Emergent Quantum Dynamics and Finite-Cutoff Area Quantization from Araki–BKM Information Geometry Information-Geometric Foundations of Quantum Dynamics and Emergent Geometry
We unify two emergent aspects of quantum theory within a single information-geometricframework based on the Araki relative entropy and the associated Bogoliubov–Kubo–Mori(BKM) metric on a von Neumann algebra state manifold.First, we show that in the commutative reduction to a spatial density subalgebra, theBKM metric becomes the classical Fisher information metric. Its trace gives, after a singlenormalization choice, the expectation value of the Bohmian quantum potential, and thecorresponding Bohmian trajectories arise as Jacobi geodesics of a conformally related metric.The guidance equation is then recovered from the polar decomposition of states satisfyingthe emergent Schr¨odinger equation.Second, we show that the modular flow of the reference state yields the Heisenbergand von Neumann equations, and that the physical Schr¨odinger equation follows under astandard unitary state implementation. In the finite regulated K¨ahler sector, geometricprequantization of the BKM state manifold leads to a discrete horizon area spectrum and touncertainty relations, with an induced gravitational coupling derived from the Seeley–DeWittcoefficient [1].No continuum limit is taken, and no identification with the observed Newton constantis assumed. The results exhibit a common information-geometric framework for Bohmianmechanics, quantum dynamics, and emergent gravitational structures.
We unify two emergent aspects of quantum theory within a single information-geometricframework based on the Araki relative entropy and the associated Bogoliubov–Kubo–Mori(BKM) metric on a von Neumann algebra state manifold.First, we show that in the commutative reduction to a spatial density subalgebra, theBKM metric becomes the classical Fisher information metric. Its trace gives, after a singlenormalization choice, the expectation value of the Bohmian quantum potential, and thecorresponding Bohmian trajectories arise as Jacobi geodesics of a conformally related metric.The guidance equation is then recovered from the polar decomposition of states satisfyingthe emergent Schr¨odinger equation.Second, we show that the modular flow of the reference state yields the Heisenbergand von Neumann equations, and that the physical Schr¨odinger equation follows under astandard unitary state implementation. In the finite regulated K¨ahler sector, geometricprequantization of the BKM state manifold leads to a discrete horizon area spectrum and touncertainty relations, with an induced gravitational coupling derived from the Seeley–DeWittcoefficient [1].No continuum limit is taken, and no identification with the observed Newton constantis assumed. The results exhibit a common information-geometric framework for Bohmianmechanics, quantum dynamics, and emergent gravitational structures.
We present a mathematically structured framework connecting the non-local Bohmiandynamics living in the 3N-dimensional configuration space to local 4D spacetime geodesics.Our construction uses the Bogoliubov–Kubo–Mori metric induced by the Araki relative entropy. We explicitly derive the general relativistic Jacobi metric from first principles andcompare it with the effective single-particle Jacobi metric obtained from the BKM/Fishergeometry after a controlled coarse-graining of the environmental degrees of freedom. Thecorrespondence is stated as a physical principle rather than as a theorem. We prove a 1Dweak-field reduction and discuss the origin of the light cone, the role of the quantum potential, the violation and restoration of the equivalence principle, and the open analyticalproblems that remain.
In this paper, we study the quantum information-geometric structure underlying short-time nonequilibrium relaxation in quantum Markov dynamics, and derive bounds on the nonequilibrium correction to the short-time relaxation curvature. These bounds generalize the information-geometric structure underlying Auconi's classical nonequilibrium relaxation inequality to quantum Markov dynamics. We consider the von Neumann relative entropy as quantum divergence, and parametrize perturbations through the Kubo-Mori map, which converts the second-order expansion of the relative entropy into the Bogoliubov-Kubo-Mori (BKM) inner product at all temperatures. For a quantum Markov semigroup with full-rank stationary state, the induced tangent-space generator admits a canonical decomposition into a BKM-symmetric and a BKM-antisymmetric part, and the leading nonequilibrium curvature correction takes the exact form of the expectation of the commutator between the dissipative and the transport part of the generator. This correction is bounded by the product of a BKM-symmetric dissipative activity and a transport-sector activity. The bound is verified on a noncommuting qubit model and a driven-dissipative qutrit, and the full chain is confirmed numerically on a two-dimensional Fokker-Planck steady state. In the high-temperature and overdamped limit the quantum formula reduces to the position-space Fokker-Planck expression and reproduces Auconi's entropy-production bound with the correct temperature factor.
We develop an operator-based framework in which quantum dynamics, interaction structure, and geometric features arise from the modular properties of a density operator constructed from a non-commuting pair of Hermitian operators. A positive state is defined via exponential coarse-graining, and time evolution is derived from the associated modular Hamiltonian rather than postulated. Using a systematic Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff expansion, interaction terms are shown to be organized by nested commutators, yielding a natural algebraic hierarchy analogous to effective field theory. Interpreting the coarse-graining parameter as a renormalization scale, we derive flow equations for operator-valued couplings, establishing a renormalization group structure in operator space. A continuum field-theoretic extension and a lattice regularization suitable for numerical investigation are constructed. Local automorphisms of the operator algebra give rise to gauge connections, while the quantum Fisher information metric defines an emergent notion of geometry. Under additional assumptions of locality and approximate equilibrium, the framework reproduces the structure of entropic approaches to gravitational dynamics. These results provide a unified algebraic perspective in which dynamics, interactions, and geometry are encoded in the modular structure of quantum states.
A bstract Driven quantum systems exhibit a large variety of interesting and sometimes exotic phenomena. Of particular interest are driven conformal field theories (CFTs) which describe quantum many-body systems at criticality. In this paper, we develop both a spacetime and a quantum information geometry perspective on driven 2d CFTs. We show that for a large class of driving protocols the theories admit an alternative but equivalent formulation in terms of a CFT defined on a spacetime with a time-dependent metric. We prove this equivalence both in the operator formulation as well as in the path integral description of the theory. A complementary quantum information geometric perspective for driven 2d CFTs employs the so-called Bogoliubov-Kubo-Mori (BKM) metric, which is the counterpart of the Fisher metric of classical information theory, and which is obtained from a perturbative expansion of relative entropy. We compute the BKM metric for the universal sector of Virasoro excitations of a thermal state, which captures a large class of driving protocols, and find it to be a useful tool to classify and characterize different types of driving. For Möbius driving by the SL(2 , ℝ) subgroup, the BKM metric becomes the hyperbolic metric on the disk. We show how the non-trivial dynamics of Floquet driven CFTs is encoded in the BKM geometry via Möbius transformations. This allows us to identify ergodic and non-ergodic regimes in the driving. We also explain how holographic driven CFTs are dual to driven BTZ black holes with evolving horizons. The deformation of the black hole horizon towards and away from the asymptotic boundary provides a holographic understanding of heating and cooling in Floquet CFTs.
This work presents a reconstruction of quantum mechanics in which Schrödinger-type dynamics emerges from reversible probabilistic evolution rather than being postulated. Starting from a normalized probability density, we impose reversible probability dynamics, Fisher information geometry, and classical correspondence. These compatibility conditions yield coupled real equations equivalent to the continuity equation and the Hamilton–Jacobi equation with an additional information curvature (quantum potential) term. By combining density and phase into a complex amplitude, the Schrödinger equation appears as a compact encoding of reversible statistical flow. The result is mathematically equivalent to the Madelung hydrodynamic formulation and structurally connected to Bohmian mechanics, but derived without assuming Hilbert space, operator axioms, or measurement postulates. The work can therefore be viewed as an information-geometric derivation of quantum dynamics: quantum theory arises as the unique consistent representation of reversible probability flow. Keywords: quantum foundations, quantum reconstruction, emergent quantum mechanics, derivation of the Schrödinger equation, information geometry, Fisher information, Hamilton–Jacobi theory, Madelung formulation, Bohmian mechanics, reversible probability dynamics
The absence of a common mathematical structure underlying quantum theory and relativistic physics remains a central obstacle to unification. While relativity is formulated in terms of spacetime geometry and covariance, quantum theory is intrinsically probabilistic, relying on amplitudes, uncertainty, and statistical interpretation. Existing unification programs typically attempt to quantize geometry or to geometrize quantum fields, but the probabilistic structure itself is rarely treated as a fundamental geometric object. In this paper, we propose a unified description of relativistic and quantum dynamics based on probabilistic geometry. Probability densities are taken as primary variables and are endowed with an intrinsic information–geometric structure defined by the Fisher–Rao metric. Within this framework, physical motion is described as the covariant evolution of probability distributions on a statistical manifold rather than as trajectories in a preassigned phase space or Hilbert space. The central result is a unified probabilistic–geometric field equation in which the relativistic d’Alembertian acting on the probability density is coupled to the scalar curvature of the associated information manifold. In an appropriate nonrelativistic limit, this equation reproduces the quantum potential as a curvature term, establishing a direct correspondence between quantum effects and informational geometry. Relativistic covariance is preserved throughout, allowing quantum and relativistic structures to appear as different regimes of a single probabilistic equation. The proposed framework does not introduce new particles, interactions, or quantization postulates. Instead, it provides a structural unification in which quantum and relativistic features emerge from the geometry of probability itself.