IPI Letters

Wave Function Collapse as Information Gain: A Quantum-Information Perspective

Mesut Tez — 2025-08-08

Wave function collapse, traditionally viewed as a physical shift from quantum superposition to a definite state, may instead reflect information gain. This opinion piece proposes that collapse reduces uncertainty, quantifiable through Shannon and Von Neumann entropy, aligning with quantum information theory. Gy¨orgy Kampis’ referential information frames collapse as a relational, systems-based event. Experimental hints from single-photon and delayed-choice tests support this view, while philosophical connections to process philosophy and consciousness suggest reality is an informational process. This perspective challenges quantum ontologies and offers potential applications in biology and adaptive technologies, redefining how we understand complex systems.

Finite Human Facial Variability and the Reflexive Simulation Hypothesis

Cyrine Tayoubi — 2025-08-13

The simulation hypothesis has garnered substantial philosophical and scientific interest as a potential explanation for the nature of reality. This paper extends the framework through what I term the ”reflexive simulation hypothesis,” which posits that conscious observers are not passive entities embedded in a simulated environment, but rather co-construct the simulation through perceptual and cognitive interaction. Drawing from empirical findings in facial recognition, genetics, perceptual psychology, and quantum mechanics, this paper argues that the bounded variability in human facial features, coupled with the dynamics of conscious observation, supports the view that reality is a co-generated simulation constrained by computational and cognitive limits.

Gravity, Topology, and Complex Mathematics in the Universal Optimized Simulation

Rodney Bartlett — 2025-08-08

An interesting sentence in an MSN article about Dr. Vopson’s theories concerning a computational or simulated universe is: “Essentially, moving several objects close together via gravity reduces the amount of computational power to describe the whole system [1].”

Geometric Origin of the Muon Anomaly: Predicting the g − 2 Shift via Spatial Encoding

Richard Phillips — 2025-08-08

The longstanding 4.2 σ discrepancy in the muon’s anomalous magnetic moment provides a rare, high-precision window into physics beyond the perturbative Standard Model. We trace this deviation to geometric phases accumulated by the muon’s wave-function as it winds through compact extra dimensions. Modeling the muon as a quantized vibrational mode on a six-torus (T6) we derive a deterministic correction of (249 ± 12) × 10⁻¹¹ that reproduces current measurements without new particles or forces. The framework predicts an electron shift below 10⁻¹⁵, a tau-lepton anomaly of (7.5 ± 0.5) × 10⁻⁹, and an energy-dependent resonance in μ+μ− collisions above Ec ∼ 100 TeV. These results suggest that lepton properties encode geometric information about space-time’s hidden structure.