifold equipped with a metric, connection, and curvature. The double-slit experiment is reinterpreted as a boundary-condition problem: the slits shape informational flow, producing branching, geometric overlap, and interference. Measurement corresponds to the localization of information induced by changes in boundary conditions, rather than wavefunction collapse.This approach unifies interference, localization, and the emergence of time within a single geometric structure. Extended informational distributions correspond to pre-temporal regimes in which multiple futures coexist, while localization marks the onset of definite temporal ordering. The ETIM framework thus provides a coherent and conceptually transparent alternative to standard quantum mechanical interpretations of the double-slit experiment. 本研究は、ETIM(Emergent Time from Information Manifolds)枠組みに基づき、二重スリット実験における波動・粒子二重性を幾何学的に再解釈するものである。ETIMでは、光子は粒子でも波でもなく、基底となる情報多様体上で進化する「情報分布」として記述される。多様体の計量・接続・曲率といった幾何学的構造が情報状態の進化を決定し、二重スリット装置は境界条件として情報流を分岐・重ね合わせへと導く。測定は波動関数の崩壊ではなく、境界条件の変化によって誘起される情報の局在化として理解される。この枠組みにより、干渉・局在化・時間生成が単一の幾何学的構造の中で統一的に説明される。広がった情報分布は複数の未来が共存する前時間的領域に対応し、局在化は明確な時間順序が成立する瞬間を示す。ETIMは、従来パラドックスとみなされてきた量子現象に対し、整合的で透明性の高い幾何学的解釈を提供する。
This preprint develops a unified conceptual interpretation of quantum entanglement, wave–particle duality, and the double-slit experiment within the OIT (On Information and Time) framework. Building on OIT-SIM (A Spacelike 5D Informational Metric) and OIT-TISIM (Thermodynamics and Information in a Spacelike 5D Informational Metric), the paper proposes that these phenomena can be understood in terms of a global 5D relational configuration defined in an extended informational manifold with coordinates (t,x,y,z,I). In this view, Entanglement corresponds to informational coherence between distinct particles, while Wave–Particle Duality and the Double-Slit Experiment correspond to informational coherence between alternative trajectories of a single particle. Observation is interpreted as a branch-selection process that resolves the pre-existing 5D structure into definite 4D outcomes. The work is conceptual and interpretive: it does not claim to replace standard quantum mechanics or to derive its formalism, but to show that the 5D-IM framework may provide a geometric perspective on quantum correlations that does not rely on local hidden variables, while remaining compatible with no-signalling and relativistic causality. https://orcid.org/ - 0009-0002-3646-1493
We present a theoretical framework in which the interference pattern of the double-slit experiment emerges from a variational principle defined on an informational manifold rather than from postulated wave–particle duality. Within the Viscous Time Theory (VTT) framework, physical systems are described by identity-preserving trajectories that minimize an informational latency functional. The competition between two permissible trajectories under finite latency produces a coherent term analogous to an interference phase, without assuming a physical wave or pre-existing superposition. The resulting probability distribution reduces to the standard double-slit formula in the limit of uniform latency and recovers the disappearance of interference under which-way detection as a breakdown of coherent identity. The model introduces a gradient of informational awareness that predicts a localized collapse event associated with a tensor activation reflecting the transition to a single-path regime. We propose an experimental protocol combining single-photon interference with EEG recordings to test whether early variations in the awareness gradient correlate with the collapse of coherence. We further report a model-based validation using a synchronized double-slit and EEG-inspired signal protocol, in which analytically constructed waveforms—consistent with published spectral properties—are used to illustrate threshold-driven collapse behavior, finite-time collapse dynamics, and improved predictive performance of the VTT model compared to standard decoherence-based descriptions. The framework thus provides a testable and experimentally supported informational interpretation of quantum interference, suggesting that wave–particle transitions correspond to a reorganization of identity in viscous informational time rather than a change in physical ontology.
We present a theoretical framework in which quantum wave–particle duality and measurement-induced localization emerge from the dynamics of an extended excitation propagating in a continuous medium. By modeling quantum entities as effectively higher-dimensional or spatially extended oscillatory structures whose observable behavior corresponds to their constrained intersection with three-dimensional space, we reinterpret quantum probability, wavefunction collapse, and the double-slit experiment without modifying the formalism of quantum mechanics. Measurement is described as a dynamical pressure or damping interaction that reduces the observable coherence length of the excitation. Numerical simulations of a double-slit geometry demonstrate continuous transition between wave-like interference and particle-like localization under increasing measurement strength. The model is consistent with standard uncertainty relations and decoherence theory, while providing an intuitive geometric and hydrodynamic interpretation of quantum phenomena.
This work proposes a minimal ontological framework for interpreting wave–particle duality as a boundary-sensitive manifestation of quantum phenomena on an underlying, physically real but unobservable background. Rather than treating wave-like and particle-like behaviors as competing physical entities, the framework interprets them as distinct modes of manifestation determined by global boundary conditions. Motivated by interference experiments such as the double-slit setup, the study argues that experimental outcomes depend on boundary-induced modifications of a background structure beyond the local particle path. Within this view, wave-like interference corresponds to a nonlocal manifestation shaped by boundary conditions, while particle-like detection corresponds to localized manifestation events at measurement. The proposed interpretation preserves the standard quantum formalism while offering a realist, boundary-centered conceptual perspective that avoids observer-dependent collapse or multi-path particle propagation. The manuscript is provided as a preprint to invite open scientific discussion and critical evaluation.
This work presents a unified, interpretive account of quantum interference and delayed-choice experiments that applies equally to photons and massive particles. Rather than invoking spacetime trajectories, wave–particle duality, retrocausality, or collapse postulates, the paper locates quantum interference in the coherent evolution of internal, pre-geometric degrees of freedom defined over classical spacetime. Within this framework, “which-path” questions are not merely unanswered but fundamentally ill-posed: interference arises from global coherence of an internal field subject to experimental boundary conditions, while spacetime itself remains single-valued and classical at laboratory scales. The approach reproduces all standard quantum-mechanical predictions without modification and is explicitly interpretive rather than predictive. A central result is a unified explanation of why interference occurs across disparate physical systems—photons, electrons, atoms, and molecules—while decoherence manifests through system-dependent physical mechanisms. Photons and massive particles differ in how internal coherence is lost (e.g., electromagnetic absorption versus collisional and thermal interactions), but not in the underlying principle. Delayed-choice experiments are reinterpreted without paradox: changes to the apparatus modify boundary conditions for the internal field rather than retroactively altering particle histories. By removing spacetime paths from the fundamental ontology, the framework offers a consistent, path-free account of interference, decoherence, and localized detection that preserves the empirical success of quantum mechanics while clarifying its conceptual foundations.
This paper presents a geometric reinterpretation of quantum mechanics that eliminates wave-particle duality. By deriving a single geometric law from the Schrödinger equation, the author argues that quantum entities—such as photons and electrons—always follow definite trajectories as particles, but are guided by a curvature field. Key features of this framework include: Geometric Guidance: Replacing the dual-description framework with a "curvature tube" derived from quantum amplitude, analogous to how spacetime curvature shapes geodesics in General Relativity. Unified Evolution Law: The construction of a dual-mode state tensor that replaces the standard wavefunction and eliminates the need for the collapse postulate. Deterministic Results: Reproducing standard quantum phenomena through covariant conservation laws, with classical mechanics emerging as the limit where. Experimental Validation: The model is applied to six core scenarios, including double-slit interference, quantum tunnelling, and the Aharonov-Bohm effect. The text also provides comparative analyses with Bohmian mechanics, general relativity, and quantum field theory.