The Comparator Principle

Gracia, Jose

Published Jan 28, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

At the deepest level, physics is not about equations—it is about how the world allows us to compare one moment to another. Every measurement, every symmetry, every law begins with this simple act of comparison. This is the heart of the Comparator Principle: a structure becomes physical only when it can be carried, transported, and meaningfully compared. Seen through this lens, the supposed divide between General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics dissolves. GR compares external frames; QM compares internal clock orientations. Both reveal their truths through the same act: transport around a loop and observe what fails to return to itself. Curvature and phase are two faces of one geometric operation. RealClock Quantum Mechanics makes this unity explicit. It shows that the great pillars of physics—GR, QM, and EM—are not separate domains but different sectors of a single comparator architecture.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18404529

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