The Structure of Observation Derived from the Observer Problem A Reinterpretation of Schr¨odinger's Cat and Wigner's Friend
Fumiyoshi Tamura
The observer problem remains one of the central unresolved questions in the foundations of quantum mechanics. This paper derives the logical structure of observation without assuming an observer, consciousness, measurement, or information as primitive concepts. Starting from the primitive notion of Meaning, the following logical sequence is derived: Meaning → Being → Closure → I₄ → Update → Time → 0 < δ < ∞ → Self-Reference → Observer → Observation → Record → Synchronization → Information. Within this framework, an observer is shown to emerge necessarily from persistent self-referential closure possessing finite residual relation. Observation is interpreted as the generation of persistent internal representations, while measurement is reformulated as synchronization between independent closures. Information is derived as synchronized records supported by an information medium. This logical structure provides a unified reinterpretation of Schrödinger's cat and Wigner's friend. The apparent paradoxes are shown to originate from synchronization between independent observers rather than from consciousness, observer-dependent reality, or wave-function collapse. The paper establishes an ontological hierarchy connecting Meaning, Being, observation, synchronization, and information within the MBC (Meaning-Based Constraint) framework.
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