Informational Time Dilation on a Superconducting Quantum Processor: Schedule-Matched Evidence for Irreversibility-Controlled Clock Slowdown and a Candidate Microscopic Primitive for Emergent g00
Context: This manuscript provides the empirical hardware foundation for the Emergent Spacetime Geometry (ESG) and Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation (DAGI) research programs at Whytics. It details the physical extraction of microscopic "informational time dilation" primitives from IBM superconducting qubits, which are subsequently used to parameterize macroscopic gravitational simulations (g₀₀). Abstract: We report an empirical, hardware-defined informational time dilation effect on superconducting quantum processors (ibm_fez, ibm_marrakesh): when an operational quantum clock is locally coupled to irreversible record creation (mid-circuit measurement and reset), its inferred forward progress is drastically reduced relative to a strictly schedule-matched baseline. Conversely, applying a coherent quantum-eraser control at the exact same physical interaction depth successfully uncomputes the record, maintaining the clock near its unperturbed baseline. We define a relative dilation factor D = N_eff / N by inverting a monotone baseline calibration curve. Across strictly schedule-matched sweeps, increasing the density of irreversible records yields a strong monotone decrease in clock progress down to D ≈ 0.2 – 0.3, whereas coherent erasure yields D ≈ 0.93. Rigorous multivariable model selection confirms this effect is governed by informational irreversibility rather than standard physical gate load. Information-aware predictors decisively outperform standard two-qubit crosstalk proxies by a massive margin (ΔBIC = 64.18). Crucially, pilot light-cone (C1-LC) transport experiments reveal a conformal-metric refinement: we observe strong local clock dilation (D ≈ 0.384) while causal-cone transport velocities remain invariant within uncertainty (v_record / v_sham ≈ 1). This indicates that records renormalize proper time without shrinking null cones. Furthermore, we document a severe spatial "split outcome" for remote backaction. A spatially separated k=1 clock remains completely isolated from a remote measurement (ΔD ≈ 0.0015), whereas a distributed k ≥ 3 GHZ coherence witness undergoes massive suppression (Δ_GHZ = −0.1569) that is heavily restored via coherent erasure (R_erase = 0.964). This falsifies a universal scalar mechanism for nonlocal clock slowdown, pointing instead to an observable-selective topological graph-cut. Finally, we map these hardware-calibrated primitives to emergent gravity. The empirical Generalized Record-Rate (GRR) map (r → D) extracted here provides the foundational time-dilation primitive for Emergent Spacetime Geometry (ESG), defining the temporal metric component as g₀₀ ∝ −D². These strict hardware primitives successfully parameterize a 10,000-node classical DAG simulation, spontaneously generating localized macroscopic time-dilation wells that satisfy weak-field Einstein-Poisson closure diagnostics (median relative RMSE ≈ 0.0029). Key Experimental Highlights: Irreversibility-Controlled Time: Empirically proves that local operational clock rates are fundamentally controlled by the density of irreversible record creation, rather than standard thermal/gate noise. The Quantum Eraser Switch: Demonstrates that clock slowdown is a programmable, informational graph-property; applying coherent erasure actively rewinds the thermodynamic boundary and restores normal clock rates. Invariant Light Cones: Empirically verifies a core requirement for emergent relativity: proper time dilates locally, but the maximum speed of causal transport remains invariant. Hardware "Split Outcome": Validates that remote measurement backaction is observable-selective, completely bypassing localized operational clocks while severely suppressing distributed synergistic entanglement. The Microscopic Engine for Gravity: Extracts the exact empirical transfer function needed to parameterize g₀₀, bridging noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices to macroscopic Einstein-Poisson gravitational simulations.
Context: This manuscript provides the empirical hardware foundation for the Emergent Spacetime Geometry (ESG) and Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation (DAGI) research programs at Whytics. It details the physical extraction of microscopic "informational time dilation" primitives from IBM superconducting qubits, which are subsequently used to parameterize macroscopic gravitational simulations (g₀₀). Abstract: We report an empirical, hardware-defined informational time dilation effect on superconducting quantum processors (ibm_fez, ibm_marrakesh): when an operational quantum clock is locally coupled to irreversible record creation (mid-circuit measurement and reset), its inferred forward progress is drastically reduced relative to a strictly schedule-matched baseline. Conversely, applying a coherent quantum-eraser control at the exact same physical interaction depth successfully uncomputes the record, maintaining the clock near its unperturbed baseline. We define a relative dilation factor D = N_eff / N by inverting a monotone baseline calibration curve. Across strictly schedule-matched sweeps, increasing the density of irreversible records yields a strong monotone decrease in clock progress down to D ≈ 0.2 – 0.3, whereas coherent erasure yields D ≈ 0.93. Rigorous multivariable model selection confirms this effect is governed by informational irreversibility rather than standard physical gate load. Information-aware predictors decisively outperform standard two-qubit crosstalk proxies by a massive margin (ΔBIC = 64.18). Crucially, pilot light-cone (C1-LC) transport experiments reveal a conformal-metric refinement: we observe strong local clock dilation (D ≈ 0.384) while causal-cone transport velocities remain invariant within uncertainty (v_record / v_sham ≈ 1). This indicates that records renormalize proper time without shrinking null cones. Furthermore, we document a severe spatial "split outcome" for remote backaction. A spatially separated k=1 clock remains completely isolated from a remote measurement (ΔD ≈ 0.0015), whereas a distributed k ≥ 3 GHZ coherence witness undergoes massive suppression (Δ_GHZ = −0.1569) that is heavily restored via coherent erasure (R_erase = 0.964). This falsifies a universal scalar mechanism for nonlocal clock slowdown, pointing instead to an observable-selective topological graph-cut. Finally, we map these hardware-calibrated primitives to emergent gravity. The empirical Generalized Record-Rate (GRR) map (r → D) extracted here provides the foundational time-dilation primitive for Emergent Spacetime Geometry (ESG), defining the temporal metric component as g₀₀ ∝ −D². These strict hardware primitives successfully parameterize a 10,000-node classical DAG simulation, spontaneously generating localized macroscopic time-dilation wells that satisfy weak-field Einstein-Poisson closure diagnostics (median relative RMSE ≈ 0.0029). Key Experimental Highlights: Irreversibility-Controlled Time: Empirically proves that local operational clock rates are fundamentally controlled by the density of irreversible record creation, rather than standard thermal/gate noise. The Quantum Eraser Switch: Demonstrates that clock slowdown is a programmable, informational graph-property; applying coherent erasure actively rewinds the thermodynamic boundary and restores normal clock rates. Invariant Light Cones: Empirically verifies a core requirement for emergent relativity: proper time dilates locally, but the maximum speed of causal transport remains invariant. Hardware "Split Outcome": Validates that remote measurement backaction is observable-selective, completely bypassing localized operational clocks while severely suppressing distributed synergistic entanglement. The Microscopic Engine for Gravity: Extracts the exact empirical transfer function needed to parameterize g₀₀, bridging noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices to macroscopic Einstein-Poisson gravitational simulations.
This manuscript reframes a series of IBM superconducting-qubit experiments as a targeted validation study for the Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation (DAGI), with emphasis on the operational distinction between \emph{record creation} and \emph{record erasure}, and on how that distinction manifests in different classes of observables. DAGI models quantum processes as a directed acyclic graph of informational events: branching is permitted only when an interaction produces a durable record at the relevant coarse-graining scale, while coherent erasure can restore interference by removing the distinguishing record. We consolidate three falsifier-friendly hypotheses: (H1) remote record activity need not produce a universal ``clock slowdown'' for arbitrary local probes; (H2) remote influence is expected to appear preferentially in observables supported by a relational/entangled substrate; and (H3) the record/eraser distinction should be directly visible in distributed witnesses under strictly pulse-matched controls. Using the C1 ``informational time dilation'' series as the local benchmark, and the T4 remote-closure suite as the nonlocal stress test, we report a split outcome: clock-side remote slowdown remains bounded and proxy-dominated in tested geometries, yet a GHZ-class distributed coherence witness exhibits a large, replicated record-creation (REC) versus reversible sham (SHAM) separation on both ibm_fez and ibm_marrakesh, and is strongly restored by coherent erasure (ERASE). We position this pattern as evidence for observable-selective remote sensitivity that is consistent with DAGI's record/eraser mechanism while remaining conservative about hardware backaction channels.
Context: This manuscript serves as the foundational ontology paper for the Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation (DAGI) research program at Whytics. Abstract: Quantum mechanics is remarkably successful in predicting experimental outcomes, yet it remains conceptually challenging: the status of the wavefunction, the meaning of "measurement", and the origin of the arrow of time are still debated. We propose an interpretation grounded in information theory and graph theory, representing quantum histories as a single Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) of informational states. In this model, nodes represent quantum informational states (density operators) and directed edges represent physical interactions that update those states. Branching occurs precisely when an interaction creates a durable, distinguishable record that cannot be coherently erased at the relevant scale; decoherence corresponds to record proliferation into the environment; and quantum erasure corresponds to coherent record removal that can re-enable interference by merging previously distinguishable histories. Furthermore, we prove a Kolmogorov Consistency Theorem for finite-amplitude DAGs, guaranteeing that the framework yields a coherent probability measure on the decohered quotient graph and exactly recovers unitary Schrödinger evolution in the non-branching limit. We show how this ontology resolves standard quantum paradoxes without introducing ambiguous collapse postulates or an ontological multiplication of worlds, and we outline auxiliary operational predictions motivated by the model. In particular, DAGI motivates an "informational time dilation" program: an operational clock's inferred progress decreases with the rate of irreversible record creation under schedule-matched controls, and increases toward baseline when records are coherently erased. We additionally report initial IBM Quantum hardware results from the C1-LC program regarding light-cone transport, motivating a refined conformal hypothesis for how time and causal structure emerge from record density. Key Highlights: Novel Ontology: Replaces the ontological extravagance of the Many-Worlds Interpretation with a single, strictly causal DAG of informational records. Mathematical Rigor: Provides a mathematically rigorous Kolmogorov Consistency Theorem for finite-prefix cylinder sets, resolving standard measure-theoretic pathologies in history-based interpretations. Paradox Resolution: Resolves Wigner's Friend, Delayed Choice, and Schrödinger's Cat paradoxes through an explicit mathematical graph-refinement logic. Hardware Testability: Formulates the theoretical foundation for operational time dilation and causal-cone transport limits actively being benchmarked on IBM superconducting quantum processors.
Context: This manuscript belongs to the empirical hardware-validation track of the DAGI (Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation) research program at Whytics. It provides direct experimental evidence for high-order informational thresholding, a concept central to the framework's treatment of emergent spacetime and black hole information. Abstract: The Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation (DAGI) framework predicts that certain globally coherent variables are not locally accessible, but instead reside in irreducible high-order information structures (synergy) that become available only when sufficiently many degrees of freedom are jointly accessed. Motivated by Page-time transitions in black-hole information and by entanglement-wedge thresholds in holographic quantum error correction, we design a deliberately minimal "threshold-lock" circuit family whose measurement statistics implement a synergy-only encoding of a binary label K: all 1- and 2-bit marginals of the early radiation are (ideally) independent of K while the 3-bit prefix jointly reveals K. We execute this experiment on IBM Quantum ibm_torino with n=6 measured qubits and 2048 shots per key, alongside a "leaky" control in which low-order information is intentionally present. Using a Möbius/DAGI decomposition of the mutual information over the prefix subset lattice, we observe a sharp Page-like turn-on for the locked variant, with cumulative positive synergy dominated entirely by an intrinsic order-3 term. A bootstrap reliability sweep confirms that the locked order-3 synergy mass is statistically stable, while the leaky order-3 signal remains unstable. These results constitute a compact, falsifiable hardware demonstration that DAGI can detect and distinguish high-order, thresholded information release from low-order leakage in real quantum measurement data, supporting the use of DAGI Möbius diagnostics as experimental probes of Page-like information transitions and as design tools for DAG-inspired QECCs. Key Highlights: Hardware-Verified Thresholds: Demonstrates a distinct Page-curve-like accessibility transition on a superconducting IBM Quantum processor. Synergy vs. Leakage: Proves the efficacy of the DAGI Möbius decomposition in distinguishing true irreducible high-order synergy from low-order hardware leakage. Holographic Analogs: Provides an operational, circuit-level analog for entanglement-wedge reconstruction phenomena utilized in emergent gravity and holographic error correction.
This manuscript develops three concrete, falsifiable predictions based on a framework in which time and space are operationally equivalent, and classical reality is understood as the record. In this scalar-clock / awareness-tensor / Trinity picture, an observation is any physical process that stabilizes correlations into durable, revisitable records, and gravity is interpreted as time decoherence: clock-locking and time selection into dominant mass time-zones. The paper introduces three phenomenological parameters that are exactly zero in standard GR+QM: (i) ϵ\epsilonϵ, the sensitivity of co-located clock rates to engineered decoherence and monitoring strength; (ii) η\etaη, the sensitivity of effective gravitational acceleration to record-export structure at fixed mass distribution; and (iii) a scalar time-mismatch scale ΔT∗\Delta T_\astΔT∗, beyond which interference visibility near a mass exhibits a protocol-dependent threshold. These parameters are tied to operational proxies: clock-locking depth, time mismatch, and coupling gradients. From this framework, three testable predictions follow: Entanglement-dependent time dilation: Two identical, co-located precision clocks in the same gravitational potential but in different record-coupling regimes (high vs. low monitoring and decoherence) should exhibit a small, persistent differential drift that tracks clock-locking depth, not altitude or velocity. Gravity modulation by engineered decoherence: In a torsion balance, atom interferometer, or precision gravimeter, the measured acceleration toward a test mass should differ slightly between “decoherence OFF” and “decoherence ON” conditions, even when the mass distribution and EM fields are unchanged. The key signature is a protocol-locked Δg\Delta gΔg that appears only when scattered quanta are recorded, not when the same fields are present but their outputs are dumped locally. Entanglement horizon near mass: In a matter-wave interferometer, as one arm approaches a mass (or as the mass is increased), interference visibility should drop at a characteristic threshold set by scalar-clock mismatch and record structure. This defines an “entanglement horizon” in time-mismatch space, distinct from smooth environmental decoherence. For each effect, the paper defines explicit null hypotheses, identifies leading systematics, and sketches minimal experimental protocols compatible with current or near-term optical clocks, gravimetry, and matter-wave interferometry platforms. A brief CPT-compatibility analysis clarifies that microscopic dynamics remain CPT-symmetric in the usual QFT sense; any asymmetries arise only at the coarse-grained level of record formation and clock-locking. The proposals can therefore be read either as parameterized extensions of GR+QM using measurement architecture as an additional knob, or as an operational test of a broader “gravity as time decoherence” interpretation in which geometry becomes explicitly record-sensitive. This Version 2 is a revised and expanded update of the original upload, adding a phenomenology-first summary, clarifying the roles of the parameters (ϵ,η,ΔT∗)(\epsilon,\eta,\Delta T_\ast)(ϵ,η,ΔT∗), and situating the framework more explicitly relative to existing work on gravity-related decoherence, hybrid classical–quantum gravity, and clock/interferometry proposals (Diósi–Penrose, Bassi, Anastopoulos–Hu, Oppenheim, Zych–Costa–Pikovski–Brukner, Bose et al.). The updated version explicitly restricts the criterion to record-sensitive effects, rather than any effect. It explicitly spells out what “record formation on/off” means in practice: detectors and logging are turned on/off while the physical fields are held fixed, i.e., outputs are either stored or not stored. This version tightens falsifiability and lab usability. It (i) commits to explicit benchmark model families for the three predictions, each reducing to standard physics when ϵ=η=κ=0\epsilon=\eta=\kappa=0ϵ=η=κ=0; (ii) defines an unambiguous export-axis variable via the exported mutual-information rate I˙XR\dot I_{XR}I˙XR and export depth E\mathcal{E}E, enabling cross-platform comparisons; (iii) adds a fully worked, platform-specific optical lattice clock pilot (C1 vs C2 export-only toggle) including invariance audits, confound/error budgeting, preregistered power/discriminability analysis, and an end-to-end analysis pipeline; and (iv) upgrades mandatory reporting/preregistration templates so null results produce publishable bounds on (ϵ,η,κ)(\epsilon,\eta,\kappa)(ϵ,η,κ).
Context: This manuscript serves as the foundational quantum mechanics capstone for the DAGI (Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation) research program at Whytics. It provides the computable, hardware-verified kinematic engine required to complete Relational Quantum Mechanics (RQM) and resolve macroscopic measurement paradoxes. Abstract: The tension between unitary evolution and irreversible wavefunction collapse is acutely encapsulated in the Wigner's Friend paradox and extended no-go theorems. While relational frameworks (e.g., Relational Quantum Mechanics) posit that physical states are inherently observer-dependent, they have historically lacked a computable kinematic mechanism to determine exactly \emph{when} and \emph{for whom} a measurement becomes an irreversible fact. Here, we introduce \emph{Observable-Selective Branching} within the Directed Acyclic Graph Interpretation (DAGI). We propose that wavefunction collapse is not a universal foliation of spacetime, but a topological phase transition governed by the mereological complexity of the observer. Using M"obius inversion on Boolean subset lattices, we define an observable's "informational cross-section" by its irreducible synergistic support (interaction order k). A macroscopic record induces irreversible branching relative to an observable if and only if the record intersects that topological support. Crucially, we test this topological stratification experimentally on IBM superconducting processors (\texttt{ibm_fez}, \texttt{ibm_marrakesh}). Under strictly pulse-matched controls, we demonstrate a "split outcome": a spatially separated physical record produces a bounded/null effect on a highly localized k=1 probe (an operational clock), confirming unitary isolation for the simple observer. Simultaneously, the identical record drastically suppresses a distributed k≥3 GHZ-class coherence witness, confirming collapse for the complex observer. Finally, we demonstrate that applying a coherent quantum-eraser control actively un-branches the graph, restoring global coherence. These hardware results provide a physical mechanism for relational quantum mechanics, demonstrating that the objective, universally shared "global stage" of classical reality is simply the thermodynamic limit of observable-selective branching. Key Highlights: Resolution of Wigner's Friend: Replaces the philosophical ambiguity of the measurement problem with a strict, computable topological boundary based on Möbius interaction order (k). Observable-Selective Collapse: Demonstrates mathematically and empirically that wavefunction collapse is not a universal scalar event, but a relational graph-cut bounded by the observer's informational cross-section. Hardware Validation: Translates the Wigner's Friend paradox into a concrete, schedule-matched validation suite on IBM superconducting hardware, proving that low-complexity probes bypass records while high-complexity probes suffer irreversible collapse. Topological Healing: Proves via coherent erasure (ERASE) that measurement backaction is a programmable, informational structure rather than irreversible thermodynamic hardware damage. Bridge to Quantum Darwinism: Explains the emergence of an objective macroscopic reality as the thermodynamic limit of observable-selective branching for dense, macroscopic (k≈1023) entities.
This work demonstrates real-time predictive classical-quantum feedback control on the IBM Kingston superconducting quantum processor, characterizing the hardware latency bottleneck of dynamic Hamiltonian shaping. Decoherence in quantum systems is traditionally viewed as a technical obstacle arising from environmental noise; this paper interprets decoherence as the coupling of a localized system to a dissipative, high-entropy environmental field. An ancilla-based modular sensor architecture is introduced to facilitate real-time error syndrome extraction without collapsing the target state. A software-defined controller, implemented via a quantized Variational Autoencoder-Feed-Forward Network (VAE-FFN) pipeline and optimized via empirical threshold calibration under strict 4-bit latency constraints, provides predictive Hamiltonian control to stabilize the system boundary. The integration of a 3D volumetric topological complex outlines a geometric architecture designed to mitigate spatial error cascades. Through temporal delay sweeps, empirical telemetry demonstrates that the volumetric lattice achieves localized containment of non-commuting phase defects, dynamically exploiting coherent Larmor precession to constrain spatial error propagation. Furthermore, rigorous statistical repetition mapping reveals a critical Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) latency bottleneck. The empirical data establishes that the temporal cost of classical-quantum feed-forward routing incurs a marginal macroscopic fidelity reduction (-1.01%). Crucially, this study reframes this differential not as a systemic regression, but as an explicit architectural trade-off: prioritizing rigorous variance suppression and operational stability over unmitigated peak fidelity. By establishing a highly predictable, predictively controlled baseline, this framework explores practical control strategies consistent with Approximate Quantum Error Correction (AQEC) approaches, bounding the operational consequences of the Eastin-Knill constraint within an addressable temporal control protocol.