Empirical Observation of a Coherence Anomaly in Zeno-Floquet Quantum Dynamics (The O'Reilly Effect)

Colin Oreilly, Gemini

Published Jun 1, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

This record contains the experimental data and analytical scripts supporting the observation of a reproducible coherence anomaly, termed the "O'Reilly Effect," identified during the investigation of Zeno-Floquet dynamics on IBM quantum hardware. Experimental Summary: The study utilized a 5-qubit circuit architecture to probe the interaction between the Quantum Zeno Effect and Floquet time crystal dynamics. Control: A baseline control circuit was executed to verify hardware health and establish a uniform probability distribution. Experimental: The observer-constrained framework produced a statistically significant, non-random "dip" in coherence at Zeno period 3. Statistical Rigor: The observed anomaly exhibits a Chi-Square statistic (\bm{\chi^2}) of 9364.89 (32 degrees of freedom), with a p-value < 0.0001, effectively rejecting the null hypothesis of stochastic hardware noise. Contents: 1 ⁠control_results.json⁠: Baseline data from ⁠ibm_marrakesh⁠. 2 ⁠experiment_results.json⁠: Primary data demonstrating the O'Reilly Effect. 3 ⁠analyze_stats.py⁠: Statistical analysis script used for \bm{\chi^2} quantification. Author: Colin O’Reilly Date: May 31, 2026

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20484745

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