ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT POTENTIAL CONSTITUTES PRESENT PHYSICAL ENFORCEMENT

Cudd Darren

Published Jan 13, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

This paper isolates and tests a single foundational assumption in quantum energy discussions: that probabilistic potential—such as decay likelihood, extractability, or transition rates—constitutes present physical enforcement. Using a strict logical-necessity framework, it distinguishes between descriptive probability and mechanically active processes by applying enforcement, removal, and invariance tests grounded only in physical interaction. The analysis demonstrates that probabilities and potentials do not, by themselves, apply force, exchange energy or momentum, or produce reciprocal back-reaction at the present instant. Therefore, they cannot be treated as physically enforcing entities without introducing an unexamined assumption. The paper resolves this issue by elimination, not reinterpretation, and leaves only physically enforced structure.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18230109

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