B02: Concise Description of the BRISM-Model (one-pager): The Born Rule as a Necessary Interface Condition.

This concise one-pager presents the BRane Interface Substrate Model (BRISM), a structural framework in which the Born rule emerges naturally from the way complex quantum states are translated into real measurement outcomes. The bulk is defined as a non‑geometric, complex Hilbert‑space substrate in which amplitudes and phases are ontically realized, while the brane represents the real arena of appearance where measurable, positive, and normalized quantities arise. A linear interface operator connects these two levels and ensures that only one probability structure is compatible with real measurement statistics. The term brane is used purely metaphorically and has no connection to string‑theoretic branes or geometrical extra dimensions. BRISM does not introduce new physics but reorganizes the existing Hilbert‑space formalism to show that the Born rule follows from structural requirements of measurability itself.In contrast to Everett’s decision‑theoretic approaches or Zurek’s envariance‑based derivations, which rely on agent‑based rationality principles or specific assumptions about system–environment structure, BRISM avoids both conceptual dependencies. It shows that the Born rule already follows from the structural requirements of mapping complex, phase‑bearing bulk states onto a real, phase‑neutral arena of appearance. Thus, BRISM provides a pre‑instrumental, interpretation‑independent justification of quantum probabilities that does not rely on branching worlds, observer rationality, or environment‑induced symmetries.For a comprehensive treatment, please refer to the main model: BRISM Model V1.3.26, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18391945. *** For the current consolidated overview of the BRISM framework, readers are referred to: *** *** BRISM after Ten Months: Status, Claims, Tests, and Future Directions. ****** https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23495535 ****** This article represents the most up-to-date overview of the BRISM research program and serves as the primary review and status paper of the series. ****** Further BRISM articles and preprints can be accessed through the author’s ORCID profile: ****** https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7503-6012 ***