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Geometric Monism: Bell Correlations, Non-Separability, and a Geometric Interpretation of Quantum Information Scaling

Andre Peter Steynberg

Published Apr 25, 2026• 0 citations
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Bell’s theorem constrains theories in which joint measurement outcomes can be expressed as factorizable functions of local measurement settings and shared hidden variables. Experimental violations of Bell inequalities therefore exclude a broad class of separable local models. The present work develops a complementary geometric interpretation within the Geometric Monism (GM) framework. In GM, entangled fermionic systems are modeled not as independent localized particles, but as multiple accessible nodes of a single continuous torsional standing-wave structure embedded in a 5-dimensional manifold governed by a universal Planck stiffness ($\kappa_T = c^4/G$). Within this framework, the assumption of factorizability underlying Bell inequalities natively fails, because the physical state of the system is globally defined and not decomposable into independent local subsystems. We provide a geometric derivation of the $-\cos(\theta)$ quantum correlation and a continuum-mechanics analogue for Born's Rule via spatial boundary projections. We further propose that quantum computational scaling ($\Omega \sim 2^N$) may be interpreted as arising directly from the available orientational embeddings of these non-separable topologies. The claims are presented as a dynamic geometric reinterpretation compatible with established quantum correlations rather than a replacement for quantum field theory (QFT), since QFT remains an extremely effective approach for the description of interactions between entities. However, the underlying axioms of QFT do not support the description of the entities themselves due to the abandonment of continuity and the violation of the first law of thermodynamics.

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10.5281/zenodo.19766302

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Standard quantum mechanics represents measurement outcomes using probability amplitudes and the Born rule. The present work develops a complementary geometric ontology within the Geometric Monism (GM) framework. In GM, physical entities are modeled as continuous torsional standing-wave structures embedded in a 5-dimensional manifold governed by the Planck Stiffness κT=c4/G\kappa_T=c^4/GκT​=c4/G, while localized observations occur through 4-dimensional boundary interactions. This paper proposes that quantum probability may be interpreted as arising from the boundary projection and partial sampling of continuous higher-dimensional structures by localized measurement apparatuses. The probabilistic character of interaction outcomes is therefore treated as a property of measurement access and boundary localization, rather than as evidence that the underlying entity lacks continuous structure. By establishing a formal ontological distinction between continuous geometric entities and probabilistic boundary interactions, the framework offers a candidate geometric resolution to the measurement problem's ontological tension. The analysis is made compatible with the companion Bell-correlation paper, where GM entities are argued to fall outside Bell factorizability because entangled systems are modeled as non-separable global standing-wave structures. The paper develops a continuum-mechanics interpretation of Born-type probabilities, relates spin/chirality compatibility to standard quantum statistical factors, and shows how a finite-geometry stationary-action principle with a minimal torsional radius constraint yields characteristic 1/21/21/2 accessibility factors. The claims are presented as an interpretive geometric framework that preserves the predictive success of quantum mechanics and quantum field theory while proposing an alternative ontology for the entities participating in interaction events.
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