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Series VII: Quantum Information Topology, Phase Condensation, and the Emergence of Local Geometry (A Closed-Loop Series of 7 Papers) / 量子資訊拓撲、相位凝結與局域幾何的突顯機制 (閉環體系論文共7篇)

Shun-Ching Lee

Published Jul 30, 2026• 0 citations
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This project (Series VII) presents a unified, background-independent theoretical framework that resolves three long-standing foundational bottlenecks in physics: the emergence of continuous spacetime, the quantum measurement problem, and the deep origin of rest mass. Grounded in quantum information topology, the series demonstrates that spacetime geometry is an emergent collective excitation of a qubit network undergoing topological phase transitions, wavefunction collapse is driven by spontaneous phase-locking dynamics (Kuramoto synchronization), and rest mass originates as topological damping (information exchange delay) through the Higgs information vacuum noise floor. 本項目(系列七)提出了一個統一且完全背景獨立的理論框架,旨在解決物理學中三個長期懸而未決的基礎瓶頸:連續時空的突顯、量子測量問題,以及靜止質量的深層起源。本系列奠基於量子資訊拓撲學,證明了時空幾何是量子位元網絡發生拓撲相變時的集體激發態;波函數坍縮是由自發鎖相動力學(庫拉莫托同步)驅動的凝結過程;而靜止質量則本質上是粒子穿過希格斯資訊真空底噪時所承受的拓撲阻尼(資訊交換延遲)。

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10.17605/osf.io/3xqfa

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This project (Series VII) presents a unified, background-independent theoretical framework that resolves three long-standing foundational bottlenecks in physics: the emergence of continuous spacetime, the quantum measurement problem, and the deep origin of rest mass. Grounded in quantum information topology, the series demonstrates that spacetime geometry is an emergent collective excitation of a qubit network undergoing topological phase transitions, wavefunction collapse is driven by spontaneous phase-locking dynamics (Kuramoto synchronization), and rest mass originates as topological damping (information exchange delay) through the Higgs information vacuum noise floor. 本項目(系列七)提出了一個統一且完全背景獨立的理論框架,旨在解決物理學中三個長期懸而未決的基礎瓶頸:連續時空的突顯、量子測量問題,以及靜止質量的深層起源。本系列奠基於量子資訊拓撲學,證明了時空幾何是量子位元網絡發生拓撲相變時的集體激發態;波函數坍縮是由自發鎖相動力學(庫拉莫托同步)驅動的凝結過程;而靜止質量則本質上是粒子穿過希格斯資訊真空底噪時所承受的拓撲阻尼(資訊交換延遲)。
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