Testability of Quantum-Geometric Coherence Across Laboratory and Astrophysical Platforms

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Authors: fredrick michael
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Abstract

Recent laboratory and astrophysical experiments probing precision time, phase, and strain have reported residual correlations that persist beyond naive instrumental noise models. Rather than interpreting such residuals as evidence for exotic dynamics, we adopt a conservative framework in which the primary observables are (i) a coherence time $\tau_c$, defined operationally via comparison--channel persistence, and (ii) a geometric correlation length $\tilde{\lambda}_c$, bounded by causality and experimental readout support. We show that, when extracted consistently, interferometric, atomic, mechanical, and gravitational-wave platforms occupy a continuous and non-contradictory hierarchy in $\tau_c$ and $\tilde{\lambda}_c$. This provides a quantitative, falsifiable basis for near-term experimental tests of ensemble-level quantum geometric response without invoking speculative phenomena.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Relativity and Gravitational Theory Quantum Mechanics and Applications

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
31 January 2026
Document type
Preprint