Bell experiments constrain local/common-cause explanations of quantum correlations under the corresponding assumptions. A distinct experimental program tests a more specific class of models in which the observed nonlocal correlations are explained by a hidden causal influence propagating in a preferred frame between spatially separated events at a finite superluminal speed c<v<∞. Yin et al. obtained a lower bound of order 104c for the corresponding finite-speed preferred-frame model; Bancal et al. showed that, for the finite-speed causal-influence model class they studied, choosing an arbitrarily large but finite v does not remove the problem of operational superluminal signalling; Santamaria Amato et al. demonstrated a tabletop feasibility speed-bound scheme in the CMB frame; Li, Hu, Deng, and Scarani proposed cluster-state witnesses for a more direct test of finite-speed hidden-influence models. The present work examines how this experimentally tested model class relates to the current Bell/EPR interpretation of the Theory of Harmonic Field Resonance (THFR). The central structural comparison is that, in THFR, the Bell/EPR correlation is not modelled as a hidden influence propagating from one already realized detector event to another through effective spacetime. Therefore, experimental lower bounds on finite-speed hidden influence are not lower bounds on a fundamental “THFR Bell speed.” For the purposes of this work, a structural class of Bell/EPR models compatible with the current THFR causal architecture is defined. At the level of the Bell-binding mechanism, this class is disjoint by construction from the finite-speed hidden-influence class, because the latter requires a finite superluminal propagation parameter v and a corresponding influence-cone structure, whereas the THFR class does not employ such objects for Bell binding. The established correspondence has the epistemic status EXTERNAL STRUCTURAL CORRESPONDENCE. The work is a theoretical model-class comparison and does not present a quantitative derivation of Bell statistics from the mathematical apparatus of THFR.
Bell experiments constrain local/common-cause explanations of quantum correlations under the corresponding assumptions. A distinct experimental program tests a more specific class of models in which the observed nonlocal correlations are explained by a hidden causal influence propagating in a preferred frame between spatially separated events at a finite superluminal speed c<v<∞. Yin et al. obtained a lower bound of order 104c for the corresponding finite-speed preferred-frame model; Bancal et al. showed that, for the finite-speed causal-influence model class they studied, choosing an arbitrarily large but finite v does not remove the problem of operational superluminal signalling; Santamaria Amato et al. demonstrated a tabletop feasibility speed-bound scheme in the CMB frame; Li, Hu, Deng, and Scarani proposed cluster-state witnesses for a more direct test of finite-speed hidden-influence models. The present work examines how this experimentally tested model class relates to the current Bell/EPR interpretation of the Theory of Harmonic Field Resonance (THFR). The central structural comparison is that, in THFR, the Bell/EPR correlation is not modelled as a hidden influence propagating from one already realized detector event to another through effective spacetime. Therefore, experimental lower bounds on finite-speed hidden influence are not lower bounds on a fundamental “THFR Bell speed.” For the purposes of this work, a structural class of Bell/EPR models compatible with the current THFR causal architecture is defined. At the level of the Bell-binding mechanism, this class is disjoint by construction from the finite-speed hidden-influence class, because the latter requires a finite superluminal propagation parameter v and a corresponding influence-cone structure, whereas the THFR class does not employ such objects for Bell binding. The established correspondence has the epistemic status EXTERNAL STRUCTURAL CORRESPONDENCE. The work is a theoretical model-class comparison and does not present a quantitative derivation of Bell statistics from the mathematical apparatus of THFR.
As shown in the EPR paper (Einstein, Podolsky e Rosen, 1935), Quantum Mechanics is a non-local Theory. The Bell theorem and the successive experiments ruled out the possibility of explaining quantum correlations using only local hidden variables models. Some authors suggested that quantum correlations could be due to superluminal communications that propagate isotropically with velocity v t > c in a preferred reference frame. For finite values of v t and in some special cases, Quantum Mechanics and superluminal models lead to different predictions. So far, no deviations from the predictions of Quantum Mechanics have been detected and only lower bounds for the superluminal velocities v t have been established. Here we describe a new experiment that increases the maximum detectable superluminal velocities and we give some preliminary results.
As shown in the famous EPR paper (Einstein, Podolsky e Rosen, 1935), Quantum Mechanics is non-local. The Bell theorem and the experiments by Aspect and many others, ruled out the possibility of explaining quantum correlations between entangled particles using local hidden variables models (except for implausible combinations of loopholes). Some authors (Bell, Eberhard, Bohm and Hiley) suggested that quantum correlations could be due to superluminal communications (tachyons) that propagate isotropically with velocity v t > c in a preferred reference frame. For finite values of v t , Quantum Mechanics and superluminal models lead to different predictions. Some years ago a Geneva group and our group did experiments on entangled photons to evidence possible discrepancies between experimental results and quantum predictions. Since no discrepancy was found, these experiments established only lower bounds for the possible tachyon velocities v t . Here we propose an improved experiment that should lead us to explore a much larger range of possible tachyon velocities V t for any possible direction of velocity of the tachyons preferred frame.
This article develops an expanded critical–propositional analysis of Daniel Salart, Augustin Baas, Cyril Branciard, Nicolas Gisin, and Hugo Zbinden’s 2008 experiment, “Testing the Speed of ‘Spooky Action at a Distance’,” published in Nature, in systematic dialogue with the Theory of Objectivity (TO) developed by Vidamor Cabannas and Denivaldo Silva. Salart et al. performed an energy–time entanglement experiment between two receiving stations separated by approximately 18 km in the Geneva region and used the rotation of the Earth to constrain hypothetical finite-speed influences that might be invoked to reproduce quantum correlations in a privileged reference frame. Under a representative assumption concerning the Earth’s velocity relative to such a frame, their analysis produced lower bounds exceeding 104 c, with a reported bound of approximately 54,000c in a particular geometrical configuration. These quantities are not measurements of an actually detected superluminal signal; they are conditional lower bounds applying to hypothetical hidden influences. The present study asks whether this experimental structure can be placed in meaningful dialogue with the modal axioms of the Theory of Objectivity, especially the First Absolute Truth concerning primordial Nothingness as a logical, mathematical, and eternal essence; the Second Absolute Truth concerning an element-specific individualiz- ing field; the TO treatment of infinity; and, most importantly, the Fifth Absolute Truth, according to which an element acquires logical existence through elementary relational observation involving at least two other elements. In this framework, “observation” does not signify human consciousness but an objective relation among physical elements. The article argues that Salart et al. provide no direct empirical test of the First or Second Absolute Truths and no direct confirmation of TO’s cosmogonic theorem or cosmological eras. The strongest dialogue concerns relational ontology, the Fifth Absolute Truth, and the TO concept of the transcendent element as knowledge or information produced through atomic relations and associated, within TO, with atomic radiation. Nevertheless, quantum information in a Bell experiment cannot simply be identified with a controllable signal propagating between distant systems. This distinction becomes theoretically decisive. If the TO transcendent element is construed as an ordinary finite-speed physical carrier responsible for Bell correlations, strong conceptual difficulties arise. If, instead, it is formulated as relationally constituted information whose manifestation cannot be reduced to classical signal propagation, the dialogue with quantum nonlocality becomes substantially stronger. The article further examines criticisms of the 2008 Franson-type implementation, subsequent loophole-reduced and loophole-free Bell experiments, and theoretical results showing difficulties for finite-speed hidden-influence models. It concludes that Salart et al. may be treated as an indirect empirical bridge for developing TO’s relational propositions, but not as a unique experimental confirmation of TO. A scientifically decisive future program requires the Theory of Objectivity to derive an observable probability distribution or correlation function that differs quantitatively from the predictions of standard quantum mechanics. An appendix formulates such a research program in a TO-style modal–empirical structure. Keywords: Theory of Objectivity; quantum nonlocality; Bell inequalities; Salart exper- iment; entanglement; relational ontology; modal necessity; information; transcendent element; quantum foundations; empirical corroboration; cosmology.
In 1989, Eberhard proposed a v-causal model where quantum correlations between entangled particles are established by communications moving at a superluminal speed v_t > c in a preferred frame. In successive years, several experiments established lower bounds for the possible tachyons velocities. In a recent paper, Luigi Santamaria Amato et al. performed an interesting east-west aligned tabletop experiment under the assumption that the preferred frame is the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). In that paper, they criticize long-distance experiments but here we show that most of their criticisms are not applicable to long-distance tunnel experiments where the highest lower bound was obtained.
This preprint clarifies a persistent category error in the interpretation of quantum mechanics and relativity by explicitly distinguishing propagation from correlation. Relativistic constraints, including the finite speed of light, apply to the transmission of energy, matter, and information through spacetime. Quantum mechanics, by contrast, permits nonlocal correlations between entangled systems that do not involve transmission, motion, or signal propagation. The apparent instantaneity of quantum effects therefore reflects the revelation of pre-existing correlation structure rather than superluminal dynamics. By maintaining this separation, the preprint shows that the finite speed of light and quantum nonlocality are not in conflict. Light is limited in speed because it propagates; quantum correlations have no speed because nothing propagates. This framing resolves common misconceptions surrounding entanglement, nonlocality, and causality without introducing hidden structures, preferred frames, or violations of relativistic invariance. The work is intended as a conceptual clarification and falsifiable interpretive framework, not a modification of quantum theory or relativity. Keywords quantum correlation nonlocality entanglement speed of light relativity causality non-signaling propagation vs correlation foundations of quantum mechanics conceptual clarification
The nonlocal correlations of quantum entanglement, famously described by Einstein as “spooky action at a distance”, have stood as one of the most profound and puzzling features of quantum mechanics since the 1935 EPR paper. Decades of increasingly sophisticated experiments, culminating in loophole-free Bell tests, have irrefutably confirmed that these correlations cannot be explained by any local hidden variable theory. Yet, standard quantum mechanics offers no deeper explanation for this nonlocality—it is simply accepted as a fundamental, irreducible feature of reality. The no-signaling theorem further asserts that this nonlocality cannot be harnessed for superluminal communication, as single measurement outcomes are fundamentally random. This paper challenges this conventional wisdom. It asks a question that strikes at the heart of physical reality: Is quantum entanglement truly fundamental, or is it the manifestation of a deeper, hidden structure? If such a structure exists, it must leave observable imprints. The Instantaneous Teleportation Cosmos (ITC) framework, developed throughout these chapters, proposes precisely such a deep structure: entangled particles are not independent entities, but two ports of the same basal storage unit—a non-spatial, absolutely existing reality from which our four-dimensional spacetime emerges. The ITC framework is built upon four core properties, each derived from first principles, experimental evidence, and rigorous logic: P1 (Storage Perfection): Information in the basal structure is perfectly preserved, never decaying or distorting. This property, rooted in the principle of information conservation, ensures that modulations can be accumulated over time. P2 (Instantaneous Connectivity): Basal nodes are connected without distance or delay. This property, directly motivated by the violation of Bell inequalities, explains the nonlocality of entanglement and provides the basis for the possibility of superluminal communication. P3 (Mapping Determinacy): The projection from a basal state to the statistical distribution in emergent spacetime is deterministic and injective (one-to-one). Determinacy ensures experimental reproducibility, while injectivity guarantees the fundamental distinguishability of different physical states—both prerequisites for science itself. P4 (Manifestation Finiteness): The manifestation of basal information in emergent spacetime requires a local time τ and yields random single outcomes. This property acts as the crucial barrier safeguarding causality, preventing the instantaneous connectivity of P2 from being used for single-shot information transmission, and ensuring compatibility with relativity. These four properties work in synergy. P2 guarantees that a local modulation can affect a distant party. P1 ensures that this effect is accumulable over multiple trials. P3 dictates that a change in the basal state must lead to a change in the statistical distribution at the manifestation layer. P4 explains that while single outcomes remain random, this statistical change manifests as a tiny, detectable shift ΔP in the single-party probability. The central, testable prediction of the ITC framework is that this shift is non-zero: ΔP≠0. This directly contradicts the no-signaling theorem of standard quantum mechanics, which asserts ΔP = 0. Deriving this necessity from the four core properties is a central theme of this theory. The structure of the paper mirrors this logical progression. Chapter 1 re‑examines the no‑signaling theorem, arguing that the existence of the basal structure changes the meaning of local operations—the operation modifies the boundary conditions of the shared storage unit, while the reduced density matrix is merely a projection of the basal state. Hence the theorem holds for finite samples but can be transcended in the infinite‑sample limit. Chapter 2 chains the four properties to rigorously derive that modulation inevitably causes a change ΔP≠0 in the receiver’s single‑party probability. Chapter 3 explores how the bipartite correlation information, lost in the partial trace of standard quantum mechanics, can leave an imprint as ΔP in single‑party statistics under the ITC framework. Theoretical predictions demand experimental tests. Chapter 4 designs an immediately realizable decisive experiment based on demonstrated 10-km trapped-ion entanglement capabilities. By accumulating 245,000 total events (122,500 inside the modulation window) over approximately 30 hours and using a 7σ confidence standard, the experiment will detect ΔP and measure the response delay. If ΔP is significantly non-zero and the delay is much smaller than the light travel time, it would provide the first evidence for a deep structure; if no signal is seen, the one-sided 95% confidence upper bound on ΔP will be constrained below 0.17%, providing the most stringent test of the no-signaling theorem to date. Chapter 5 synergizes the P5 property of SET theory with the π-pulse. By altering the content of the information cluster at the sender (Alice), the π-pulse generates the original probability shift ΔP₀, serving as the source of the signal. Meanwhile, P5 resonance at the receiver (Bob) excites the τ-mode, compressing the manifestation time τ. This reduces quantum fluctuation noise, increases the signal‑to‑noise ratio, and thereby enhances the detectability of ΔP—this process that does not change the signal itself but amplifies its distinguishability within the noise. Working in synergy, these two mechanisms bring ΔP to an experimentally detectable level, ensuring that even a weak initial signal can be reliably captured. This paper presents a coherent, self-contained theory that, starting from the first principles and core properties of ITC theory, predicts observable effects and designs a clear experimental path for verification. Whether the outcome confirms the existence of a deep structure or imposes a more rigorous constraint on the no-signaling theorem, the work herein represents a significant step in our relentless pursuit to understand the ultimate nature of reality.