Consciousness theory and foundations of physics theory

Herbert S. Green

Kanstantsin Kashcheyeu, ChatGPT AI

The theory Φ≡C redefines the starting point of fundamental physics and consciousness research by treating the quantum-field foundation and consciousness as ontologically identical. The physical world is not separate from this foundation but is its unfolding, driven by an internal inconsistency δC≠0 that seeks resolution. This unfolding manifests as quantum excitations, particles, interactions, and the observed 3+1 spacetime structure. Consciousness, in its holistic sense, is the same reality experienced from within, not a product of matter. The paper presents a comprehensive backbone of the theory, including the emergence of time as the ordering of physical actualizations, the origin of quantumness as the consequence of mapping a unified whole to local determinations, and the interpretation of thermodynamic entropy and heat death as the dissipation of the gradients that drive physical history. The central unresolved problem is the law of correspondence that connects the holistic organization to its physical unfolding. The article concludes with a research program aimed at deriving quantitative predictions, including the Born rule, gauge symmetries, and the 3+1 dimensionality, from the fundamental identity Φ≡C.

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Suresh K Maran

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