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The Mathematical Fingerprint of Consciousness in the Structure of Reality

Krzysztof Numpsa

Published Apr 5, 2026• 0 citations
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This paper presents the consolidation of the Tensor T model with empirical evidence obtained through quantum experiments (QRNG). A statistical deviation with a significance level of $p = 6.4 \times 10^{-34}$ ($Z = 12.14$) has been demonstrated, providing a basis for rejecting the null hypothesis of pure randomness. We introduce the concept of the "Third Observer" as a causal variable in the structure of informational reality, acting by projecting intention onto the Tensor T matrix.

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10.5281/zenodo.19428836

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This document develops the formal mathematical foundations of the Conscious Projection hypothesis, which resolves the quantum measurement problem by modeling conscious observation as a projection from a globally integrated information manifold. The work introduces the structure of a conscious manifold M=(Ω,G,τ)\mathcal{M} = (\Omega, G, \tau)M=(Ω,G,τ), establishes four foundational lemmas describing structural constraints on observation, and proves two central theorems: Theorem 1 (Definite Outcomes): Collapse is an experiential selection imposed by global integration, degenerate projection, and diachronic identity. Theorem 2 (Non-Observability): Collapse is epistemically private and leaves no physical trace in Hilbert space, ensuring consistency with unitary evolution. These results formally distinguish subjective collapse from physical dynamics, providing a mathematically grounded interpretation of consciousness in quantum measurement and yielding empirically relevant predictions for altered states.
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To arbitrate theories of consciousness, scientists need to understand mathematical structures of quality of consciousness, or qualia. The dominant view regards qualia as points in a dimensional space. This view implicitly assumes that qualia can be measured without any effects on it. This contrasts with intuitions and empirical findings to show that by means of internal attention qualia can change when they are measured. What is a proper mathematical structure for entities that are affected by the act of measurement? Here we propose the mathematical structure used in quantum theory, in which we consider qualia as “observables” (i.e., entities that can, in principle, be observed), sensory inputs and internal attention as “states” that specify the context that a measurement takes place, and “measurement outcomes” with probabilities that qualia observables take particular values. Based on this mathematical structure, the Quantum-like Qualia (QQ) hypothesis proposes that qualia observables interact with the world, as if through an interface of sensory inputs and internal attention. We argue that this qualia-interface-world scheme has the same mathematical structure as observables-states-environment in quantum theory. Moreover, within this structure, the concept of an “measurement instrument” in quantum theory can precisely model how measurements affect qualia observables and states. We argue that QQ naturally explains known properties of qualia and predicts that qualia are sometimes indeterminate. Such predictions can be empirically determined by the presence of order effects or violations of Bell inequalities. Confirmation of such predictions substantiates our overarching claim that the mathematical structure of QQ will offer novel insights into the nature of consciousness.
To arbitrate theories of consciousness, scientists need mathematical models of consciousness or qualia. The dominant view regards qualia as points in a dimensional space. Implicit in this view is that qualia can be in principle measured without any effects on it. This contrasts with intuitions and various empirical findings about qualia that they can change when they are measured. How can we deal with entities that are affected by the act of measurement? We argue that mathematical formalisms of quantum theory are precisely developed to deal with such situations. Here, we propose qualia as “observables” (i.e., entities that can be in principle observed), sensory inputs and internal attention as “states” that specify the context that a measurement takes place, and “measurement outcomes” as expected values of qualia observables in a certain state. We propose to call this formalism as the Quantum Qualia (QQ) hypothesis. QQ proposes that qualia observables in a state interact with the world, as if through an interface of sensory inputs and internal attention. This qualia-interface-world scheme has the same mathematical structure as observables-states-environment in quantum theory. Within this framework, mathematical concepts of “instruments” can precisely formalize how measurements can affect (or update) qualia observables and states. QQ naturally explains intuitions about qualia, such as the nature of qualia as indeterminate entities. Finally, QQ leads to empirical predictions that challenge traditional models, such as order effects and violations of Bell inequalities. With further confirmation of such predictions, we believe that QQ will emerge as a viable alternate mathematical model of qualia, offering an important step towards understanding the nature and structures of consciousness.
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