Observation as Incremental Reconfiguration

Gunn Nathon

Published Feb 4, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

Conceptual framework proposing observation as framing (not collapse) of continuous light structure. Particles as "gaps"/framed discontinuities; time emergent from ordered frames; consciousness as stabilized present at observer boundary. Builds on phenomenological intuition and aligns with thermodynamic/relational interpretations of quantum measurement. Establishes conceptual priority; invites formal development. Part I of series; Part II outlines planned extensions (complexity, compression, distributed temporal ledgers). framing light, observation as reconfiguration, quantum measurement problem, thermodynamic interpretation, particle as gap, emergent time, relational consciousness, self as boundary, wave-particle duality, forgetting as generative, zero as crossing, light-time theory, phenomenological physics

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18476135

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