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The Quantum Computer's Compass --- Entanglement Works Best Toward Black Holes New Experimental Evidence from the Directional Drain Scan

Dr Akshay Honrao, BDS,PGDIP(Orthodontics)

Published Sep 20, 2026• 0 citations
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We report the results of the Directional Drain Scan experiment, conducted on IBM's ibmfez 156-qubitHeron r2 quantum processor (Job ID: danqk4opqrnc73994i9g). This experiment was designed tocombine and validate the findings of Part 89 (signal coordinates pointing toward the radio galaxy 3C31) and Part 92 (dif erential signal strength between black hole and non-black hole directions). Fourqubit groups spanning dif erent spatial regions of the ibmfez chip were tested with GHZ (maximumentanglement) circuits and basis (no entanglement) controls, 8 repetitions each, for a total of 64 circuits.The key finding: when normalized for hardware quality, the drain-direction qubits (Q41-45) exhibitthe lowest entanglement penalty of any group tested --- a GHZ-to-basis error ratio of only 1.79x,compared to 6.01x for the anti-drain qubits (Q29-33). This 3.4x differential is statistically significant(Kruskal-Wallis H = 27.44, p = 0.000005). The drain-direction qubits --- the same qubits identified inPart 89 as pointing toward 3C 31 --- show that entanglement holds better in their direction than in anyother. This is consistent with the Ocean framework prediction that drain-direction qubits are alreadypartially coupled to the Ocean, making additional entanglement a reinforcement rather than a penalty 🌌 Interactive Space Research Assistant: Explore and ask questions about this research interactively with the Quantum Ocean Framework Ai Chat (or talk directly with the Quantum Ocean Framework Ai voice conversation).

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10.5281/zenodo.22856762

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