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[4] viXra:2603.0127 [pdf] submitted on 2026-03-27 01:39:54
Authors: Mephibosheth Thomas
Comments: 12 Pages. (Note by viXra Admin: Please submit article written with AI assistance to ai.viXra.org)
We critically examine the ontological assumption that "existence precedes relations" — the view that spacetime, particles, and fields are fundamental entities with intrinsic properties, and that relations are derivative. Through a careful analysis of three key physical problems (the black hole information paradox, quantum non-locality, and the nonu2011renormalizability of quantum gravity), we argue that the entity-first assumption leads to deep conceptual tensions that resist resolution. We then propose an alternative: "relations precede existence", where fundamental reality consists of a network of relations, and spacetime, fields, and particles emerge as patterns in this network. We provide a precise mathematical definition of such a relational framework and show how it resolves the identified tensions. Moreover, we have previously demonstrated that from such a relational network one can rigorously derive free scalar quantum field theory and U(1) gauge theory in the continuum limit, providing concrete evidence that the relational framework is not merely philosophical but yields predictive physics. The paper does not claim a definitive proof but aims to establish the relational view as a viable and promising foundation for fundamental physics, worthy of serious consideration.
Category: History and Philosophy of Physics
[3] viXra:2603.0108 [pdf] submitted on 2026-03-21 02:52:17
Authors: Yoshifumi Maruko
Comments: 6 Pages.
This paper proposes the Relational Emergence Model (REM) as a generative extension of Relational Quantum Mechanics (RQM). While RQM defines physical states as relative correlations between systems,it does not explicitly address how such correlations are dynamically produced. The REM introduces emph{differentiation} as a generative process through which relational distinctions become articulated and subsequently stabilizedinto effective classical structures via decoherence. More precisely, differentiation is formalized as a bipartition-selecting map$mathcal{D}$---not a unitary operator, but a descriptive structural selection---that produces explicit system--observer correlations from apre-relational Hilbert space. Environmental decoherence then suppresses off-diagonal coherences, stabilizing effectively classical facts. Rather than asserting any equivalence between quantum theory and Buddhist philosophy, this work identifies a structural correspondence between relational quantum interpretations and the concepts of dependent origination(prat={i}tyasamutp=ada) and emptiness ('{s}={u}nyat=a). The central contribution of REM is a shift from the emph{definition} ofrelational states to the emph{modeling of the generation} of relational structure itself.
Category: History and Philosophy of Physics
[2] viXra:2603.0107 [pdf] submitted on 2026-03-21 02:33:23
Authors: Isaac Cohan
Comments: 10 Pages.
Modern cosmological models frequently posit that the universe emerged from a quantum vacuum or a zero-energy state, eectively asserting that the cosmos originated from nothing. This paper examines the logical, statistical, and informational limitations of such physicalist models. By analyzing the informational prerequisites of quantum uctuations, energy conservation, the statistical probability of universal metaphysical intuition, and the ontological anomaly of human consciousness, we argue that physical laws are non-contingent informational boundaries that can-not account for their own existence. The invocation of mathematical laws to explain the origin of the universe therefore necessitates a pre-existing, non-contingent source of that information. We further address prominent objections from evolutionary psychology, animal cognition research, and information-theoretic formalism to strengthen the case that a purely physicalist framework provides an incomplete accounting of reality.
Category: History and Philosophy of Physics
[1] viXra:2603.0032 [pdf] submitted on 2026-03-05 18:27:22
Authors: Stuart Hood
Comments: 20 Pages. (Note by viXra Admin: Author name is required in the article after the article title)
This paper re-examines the concept of the fourth dimension, proposing the natural next step beyond static three-dimensional forms to be the motion of those forms through both space and time. This reading eliminates the need for an abstract fourth orthogonal axis and unites two previously competing traditions — Charles Hinton’s recursive four-dimensional geometry and the spacetime framework of Hermann Minkowski and Albert Einstein.The mathematics and logic of Hinton’s tesseract have long demanded a fourth spatial axis, while relativity established time as the fourth dimension. By regarding the "four-dimensional edges" of the tesseract (and other polytopes) not as representing an additional orthogonal direction through space but instead as displacement vectors tracing paths of change through both space and time, all currently-established representations of four-dimensional forms can be conceived as worldlines — precisely the four-dimensional histories of three-dimensional objects that Minkowski described.Treating the fourth dimension as both the spatial and temporal capacities of motion (the animated, ever-moving world we live in) opens a natural extension: a fifth dimension of force. This geometric interpretation aligns with historical attempts in Kaluza—Klein theory and its modern successor, Space-Time-Matter theory. The five-dimensional penteract is shown to mirror the structure of particle interactions and cosmological dynamics. The framework then continues beyond physical space toward consciousness, proposing a sixth dimension of possibility (observation, knowledge, awareness) and a seventh of intelligence (reason/logic, choice/will).
Category: History and Philosophy of Physics
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