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THE LIMINAL FIELD: Wave Function

Oliva FMOO

Published Oct 5, 2026• 0 citations
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SHORT VERSION The wave function is used here as a conceptual figure of compressed reality, not as a mathematical tool. Everything that vibrates expresses a wave function, and the wave function itself has its own wave function. In the informational field, instantaneous depth generates animation: emergence already contains compressed information that becomes conceivable only when unrolled. Conception acts as a volumetric constant of emergence, assigning animation. Animation and wave function coincide: only the conceived is applied wave function, actualized reality. This requires a spatial equation, not a linear one: possibilities must be unpacked before informing animation. In depth, problem and solution coexist simultaneously within the same informational configuration. Conception does not eliminate the problem; it unpacks it until the solution it already contains becomes conceivable. ABSTRACT (OpenAIRE) This text reinterprets the wave function as a conceptual figure of compressed reality rather than a mathematical expression of quantum probabilities. Conception is understood as applied wave function: information that becomes actualized through animation. The informational field is described as instantaneous depth, where information, possibility, and solution coexist simultaneously rather than linearly. Conception functions as a volumetric constant of emergence, requiring a spatial equation capable of unpacking possibilities already contained within compressed reality. Problem and solution are inscribed together within animation. Conception does not remove the problem but unfolds its configuration until the solution becomes conceivable.

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10.5281/zenodo.23166860

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