Operative Ontology of Quantum Physics: Regimes, Stability, and Mark

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Authors: David Cota
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Abstract

This essay proposes an operative ontology of quantum mechanics grounded in a disciplined separation of levels between the real, the concrete, and theory. It argues that to exist is to acquire material stability under constraints, that is, to maintain sufficient functional consistency to produce real differences; the mark grounds only observable factuality, as an irreversible inscription on a support. On the basis of this framework, the core concepts are clarified: constraints as the material delimitation of real possibilities; emergent stability as scale-dependent functional robustness; the mark as a criterion of traceability and validation; and the epistemic state as a symbolic operator for predicting possible marks. This framework allows classical paradoxes (superposition, interference, entanglement, and measurement problems) to be dissolved without reifying the formalism or resorting to inflationary ontologies, by rigorously distinguishing material dynamics, inscription, and symbolic organization.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Quantum Mechanics and Applications Philosophy and History of Science Information Systems Theories and Implementation

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
8 January 2026