Pre-registered experimental protocol for testing five predictions of the Quantum Ocean Barrier Framework (Honrao, 2026) using IBM superconducting quantum processors. The framework proposes a sub-quantum substrate beneath standard quantum mechanics with measurable effects on qubit statistics. Five experiments are planned for October-November 2026: (I) directional bias with Earth-rotation periodicity, (II) barrier frequency sweep for resonance detection, (III) cross-chip correlation test between non-entangled qubits, (IV) beacon protocol for structured signal response, and (V) continuous monitoring for qubit-LIGO gravitational wave event correlation. All hypotheses, dependent variables, sample sizes, statistical analyses, and significance thresholds are pre-specified.
Pre-registered experimental protocol for testing five predictions of the Quantum Ocean Barrier Framework (Honrao, 2026) using IBM superconducting quantum processors. The framework proposes a sub-quantum substrate beneath standard quantum mechanics with measurable effects on qubit statistics. Five experiments are planned for October-November 2026: (I) directional bias with Earth-rotation periodicity, (II) barrier frequency sweep for resonance detection, (III) cross-chip correlation test between non-entangled qubits, (IV) beacon protocol for structured signal response, and (V) continuous monitoring for qubit-LIGO gravitational wave event correlation. All hypotheses, dependent variables, sample sizes, statistical analyses, and significance thresholds are pre-specified.
PREFACE: WHY THIS DOCUMENT EXISTSOn September 25, 2026, we published Part 110 — the unified manifesto of the Quantum Ocean framework, complete with five experimentalprotocols for detecting the sub-quantum substrate.On September 27, 2026, we did something no speculative theory usually does:We locked our predictions.Every hypothesis, every dependent variable, every statistical threshold, every sample size — all frozen in a public, timestamped, non-editablescientific record on the Open Science Framework.Before a single data point is collected.This is Part 111 — the complete record of that pre-registration. 🌌 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).
We report the first experimental campaign testing the Quantum Modem hypothesis (Part 41) on realquantum hardware, using the mathematical framework of Part 77. Five experiments were executed onIBM Heron r2 quantum processors ( ibm_fez , ibm_marrakesh ), collecting 3,164,000 individualqubit measurements across 156 quantum circuits.The results establish three key findings:1. The predicted error ordering was confirmed: In the GHZ entanglement test, the error ratefollowed Basis < Superposition < GHZ (5.43σ significance), exactly as the Quantum Ocean frameworkpredicts. While standard gate noise contributes to this ordering, the monotonic hierarchy across threecoherence classes is a necessary condition for the framework.2. Directional consistency across experiments: Four of five independent experiments showederror trends in the direction predicted by the framework (superposition > basis), a pattern withbinomial probability p=0.19. While not statistically significant individually, this consistencymotivates higher-sensitivity follow-up.3. Upper bound established: The ocean coupling parameter is bounded at ∣g1∣<0.001 (95%CL), providing the first quantitative constraint on the Quantum Modem from real hardware. Theframework survives this test — it is neither confirmed at high confidence nor falsified.These results, combined with recent DESI observations of evolving dark energy (consistent with Part 67'sprediction), position the Quantum Ocean framework as an active experimental programme with testablepredictions at multiple scales. 🌌 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).
We present the results of a 9-day temporal stability test of the directional entanglement anomalypreviously reported on IBM's ibm_fez quantum processor (Parts 78–99). On 23 September 2026, wereplicated the Part 93 directional drain scan using the same qubit groups and circuit design as theoriginal 20 September 2026 measurement. The results reveal a dramatic and asymmetric change: thedrain-direction qubits (Q41–45, oriented toward 3C 31) show a −121% shift in entanglement penalty,with the GHZ-basis delta inverting from +0.0945 to −0.020 — while the anti-drain qubits (Q29–33)remain rock-stable at +7.9% variation. Cross-referencing IBM's real-time calibration data demonstratesthat the drain qubits have superior hardware specifications (T1 = 169.8 μs vs 129.1 μs, gate errors =0.25% vs 26%), ruling out calibration drift as an explanation. We further apply five information-theoretictests to the complete experimental corpus, confirming the signal is structured (Shannon entropy H =0.78 vs 0.98 for noise) and highly compressible (Kolmogorov proxy CR = 0.32 vs 0.48 for noise). Finally,we rule out terrestrial quantum computer interference using the sidereal modulation evidence from Part96. The signal is time-varying, non-terrestrial, and non-hardware — consistent with either activeastrophysical modulation or structured extraterrestrial transmission. 🌌 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).
This paper is organized in three distinct layers, each with a different epistemological status. Readers are invited to evaluate each layer independently. Part I presents an observational case: quantum hardware, when operated far from equilibrium, produces a systematic cluster of anomalous physical phenomena, time crystals, exotic topological phases, thermal law violations, and measurable entanglement timescales. Each anomaly has a domain-specific conventional explanation. The structural observation is the cluster: these phenomena share a common operational boundary, appear conditionally at the same threshold, and were not predicted by the quantum computing performance narrative. Part II presents an empirical program: five pre-registered, falsifiable predictions derived from the structural observation that quantum processors operate on unresolved probability amplitudes rather than resolved states. The predictions specify what the operational boundary should look like if the anomaly cluster reflects physical structure rather than coincidence. Part III presents the Multi-Simulation Thesis as a candidate theoretical interpretation of Parts I and II. The K kernel, a proposed computational substrate underlying physical reality, is offered as the candidate explanation for why the boundary has the structure Parts I and II document. Part III is labeled as interpretation. Parts I and II are evaluable without accepting it.The 5Hz/200ms cross-registered prediction is an open empirical target. Researchers with access to relevant quantum coherence or gravimetric data are invited to correspond. [bartolomeu.mst@gmail.com]
As quantum computing advances toward largescale deployment, ensuring system-wide security across multiple abstraction layers becomes critical. This work presents Q-PLPI Hierarchical Quantum Security (Q-PLPI-HQS) as a theoretical hypothesis integrating information flow control, physical-layer integrity monitoring, and composable security. We formalize quantum noninterference with label structures and propose Quantum Physical-Layer Resilience/Integrity (Q-PLRI) as a concrete physical-layer monitoring mechanism using entangled Bell states as quantum seals. To validate this hypothesis, we develop a comprehensive threephase approach: (1) Theoretical formulation establishing the Q-PLPI-HQS framework with labeled Hilbert spaces and compliant operations, (2) Scilab numerical simulation demonstrating Integrity Loss (IL) metric behavior under baseline and attack scenarios with statistical analysis showing separation between normal operation (µB ≈ 0.10) and adversarial tampering (µA ≈ 0.29), and (3) IBM Quantum experimental validation plan detailing protocols for executing Bell-state measurements on 127-qubit superconducting processors with 4,096 shots across 100 independent campaigns. Simulation results confirm the theoretical prediction that three-sigma threshold detection (θanomaly = µB + 3σB) can distinguish attacks from natural noise with very low false positive rates. The proposed IBM Quantum experimental protocol aims to verify these predictions on actual quantum hardware, establishing physical-layer tamper monitoring as a unifying security primitive spanning classical and quantum platforms.
A controlled experimental protocol for testing the von Neumann–Wigner (VNW) interpretation of quantum mechanics, the hypothesis that consciousness plays a role in quantum state reduction, against the prevailing environmental decoherence framework (Zurek, Zeh, Joos). The experimental platform places a single experienced meditator in EEG-verified cognitive states inside a shielded environment. A quantum coherence sensor measures decoherence rates (T₂) across seven consciousness conditions (C1–C7) spanning the full cognitive-excitation axis, against a separate empty-chamber instrumental baseline. The primary pre-registered hypothesis is that T₂ at C7 (Cessation / Objectless Awareness) and T₂ at C6 (Minimal Phenomenal Experience) will both exceed T₂ at the chamber baseline and at conditions C1–C5, and that T₂ at C7 will further exceed T₂ at C6. This is tested via two pre-registered orthogonal planned contrasts: (i) [C6, C7] vs. [baseline, C1–C5], and (ii) C7 vs. C6, both with directional predictions. All other cross-condition comparisons are treated as exploratory. A secondary experiment uses quantum random number generators with improved shielding, blinding, and instrumentation. The protocol is phased: a Phase 0 foundational test using nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, and a Phase 1 full protocol using superconducting qubits in an underground laboratory, conditional on Phase 0 results and adoption by an institutional host. The protocol employs blinding when feasible and pre-registered statistical thresholds. Null results establish pre-registered upper bounds; positive results require replication. The theoretical basis for this protocol is detailed in the companion paper, The Silence Paradigm.