IndisputableMonolith.Quantum.Measurement.WavefunctionCollapse
This module introduces definitions for quantum amplitudes, states, and measurement structures in the Recognition Science framework. It equips the quantum domain with ledger-based representations of superposition and collapse using the imported 8-tick discretization. Researchers modeling quantum processes within RS would cite it for the basic interface to amplitudes and committed ledgers. The module is purely definitional with no theorems or proofs.
claimAmplitude is a complex number $z \in \mathbb{C}$. QuantumState, isSuperposition, isDefinite, LedgerBranch, UncommittedLedger, and CommittedLedger organize superpositions and measurement outcomes. measurementProbability computes outcome weights from ledger branches.
background
The module sits in the quantum domain and imports the RS time quantum $ au_0 = 1$ tick together with the explicit 8-tick discretization hypothesis. The latter states that time and process are discretized into 8-beat cycles and supplies a testing interface rather than an axiom.
Core objects are introduced via sibling declarations: Amplitude as a complex number, QuantumState as a ledger representation, predicates isSuperposition and isDefinite, and the three ledger types (LedgerBranch, UncommittedLedger, CommittedLedger) that track uncommitted versus committed measurement branches. Helper lemmas such as sum_filter_eq_sum_all and filter_map_weight_sum support summation over filtered states.
proof idea
this is a definition module, no proofs
why it matters in Recognition Science
The module supplies the base objects required for any later treatment of wavefunction collapse and measurement probabilities inside Recognition Science. It directly incorporates the eight-tick octave (T7) via the EightTick import and the fundamental time quantum from Constants. No downstream theorems are recorded yet, indicating the module is an early scaffolding layer for the quantum measurement development.
scope and limits
- Does not contain dynamical equations for collapse.
- Does not derive the Born rule or measurement probabilities from RCL.
- Does not connect amplitudes to the phi-ladder or mass formulas.
- Does not prove uniqueness or invariance properties of states.
depends on (2)
declarations in this module (27)
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abbrev
Amplitude -
structure
QuantumState -
def
isSuperposition -
def
isDefinite -
structure
LedgerBranch -
structure
UncommittedLedger -
structure
CommittedLedger -
lemma
sum_filter_eq_sum_all -
lemma
list_map_sum_eq_finset_sum -
theorem
filter_map_weight_sum -
def
stateToLedger -
def
measurementProbability -
theorem
born_rule_nonneg -
theorem
born_rule_normalized -
theorem
norm_div_norm_eq_one -
def
commit -
theorem
commit_is_definite -
theorem
probability_equals_weight -
theorem
measurement_irreversible -
theorem
no_cloning_informal -
def
outcomeCost -
theorem
cost_probability_relation -
theorem
measurement_postulate_derived -
def
isEffectivelyClassical -
theorem
decoherence_gives_classicality -
structure
MeasurementFalsifier -
theorem
no_known_measurement_falsifier