Standard foundational frameworks in quantum mechanics rely on non-local state vector collapse or unobservable branching universes to account for single-photon routing at optical interfaces and multi-slit diffraction. These models introduce additional parameterizations that violate principles of statistical parsimony. Here, we present a deterministic, locally conserved threshold model grounded in micro-collision dynamics. We demonstrate that single-photon interactions at dielectric boundaries and multi-slit apertures are fully described by localized momentum conservation laws and phase-coupled surface potentials. Across single-beam (N = 10,000), multi-slit simulation (N = 100,000), and empirical multi-slit trajectory datasets, the model exhibits exact event-by-event local momentum conservation without requiring non-local wave-function collapse. Model selection analysis via the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) confirms that this single-parameter framework (k=1) provides optimal parsimony relative to multi-parameter interpretations.
Standard foundational frameworks in quantum mechanics rely on non-local state vector collapse or unobservable branching universes to account for single-photon routing at optical interfaces and multi-slit diffraction. These models introduce additional parameterizations that violate principles of statistical parsimony. Here, we present a deterministic, locally conserved threshold model grounded in micro-collision dynamics. We demonstrate that single-photon interactions at dielectric boundaries and multi-slit apertures are fully described by localized momentum conservation laws and phase-coupled surface potentials. Across single-beam (N = 10,000), multi-slit simulation (N = 100,000), and empirical multi-slit trajectory datasets, the model exhibits exact event-by-event local momentum conservation without requiring non-local wave-function collapse. Model selection analysis via the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) confirms that this single-parameter framework (k=1) provides optimal parsimony relative to multi-parameter interpretations.
Standard interpretations of the quantum double-slit experiment rely on non-local wave-function collapse, single-particle self-interference across multiple apertures simultaneously, or retrocausal mechanisms. In this paper, I propose a strictly local, causal thought experiment in which individual quanta propagate as spatially extended, cohesive wavepackets carrying localized forward momentum. In my framework, a single wavepacket traverses only one aperture at a time by undergoing rotational boundary-wall scattering at the slit edges, while transferring its momentum to a single impact point on the detector screen and embedding a temporary spatial phase imprint ("skid mark") into the local quantum surface. Subsequent quanta of identical wavelength absorb and interact with the immediately preceding surface imprint, modifying their peak-and-trough trajectory distribution and overwriting the surface state in a strictly one-by-one sequential (Markovian) relay. Furthermore, I preemptively address key theoretical objections—including special-relativistic speed-of-light constraints, classical momentum transfer mechanics, non-local entanglement signaling paradoxes, planetary motion in local reference frames, and multi-wavelength cross-talk—demonstrating a self-consistent local-realist framework.
Standard interpretations of the quantum double-slit experiment rely on non-local wave-function collapse, single-particle self-interference across multiple apertures simultaneously, or retrocausal mechanisms. In this paper, I propose a strictly local, causal thought experiment in which individual quanta propagate as spatially extended, cohesive wavepackets carrying localized forward momentum. In my framework, a single wavepacket traverses only one aperture at a time by undergoing rotational boundary-wall scattering at the slit edges, while transferring its momentum to a single impact point on the detector screen and embedding a temporary spatial phase imprint ("skid mark") into the local quantum surface. Subsequent quanta of identical wavelength absorb and interact with the immediately preceding surface imprint, modifying their peak-and-trough trajectory distribution and overwriting the surface state in a strictly one-by-one sequential (Markovian) relay. Furthermore, I preemptively address key theoretical objections—including special-relativistic speed-of-light constraints, classical momentum transfer mechanics, non-local entanglement signaling paradoxes, planetary motion in local reference frames, and multi-wavelength cross-talk—demonstrating a self-consistent local-realist framework.
Double-slit interference is one of the most fundamental quantum phenomena among photons and other particles. We propose a novel and realist quantum framework in which interference patterns in double-slit experiments arise not from wavefunction self-interference or collapse, but from causal non-local, quantized cavity-induced momentum exchange between the electron and the double-slit field potential. Unlike Copenhagen or Bohmian interpretations, our theory treats the electron as a deterministic, soliton-like entity governed by classical-like trajectories. The quantized potential of the slits—described via creation and annihilation operators—is responsible for discrete momentum transfer through coupling with cavity or barrier modes, modeled via octonionic algebra that differentiates internal particle structure from external field dynamics. The resulting interference pattern emerges from non-local, quantized interactions between the electron and field modes without invoking the probabilistic wavefunction. Our model aligns with experimental violations of Bell’s inequality and avoids conceptual paradoxes such as wavefunction collapse and self-interference. The framework makes several testable predictions, offering a promising new direction for understanding quantum interference with clearer physical realism.
This work addresses the long-standing claim that interference phenomena—most notably in double-slit–type experiments—cannot be physically modeled without invoking wave propagation or particles following multiple trajectories. We show that this claim rests on an implicit restriction to local, dynamical descriptions acting between emission and detection. We introduce a minimal framework in which detection events are treated as discrete realizations occurring at an absorbing boundary, while the observed interference pattern arises from global structural admissibility constraints of the full experimental configuration. The model does not attempt to generate or predict individual detection events. Instead, it characterizes the statistical distribution of outcomes as a property of realization closure rather than of local evolution in transit. Within this approach, interference patterns are understood as emergent statistical signatures of global realization structure, not as evidence of propagating waves, hidden variables, or oscillatory dynamics in space. The framework preserves all empirical features of standard interference experiments while avoiding assumptions about intermediate physical processes that are neither observed nor required by theory. This work is consistent with relativistic and quantum no-go results concerning photon trajectories, localization, and in-flight observables. It complements earlier structural interpretations of light and realization by providing a concrete, physically explicit model demonstrating how stable interference statistics arise without propagation. The contribution clarifies the precise sense in which interference is modelable, and the sense in which it is not: individual events remain intrinsically unpredictable, while their global organization is physically intelligible at the level of realization structure. The model introduces no new forces, fields, or modifications of established equations, and is intended as a refinement of conceptual foundations rather than a replacement of existing formalisms.
This paper develops the structural modeling core of a global realization approach to quantum interference. Building on prior work that established the possibility of non-propagational descriptions, the present study addresses a more precise question: how quantum interference can be explicitly modeled once local propagation, trajectories, and in-transit dynamics are excluded. The model introduces realization admissibility functionals defined over the complete experimental configuration, including source, apertures, and absorbing boundaries. These functionals are non-dynamical and non-ontic; they do not represent physical fields or evolving states, but encode global compatibility conditions that govern where detection events can coherently close. Detection probabilities emerge through statistical closure at the absorbing boundary, reproducing standard interference patterns without invoking wave superposition in space. A minimal geometric formulation is presented to demonstrate how slit configurations generate admissibility structures that yield conventional interference statistics. Within this framework, interference minima arise naturally as forbidden realizations rather than as products of destructive interaction between propagating entities. The model preserves full empirical equivalence with standard quantum mechanics while clarifying the physical status of interference as an organizational, rather than dynamical, phenomenon. This work does not modify quantum dynamics or introduce additional degrees of freedom. Its contribution is structural: it sharpens the distinction between quantum dynamical states and realization, delineates the limits of local modeling, and provides a concrete, explicit framework for modeling interference at the level where empirical outcomes occur. The paper serves as the modeling core of a broader global realization program, situated between conceptual foundations and empirical analysis.
Can two-path quantum-interference phenomenology be understood as a property of a local time-rate field before an individual result is fixed? We investigate this question in a matter-free effective dynamical branch of the Enchan framework. A real local time-rate field, initialized with field and velocity data, propagates through two apertures and produces a non-additive, oscillatory screen-energy-flux pattern without primitive particles, a primitive wavefunction, Born weights, or a collapse operation. Its normalized cross term is 0.533636, 0.529264, and 0.526779 on three successively refined grids. A linear-response control retains the effect, identifying a broader coherent-field mechanism. We then evolve a coupled field/path-tag model in which the passing field writes opposite tag orientations near the two slits. Across a frozen five-strength sweep, the independently measured route-tag overlap and unresolved interference decrease together; their Pearson correlations are 0.996786 and 0.998675 on two numerical levels. The screen is computed from the evolved fields without multiplying a reference fringe by a tag-overlap factor. The additional tag channel and slit-local antisymmetric coupling are explicit minimal model assumptions, not a unique derivation from the canonical scalar ontology. The physical comparisons are route removal, path tagging with both routes open, and localized screen recording. A half-amplitude control reduces flux to 24.64% while retaining the normalized cross term. A third calculation reuses the exact Q0 field and defines a nonnegative screen event measure from the accumulated positive forward energy flux, J_+(y) = integral max(F_E,x, 0) dt. One localized screen coordinate is drawn per independent preparation from the normalized J+ distribution. In a fixed 600-event realization, the binned hit histogram has Pearson correlation 0.9553 and total-variation distance 0.0949 relative to the binned event measure. This finite-sample agreement is a consistency check of the explicit forward-flux readout, not an independent validation and not a derivation of the Born rule. Interference, path-tagging, and one-hit event realization are therefore supported at their separately stated model levels, while microscopic detector selection and experimental confirmation of the proposed ontology are outside the scope of this study. The release includes the manuscript PDF, a standalone reproducibility ZIP with manuscript sources, frozen numerical solvers and inputs, lightweight results and figures, an English reproduction manual, LICENSE, and SHA-256 checksums. The manuscript is dated 18 September 2026. No private repository, external dataset, or GPU is required. Enchan Research & Verification License v1.0. Copyright (c) 2026 Mitsuhiro Kobayashi. All rights reserved.