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The Hidden Harmony of Life and the Quantum

Donatello Dolce B

Published Feb 2, 2026• 0 citations
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Life and quantum mechanics can be seen as expressions of universal harmony. From the heart beat to the DNA vibrations and neurons spikes, living systems unfold through cycles; physics, too, is built on matter waves, resonances and quantized spectra. Schrödinger envisioned life’s stability in molecular vibrational modes. Here we extend that idea: information, perception, cognition as much as the whole quantum mechanics can be described as temporal cycles. Elementary Cycles Theory, validated in many peer-reviewed publications, elevates de Broglie’s idea of particles as intrinsic clocks to the principle from which quantum mechanics can be fully derived. Entanglement is not “spooky action” but harmony: synchronized clocks, like two lovers whose hearts beat in unison even across distance. Life is quantum because it is woven from the same laws of harmony that underlie the universe itself.

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10.20944/preprints202602.0055.v1

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