Diagnostic and Therapeutic Guidelines for Conceptual Pathologies in Quantum Mechanics

Arc VI — Experiment Paper 3 Title Diagnostic and Therapeutic Guidelines for Conceptual Pathologies in Quantum Mechanics Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18226039 Description This paper serves as a diagnostic and interpretive guide to longstanding conceptual pathologies in quantum mechanics, reframed through the lens of finite accessibility. Rather than proposing new dynamics or interpretations, it provides a systematic classification of common conceptual failures—such as nonlocality paradoxes, wavefunction realism, and observer-dependent inconsistencies—and traces them to implicit violations of accessibility constraints. Quantum phenomena traditionally regarded as paradoxical are reinterpreted as artifacts of treating geometrical or ontological structures as fundamental in a regime where only operational accessibility is well-defined. Measurement collapse, contextuality, and observer-relative state assignments are analyzed as predictable consequences of horizon activation and algebraic restriction, not physical discontinuities. The paper introduces a set of “diagnostic criteria” for identifying when a quantum argument has exceeded its domain of operational validity, alongside “therapeutic prescriptions” that restore consistency by removing surplus structure. These guidelines are illustrated across canonical examples including Bell tests, Wigner’s friend, Schrödinger’s cat, and delayed-choice experiments. By systematizing these corrections, the paper functions both as a conceptual reference for researchers and as a pedagogical tool, enabling practitioners to recognize and avoid interpretive errors that arise from illicit geometric importation. Keywords quantum foundations; measurement problem; contextuality; nonlocality; operational interpretation; conceptual diagnostics Notes Arc VI — Experiment (conceptual diagnostics and interpretation) No new dynamics or formalism introduced Identifies accessibility violations as root cause of QM paradoxes Provides practical criteria for evaluating quantum arguments Intended as both reference and pedagogical guide