Archetypes as Form-Generating Invariants - An Observer-Equivalence Reconstruction of Quantum Actuality and Consciousness

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Authors: Gustaf Ullman
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Abstract

This article develops a structural interpretation of “archetype” within a framework where observer equivalence—understood as invariance under admissible perspective change—serves as the criterion of objectivity. Drawing on relativity theory, gauge structure, and quantum measurement theory, archetypes are reconstructed not as psychological images but as form-generating invariants that enable translatability and re-identifiability across perspectives. The paper argues that actuality should be understood as the outcome of selection and symmetry breaking rather than as the manifestation of pre-given substance. Within this framework, consciousness is interpreted structurally as perspective-bound actualization: the functional locus at which a possibility structure becomes bound to determinate outcomes, without invoking a homunculus and without endorsing “consciousness causes collapse” interpretations. The aim is to clarify the ontological implications of modern physics under a perspectival but non-subjectivist conception of physical law. The text is intentionally compact and programmatic, serving as a position note within a broader research agenda on observer equivalence and structural ontology.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Philosophy and Theoretical Science Quantum Mechanics and Applications Philosophy and History of Science

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
11 February 2026
Language
EN