This work reports experimental evidence that physical outcomes in quantum hardware depend on the interaction structure realized during execution rather than solely on the intended logical circuit description. Using four-qubit experiments on superconducting quantum processors, we demonstrate that nominally equivalent circuits may be compiled into distinct physical interaction graphs, leading to markedly different correlation patterns in measurement outcomes. The results support a structure-dependent realization perspective, in which global system constraints select admissible physical outcomes from a space of formally defined possibilities. The findings provide empirical grounding for realization-based theoretical frameworks and complement independent evidence obtained from temporal-coherence studies and gravitational systems. This work is not intended as a performance or optimization study, but as an experimental investigation of structural selection in physical systems.
This work reports experimental evidence that physical outcomes in quantum hardware depend on the interaction structure realized during execution rather than solely on the intended logical circuit description. Using four-qubit experiments on superconducting quantum processors, we demonstrate that nominally equivalent circuits may be compiled into distinct physical interaction graphs, leading to markedly different correlation patterns in measurement outcomes. The results support a structure-dependent realization perspective, in which global system constraints select admissible physical outcomes from a space of formally defined possibilities. The findings provide empirical grounding for realization-based theoretical frameworks and complement independent evidence obtained from temporal-coherence studies and gravitational systems. This work is not intended as a performance or optimization study, but as an experimental investigation of structural selection in physical systems.
This work investigates physical realization as a system-dependent process rather than a consequence of forces or intrinsic object dynamics. Using both quantum hardware experiments and force-free computational simulations, it is shown that identical initial states may lead to different realized outcomes when only the structural properties of the surrounding system are modified. In the quantum experiment, identical quantum state preparations are implemented on IBM superconducting hardware while the realization structure of the system is altered through controlled ancilla coupling and reset operations. Statistical analysis based on repeated runs demonstrates that outcome distributions differ systematically despite unchanged quantum state preparation, indicating that realization is not determined solely by the quantum state itself. In parallel, a force-free trajectory simulation illustrates how inertial motion, directed fall, orbital stability, and capture behavior can emerge through recursive selection of admissible trajectory continuations. No forces, potentials, or acceleration laws are introduced; observed motion arises entirely from system-imposed structural constraints. Together, these results support a unified structural perspective in which quantum measurement and gravitational-like motion are understood as manifestations of the same underlying mechanism: system-dependent realization through selective admissibility rather than dynamical interaction.
This work presents empirical evidence that quantum measurement is not an instantaneous, structureless collapse, but a multi-stage recursive realization process governed by coherence, weak predictability, and global structural constraints. Using real superconducting quantum processors (IBM Quantum), a sequence of controlled experiments probes four distinct stages of realization:(I) pre-realizational structural orientation,(II) weak predictive bias accessed through ancilla measurements,(III) recursive stabilization via repeated weak probing, and(IV) topology-dependent anti-locking that suppresses locally stable but globally inconsistent configurations. The experiments demonstrate that weakly coupled ancilla qubits acquire statistically significant information about final outcomes prior to projective measurement, that this information disappears under controlled decoupling and phase scrambling, and that repeated probing progressively stabilizes outcome tendencies. Crucially, closed-ring circuit topologies exhibit significantly stronger suppression of locally “locking” configurations than open-line controls, despite identical gate parameters, depth, and hardware backend. This topology-dependent anti-locking effect cannot be explained by local noise, readout bias, or marginal statistics, and instead indicates the presence of a global coherence constraint acting during realization. The results support a physical interpretation in which quantum states represent pre-realizational structure, analogous to an architectural plan, while measurement corresponds to the completion of a recursive, globally constrained selection process rather than an abrupt collapse. Beyond foundational implications, the work demonstrates that contemporary quantum hardware can function as an experimental platform for probing the internal structure of quantum theory itself, opening new avenues for empirical studies of realization, consistency, and emergence.
Black holes are conventionally described as gravitational objects defined by spacetime geometry and event horizons. This geometric picture, while successful, leaves open fundamental questions concerning irreversibility, information isolation, and the universality of horizon-like behavior across physical systems. In this work, we propose and experimentally test an alternative framework: that horizon-like structures emerge as a consequence of realization dynamics, independent of gravity or spacetime curvature. By realization we mean the physical persistence of quantum structure under ongoing dynamics, as distinct from its mere mathematical existence in Hilbert space. Quantum structure that cannot be dynamically realized must be structurally excluded from the realizable domain. We implement a realization-based dynamical protocol on real superconducting quantum hardware provided by IBM Quantum, using sampler-native circuits without mid-circuit measurements or post-selection. A small quantum “world” subsystem is coupled to a non-realizable sink via a controllable realization barrier. Population of the sink qubit serves as an empirical signature of horizon-like absorption. Three regimes are experimentally compared: a fully realizable regime, a control regime with strong dynamics but no realization barrier, and a horizon regime in which unstable quantum structure is coherently redirected into the sink. Strong absorption is observed exclusively in the presence of the realization barrier, while the realizable and control regimes remain statistically indistinguishable. Control tests rule out noise, circuit depth, or strong driving as alternative explanations. These results constitute hardware-executed evidence that black-hole-like horizons can emerge purely from realization dynamics. We conclude that black holes may be understood as structural residues of completed realization rather than objects requiring gravitational collapse, opening a new experimental route to horizon physics grounded in quantum realization rather than geometry.
The Born rule is usually introduced as an axiomatic postulate of quantum mechanics, assigning outcome probabilities as squared wavefunction amplitudes without an underlying physical mechanism. While recent theoretical work has suggested that Born statistics may emerge dynamically from a pre-locking regime in quantum measurement, direct experimental validation on physical hardware has remained an open question. In this work, we present hardware-empirical evidence that Born statistics arise as a stable fixed point of recursive quantum realization. Using real superconducting quantum processors (IBM Quantum), we implement a discrete analogue of continuous measurement based on recursive weak probing with ancilla qubits, while keeping the prepared quantum state strictly fixed. By varying the number of weak probe interactions prior to final projective measurement, we observe a systematic evolution of outcome statistics. As probing depth increases, the measured probabilities converge toward the Born prediction for the prepared state. Crucially, this convergence is suppressed in control experiments that remove probe coupling or scramble relative phase, despite identical circuit depth and gate counts. These results rule out explanations based on instantaneous collapse, circuit depth, classical noise, or readout bias. Instead, they support a physical picture in which quantum probabilities emerge dynamically through coherent, recursive stabilization of competing realizations during measurement. This work provides a direct hardware counterpart to earlier theoretical models of emergent Born statistics and demonstrates that probabilistic quantum outcomes can be experimentally traced to a structured, pre-realizational process rather than postulated as fundamental.
This preprint is part of a three-paper series exploring physical realization as a temporally organized process constrained by relativistic causality. The present paper addresses quantum outcome realization. Standard quantum mechanics provides a complete and accurate description of state evolution but does not specify how physical outcomes are realized within an already structured world. In this work, a strict separation is made between quantum dynamics and realization. No modification of the Schrödinger equation, operators, or measurement formalism is introduced. A minimal global temporal constraint, T= L / c, is proposed as an organizational condition on realization, arising directly from finite causal connectivity. Quantum states are interpreted as spaces of possible realizations, while actual outcomes emerge through selection constrained by global phase compatibility with previously realized structure. Within this framework, the Born rule appears as the unique statistically stable distribution of realizations required for consistency across composite systems, rather than as a postulate of dynamics. The approach preserves quantum indeterminacy, introduces no hidden variables, and provides a unified account of realization across quantum and macroscopic regimes.
This record presents Execution-Based Quantum Theory of Measurement: A Thermodynamic Completion Framework, a theoretical framework addressing the unresolved question of how and when quantum possibilities become executed physical outcomes. Standard quantum mechanics accurately predicts probability distributions but does not specify the physical conditions under which a potential outcome becomes an irreversible fact. This work proposes a completion rule, not an interpretation, grounded in continuous time evolution, irreversible dissipation, and global informational consistency. The framework introduces: Execution as a time-extended, physical process distinct from decoherence A minimum irreversible energy dissipation condition required for outcome realization A measurable execution timescale (τₑₓₑc), distinct from decoherence time A Wait State regime where interference may be suppressed while execution remains incomplete Conditional, sequential extension of reality through successive executions, without invoking observer causation, instantaneous collapse, or parallel universes The theory preserves all established first principles, including unitary quantum dynamics prior to execution, thermodynamics, and a single continuous spacetime. Observers and measurements are treated as physical record-holders that arise after execution, not as causal agents. Four falsifiable experimental tests are proposed across independent platforms: Tunable dissipation in superconducting circuit QED Photonic which-path storage with dissipation gating Mesoscopic pointer systems with controlled environmental damping Matter-wave interferometry under adjustable thermal load Each experiment provides explicit scaling laws and failure criteria to test the separation between decoherence and execution. This framework is derived from, but does not redefine, the Resonance Trinity Law (RTL), which serves as the parent substrate-level principle. No experimental validation is claimed in this record; the purpose is to define a clear, testable theoretical structure and safeguard authorship prior to experimental investigation.