Abstract for Zenodo Submission We propose a fully local realist unified physical framework derived entirely from a single minimal underlying rule: space is filled with discrete ground-state field quanta, whose sole dynamical property is nearest-neighbor attraction proportional to the product of their excitation levels, with strictly conserved total excitation across all space. This rule is not an ad hoc postulate, but a distillation of a universal physical tendency observed across all scales—spontaneous attraction between adjacent entities, structurally isomorphic to van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation. From this single rule, we derive the following core consequences forward, with no reverse-engineering: Excitations spontaneously form stable self-bound topological structures with a “hard core + extended ripple” profile, naturally accounting for wave-particle duality without separate postulates; Newtonian gravity ($$F \propto M_1M_2/r^2$$) emerges directly as the macroscopic sum of all nearest-neighbor attractions, with the inverse-square law following purely from 3D geometry and flux conservation; An all-or-nothing threshold mechanism for quantum measurement, explaining the photoelectric effect and Born rule without wavefunction collapse; A paradox-free local realist account of double-slit interference, quantum erasure, and delayed-choice experiments; Gravitational time dilation, motion time dilation, and Lorentz invariance as emergent phenomena, with no additional assumptions about spacetime structure. This framework is fully compatible with all existing experimental observations of standard quantum mechanics and general relativity, while making three falsifiable, qualitatively distinct predictions. The central prediction—a sharp threshold step in interference visibility versus path-marking coupling—is testable with existing quantum optics equipment. We do not claim to replace established theories, but offer a minimal, self-consistent, falsifiable alternative local realist picture.
Abstract for Zenodo Submission We propose a fully local realist unified physical framework derived entirely from a single minimal underlying rule: space is filled with discrete ground-state field quanta, whose sole dynamical property is nearest-neighbor attraction proportional to the product of their excitation levels, with strictly conserved total excitation across all space. This rule is not an ad hoc postulate, but a distillation of a universal physical tendency observed across all scales—spontaneous attraction between adjacent entities, structurally isomorphic to van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation. From this single rule, we derive the following core consequences forward, with no reverse-engineering: Excitations spontaneously form stable self-bound topological structures with a “hard core + extended ripple” profile, naturally accounting for wave-particle duality without separate postulates; Newtonian gravity (F∝M1M2/r2) emerges directly as the macroscopic sum of all nearest-neighbor attractions, with the inverse-square law following purely from 3D geometry and flux conservation; An all-or-nothing threshold mechanism for quantum measurement, explaining the photoelectric effect and Born rule without wavefunction collapse; A paradox-free local realist account of double-slit interference, quantum erasure, and delayed-choice experiments; Gravitational time dilation, motion time dilation, and Lorentz invariance as emergent phenomena, with no additional assumptions about spacetime structure. This framework is fully compatible with all existing experimental observations of standard quantum mechanics and general relativity, while making three falsifiable, qualitatively distinct predictions. The central prediction—a sharp threshold step in interference visibility versus path-marking coupling—is testable with existing quantum optics equipment. We do not claim to replace established theories, but offer a minimal, self-consistent, falsifiable alternative local realist picture.
We propose a fully local realist unified physical framework derived entirely from a single minimal underlying rule: space is filled with discrete ground-state field quanta, whose sole dynamical property is nearest-neighbor attraction proportional to the product of their excitation levels, with strictly conserved total excitation across all space. This rule is not an ad hoc postulate, but a distillation of a universal physical tendency observed across all scales—spontaneous attraction between adjacent entities, structurally isomorphic to van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation. From this single rule, we derive the following core consequences forward, with no reverse-engineering: Excitations spontaneously form stable self-bound topological structures with a “hard core + extended ripple” profile, naturally accounting for wave-particle duality without separate postulates; Newtonian gravity (F∝r2M1M2) emerges directly as the macroscopic sum of all nearest-neighbor attractions, with the inverse-square law following purely from 3D geometry and flux conservation; An all-or-nothing threshold mechanism for quantum measurement, explaining the photoelectric effect and Born rule without wavefunction collapse; A paradox-free local realist account of double-slit interference, quantum erasure, and delayed-choice experiments; Gravitational time dilation, motion time dilation, and Lorentz invariance as emergent phenomena, with no additional assumptions about spacetime structure. This framework is fully compatible with all existing experimental observations of standard quantum mechanics and general relativity, while making three falsifiable, qualitatively distinct predictions. The central prediction—a sharp threshold step in interference visibility versus path-marking coupling—is testable with existing quantum optics equipment. We do not claim to replace established theories, but offer a minimal, self-consistent, falsifiable alternative local realist picture.
We propose a fully local realist unified physical framework derived entirely from a single minimal underlying rule: space is filled with discrete ground-state field quanta, whose sole dynamical property is nearest-neighbor attraction proportional to the product of their excitation levels, with strictly conserved total excitation across all space. This rule is not an ad hoc postulate, but a distillation of a universal physical tendency observed across all scales—spontaneous attraction between adjacent entities, structurally isomorphic to van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation. From this single rule, we derive the following core consequences forward, with no reverse-engineering: Excitations spontaneously form stable self-bound topological structures with a “hard core + extended ripple” profile, naturally accounting for wave-particle duality without separate postulates; Newtonian gravity (F∝r2M1M2) emerges directly as the macroscopic sum of all nearest-neighbor attractions, with the inverse-square law following purely from 3D geometry and flux conservation; An all-or-nothing threshold mechanism for quantum measurement, explaining the photoelectric effect and Born rule without wavefunction collapse; A paradox-free local realist account of double-slit interference, quantum erasure, and delayed-choice experiments; Gravitational time dilation, motion time dilation, and Lorentz invariance as emergent phenomena, with no additional assumptions about spacetime structure. This framework is fully compatible with all existing experimental observations of standard quantum mechanics and general relativity, while making three falsifiable, qualitatively distinct predictions. The central prediction—a sharp threshold step in interference visibility versus path-marking coupling—is testable with existing quantum optics equipment. We do not claim to replace established theories, but offer a minimal, self-consistent, falsifiable alternative local realist picture.
We present the An Theory, a unified physical framework derived from one assumption (space consists of discrete, indivisible field quanta) and one rule (adjacent field quanta attract each other, with strength proportional to the product of their excitation levels, and strictly conserved total excitation). This rule is not ad hoc: it is structurally isomorphic to van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation. From this single rule, we derive the following key results: (1) stable self-bound topological structures with a “hard core + extended ripple” profile, which accounts for wave-particle duality and yields the Born rule in the weak-excitation limit; (2) Newtonian gravity (F ∝ M1M2/r²) as the macroscopic sum of all nearest-neighbor attractions, where the inverse-square law arises solely from 3D geometry and flux conservation; (3) gravitational and motion time dilation, the equivalence principle, the constancy of c, and Lorentz invariance as emergent phenomena; (4) an all-or-nothing threshold mechanism for quantum measurement, providing complete local realist accounts of double-slit interference, quantum erasure, delayed choice, and entanglement; (5) three independent fundamental forces—gravity (baseline attraction), the strong force (high-excitation contact binding, verified across 225 parameter combinations), and the electric force (permanent stress from topological orientation knots, verified in 2D and 3D)—with the magnetic force as the dynamic effect of moving electric charges; (6) the 3D Topological Slot Model, where fractional quark charges arise from the three orthogonal dimensions of space, and all 12 Standard Model fundamental fermions are classified by “geometric complexity × excitation level”; (7) quark confinement, verified using a three-component coupled GL equation with Josephson phase-locking; (8) the mass hierarchy resulting from coherence-length relaxation versus strong-force compression; (9) the topological origin of spin-1/2 from the double-connectedness of SO(3); (10) E = mc² derived from wave mechanics. The framework yields three falsifiable predictions: no fourth-generation fermions, no magnetic monopoles, and no fractional charges other than multiples of 1/3. Its central decisive prediction—a sharp threshold step in interference visibility versus path-marker coupling strength—is qualitatively incompatible with standard quantum mechanics and testable with existing equipment. All results follow from the single assumption + single rule, with no free parameters introduced beyond the foundational rule.
We propose a local realist structural photon model built on a single fundamental dynamical rule: space is filled with discrete field quanta, and adjacent field quanta excited above the ground state attract each other, with the attraction strength proportional to the product of their excitation levels and total excitation energy strictly conserved. This rule is not an ad hoc postulate, but a distillation of the universal physical tendency of spontaneous attraction between adjacent entities, as observed in van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation. Under this rule, localized excitations spontaneously form indivisible self-bound entities, featuring a continuous distribution of a high-excitation "hard core" (carrying over 99% of the photon’s quantized energy E=hν) and a low-excitation "ripple" (carrying small but physically real energy and phase information, extending far beyond the core). The ripple interacts with matter only through extremely weak sub-threshold phase coupling, with no energy absorption or penetration, only subtle phase modulation. From this single rule, we directly derive Newtonian gravity (F∝M1M2/r2) as the macroscopic sum of all nearest-neighbor attractions, relying solely on 3D geometry and flux conservation without reverse-engineering from general relativity. For quantum measurement, the model predicts a strict all-or-nothing threshold: below the internal binding threshold, only phase modulation occurs with zero energy loss; above the threshold, the entire self-bound structure undergoes collective unbinding, depositing all energy at a single point. We present two decisive, qualitatively distinct experimental predictions testable with existing quantum optics equipment: (1) interference visibility versus path-marking coupling strength exhibits a sharp threshold step function, in contrast to the smooth decline predicted by the Englert–Greenberger complementarity relation; (2) single-slit diffraction patterns show systematic deviations from the sinc2 profile when the slit width is comparable to the ripple extent. This framework provides a unified, physically transparent local realist picture compatible with existing experimental observations, offering a falsifiable alternative to standard quantum mechanics without claiming to replace established theories.
We present a unified fundamental physics framework built on two original core elements: (1) a nearest-neighbor attraction rule for discrete field quanta, structurally analogous to van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation; (2) a 3/3 topological configuration consisting of three orthogonal vortex slots in three-dimensional space, the only complete knot structure compatible with 3D rotational symmetry. From the nearest-neighbor attraction rule alone, we rigorously derive: stable self-bound wave packets with a “hard core + ripple” morphology (explaining wave–particle duality and the Born rule); Newtonian gravity via 3D flux conservation; emergent Lorentz invariance as a mathematical theorem from the nonlinear Klein–Gordon Lagrangian in the continuum limit; an all-or-nothing threshold mechanism for quantum measurement with a local realist description of double-slit interference, quantum erasure, delayed choice, and entanglement; the strong, electric, and magnetic forces as contact binding, topological knot stress, and kinematic effects of moving charges, respectively; and probabilistic weak decay with fixed half-lives via the stochastic TDGL equation and Kramers escape rate. From the 3/3 topological configuration, we obtain: quark fractional charges as a geometric consequence of three orthogonal dimensions; SU(3) color symmetry; quark confinement (numerically verified via a three-component Ginzburg–Landau model with Josephson phase-locking); the complete classification of all 12 fundamental fermions in the Standard Model by geometric complexity and excitation level; the mass hierarchy from coherence-length relaxation versus strong-force compression; and spin‑1/2 as a topological result of the double-connectedness of SO(3). This framework makes three falsifiable predictions: no fourth-generation fermions, no magnetic monopoles, and no fractional charges outside multiples of 1/3. Its decisive experimental test is a predicted step-function response of interference visibility to path-marker coupling strength, which is qualitatively incompatible with standard quantum mechanics and can be tested with existing quantum-optics setups. The key contribution is not a set of isolated claims, but a demonstration that these two original elements are sufficient to generate the major features of fundamental physics from first principles.
We propose a local realist structural photon model derived from a single underlying rule: space consists of discrete field quanta whose sole dynamical property is nearest-neighbor attraction proportional to the product of their excitation levels. This rule—far from being an ad hoc assumption—mirrors the universal physical tendency for adjacent entities to attract, as manifested in van der Waals forces, nuclear binding, the Casimir effect, and Bose–Einstein condensation. Under this rule, localized excitations spontaneously form indivisible self-bound entities exhibiting a continuous distribution of high-excitation core (hard core) and low-excitation extended tail (ripple). The hard core carries the dominant fraction of the photon’s quantized energy E=hν; the ripple carries a small but physically real energy and phase information, extending far beyond the core. It interacts with matter only via extremely weak peripheral coupling below the binding threshold: no energy is absorbed or dissipated, and the ripple cannot be penetrated through matter or trapped by it, with only subtle phase perturbations accumulating during propagation without any net energy loss. We show that this single rule also yields Newtonian gravity as a direct forward derivation: the macroscopic sum of all nearest-neighbor attractions through the field quanta network produces F∝M1M2/r2 from 3D geometry and flux conservation alone, with no reverse-engineering from general relativity. For quantum measurement, the model predicts a strict all-or-nothing threshold: below the internal binding threshold, only phase modulation occurs with zero energy loss; above it, the entire self-bound structure undergoes collective unbinding, depositing all energy at one point. We present two decisive experimental predictions yielding qualitatively opposite outcomes from standard quantum mechanics: (1) interference visibility versus path-marking coupling strength exhibits a sharp threshold step function rather than the smooth decline predicted by the Englert–Greenberger complementarity relation; (2) single-slit diffraction patterns exhibit systematic deviations from sinc2 when slit width becomes comparable to the ripple extent. Both are testable with existing quantum optics equipment. \noindent \textbf{Note}: The original description of the ripple's interaction with matter ("capable of penetrating matter without absorption") was incorrect due to a translation error. The corrected content above is consistent with the core physical picture of the framework, where the ripple does not penetrate matter and undergoes no energy absorption, only subtle phase perturbations during interaction with matter.