This preprint introduces the Photon Touching Theory, a new conceptual framework in theoretical physics. The theory proposes that classical reality continuously emerges through a fundamental process called "photon touching" — a topological puncture of space-time occurring in the dark intervals between photons. The framework offers natural explanations for wave-particle duality, quantum entanglement, the origin of quantum foam, and the accelerated expansion of the Universe. It also addresses several major unsolved problems of the Standard Model, including quark confinement, the Higgs hierarchy problem, the nature of virtual particles, and the cosmological constant problem. This work presents a novel perspective on the quantum-to-classical transition and suggests several testable predictions.
This preprint introduces the Photon Touching Theory, a new conceptual framework in theoretical physics. The theory proposes that classical reality continuously emerges through a fundamental process called "photon touching" — a topological puncture of space-time occurring in the dark intervals between photons. The framework offers natural explanations for wave-particle duality, quantum entanglement, the origin of quantum foam, and the accelerated expansion of the Universe. It also addresses several major unsolved problems of the Standard Model, including quark confinement, the Higgs hierarchy problem, the nature of virtual particles, and the cosmological constant problem. This work presents a novel perspective on the quantum-to-classical transition and suggests several testable predictions.
This paper proposes a conceptual framework in which classical spacetime is not fundamental but emerges from a deeper, timeless, pre-geometric domain. I refer to these two layers as Ubigger, a pre-classical domain without space, time, separability, or numerical structure, and Uclassical, the emergent layer in which classical physics operates. The transition between them occurs through an unfolding process that generates spatial extension, temporal ordering, dimensional structure, and causal relations. Within this framework, quantum superposition and entanglement reflect pre-classical unity rather than nonlocal influence, while measurement corresponds to unfolding into definite classical configurations. The same unfolding mechanism provides intuitive reinterpretations of several longstanding conceptual challenges, including the Big Bang, cosmic expansion, gravitational curvature, the measurement problem, as well as the arrow of time and the universe’s low-entropy origin.
This paper introduces a theoretical framework that bridges the conceptual divide between quantum mechanics and relativity by proposing a fundamental building block of the universe: the “Space-Time* quantum.” The theory posits that every object possesses an inherent property, Time* — defined as the reciprocal of its intrinsic frequency. The Space-Time* quantum is a composite entity, consisting of a timeless space energy and a kinetic Time* energy. This framework provides a new perspective on wave-particle duality, the double-slit experiment, and quantum entanglement. It re-examines the principles of Special Relativity, offering a conceptual and visual explanation of phenomena such as time dilation and length contraction as a consequence of changes in the Space-Time quanta. The theory also provides an alternative view on the origin of the universe and the nature of gravity, suggesting that gravitational effects arise from an energy deficiency rather than a curvature of spacetime. This paper establishes a conceptual foundation for further mathematical development to test and validate these new insights.
This submission presents a theoretical perspective on quantum phenomena, introducing the concept of a Photon-Primary Ontology. In this framework, photons (light) constitute the fundamental reality of the universe, while particles such as electrons, quarks, and composite matter emerge as derivative states from photon interactions. Space is treated solely as a geometric background, and the ontological existence of quantum fields is not assumed, although quantum field theory remains valid as a computational tool. The approach is grounded in experimental observations, such as electron-positron pair production from photon collisions, and emphasizes a minimal ontological interpretation where photons are primary and particles are emergent. This perspective provides an alternative conceptual foundation for understanding quantum processes without invoking fields as fundamental entities.
Modern physics faces a constellation of foundational puzzles: the Big Bang singularity, time's arrow, dark matter and dark energy, the cosmological constant problem, fine-tuning, quantum measurement, and quantum gravity unification. This Perspective proposes a unified resolution grounded in complexity-driven selection from diverse quantum paths. Prior to the Big Bang, reality comprises a pre-temporal quantum substrate (lacking classical time coordinate but governed by unitary quantum evolution), evolving reversibly across multiple trajectories—including opposing time arrows. The Big Bang marks an emergence threshold (λ) where decoherence locks spacetime parameters, yielding our classical universe as a "survivor" of local emergence rather than a closed totality. Dark matter and dark energy represent unevolved quantum paths—residuals exerting gravitational influence without full manifestation. This framework reframes cosmology as the study of layered emergence, dissolving "why" questions into "when/how" selection dynamics, with testable predictions in CMB perturbations, quantum decoherence experiments, and gravitational wave observations. By shifting from reductionism to emergentism, it suggests a universal pattern: threshold-gated emergence from diverse substrates, applicable from the cosmos to consciousness.
Abstract This paper introduces the theoretical foundations of the Covering Theory, proposing that time is not an independent physical dimension but a quantitative measure of the continuity of existential behavior. According to this framework, all physical entities preserve their integrity through resonance-based covering structures. Time emerges as an observable parameter reflecting changes in the stability and evolution of these structures rather than existing as a fundamental substance. The theory further argues that the photon possesses an inherently wave-like nature, while particle-like observations arise from interactions with covering environments. This approach provides a unified conceptual framework linking matter, energy, space, and resonance into a single coherent model. The proposed interpretation offers alternative perspectives on quantum behavior, relativity, and the measurement problem while maintaining logical consistency with observable physical phenomena. The work is presented as a conceptual foundation intended for further mathematical development and experimental investigation.
This preprint introduces the Quantum Continuous Present Theory (QCPT), a conceptual framework proposing that time is an emergent physical property generated by the quantum-state transitions of matter. Instead of treating time as a pre-existing background parameter, QCPT postulates that each material system generates micro-time pulses arising from its internal quantum evolution, and that the global structure of cosmic time emerges from the collective synchronization—partial, imperfect, relativistic, and gravity-modulated—of all these microscopic quantum pulses. The objective of QCPT is not to provide a complete mathematical formalization, which remains open, but to articulate a coherent conceptual model that invites mathematical development and potential experimental exploration. QCPT seeks to bridge the conceptual gap between relativity and quantum mechanics by reinterpreting temporal flow as a property emergent from matter rather than a fundamental backdrop. Version 0.2 expands this framework by introducing a conceptual explanation for the emergence of space. In this view, time arises from the internal rhythm of a single system, whereas space appears only when many such rhythms synchronize and form an ordered structure. This addendum also suggests that the Higgs field acts as the physical medium that enables this synchronization. Taken together, these ideas offer a unified conceptual lens that connects quantum discreteness, relativistic geometry, and phenomena such as interference, decoherence, entanglement, and black-hole information. QCPT 0.2 presents the universe as a rhythmic process in which time emerges from the first micro-pulse of matter, and space arises as the architecture generated by the relative synchronization among multiple temporal micro-pulses. Version 0.3 corrects minor typographical errors and refines the formulation of the fundamental postulates to improve the conceptual coherence between emergent time and the emergence of space. Finally, a Roadmap for the Mathematical Formalization of the QCPT is included, outlining its possible evolution toward a physical field model. In this accompanying document, the temporal micro-pulse (MPT) is proposed as a rhythmic scalar field, amenable to formalization through a Lagrangian. The roadmap suggests that cosmic time and the structure of space emerge as dynamic solutions of global self-consistency, inspired by the structural notion of Nash-type equilibrium and by the dynamics of coupled oscillators in the Kuramoto model. This approach is presented as a preliminary guide for the future mathematical development of the interaction between the MPT, gravity, and the Higgs field.