2026/02/20 by James Lombardo · 1 voice
Physics and Astronomy · #Dynamics (music) #Function (biology) #Motion (physics) #Open quantum system #Quantum #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum dynamics #Quantum many-body systems #Quantum measurement #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Wave function #Work (physics)
paper · doi:10.5281/zenodo.18718770
openalex publication_date 2026/02/20 · openalex created_date 2026/02/22 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
This paper presents a variational framework for deriving classical mechanics without presupposing time as fundamental. Motion emerges from extremal principles on configuration-space paths, with time appearing as a derived parameter describing ordered structural change. The framework extends naturally to quantum phenomena: quantum teleportation, double-slit interference, wavefunction collapse, and delayed-choice quantum eraser all emerge as geometric consequences of configuration-space structure and recordability constraints on mutual information. No wavefunction collapse, measurement postulate, or retrocausality required - four major quantum “mysteries” reduce to a single mechanism. The work was developed using AI-assisted methodology (ChatGPT for formalization, Claude for review) and represents a novel approach to foundational physics research