Mechanics of Observation in the DQ Framework: Dimensional Reduction, Uncertainty, Emergent Duality, and Conceptual Narrative
Abstract
This work proposes that the physical dynamics observed in 3+1 dimensions are not a fundamental property, but rather the operational result of a measurement process ( coarse-graining ) on an extended space with internal degrees of freedom . It is argued that the observing apparatus and the environment integrate the internal degrees , generating a reduced state that retains only observables robust to decoherence ("pointer states"). Within this framework, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle emerges structurally due to the impossibility of the 4D observer accessing complete information about the system, which introduces minimal diffusive terms into the effective dynamics. Similarly, the wave-particle duality of light is reinterpreted as a projection artifact: the wave-like behavior manifests the unresolved dynamics in the 4D space , while the particle-like aspect arises from the collapse into observable space. The paper concludes that standard physics (QFT) recovers in the scale-separation regime, where the effects of [unclear] are suppressed. Furthermore, the narrative allegory of "MultiCine DQ" is included to conceptually illustrate the relationship between extended phase space and the limitations of observable projection.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 3 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint