Gravity as an Emergent Decoding Process
Minh Duong-van, with collaboration with ChatGPT
March 10 2025
1. Introduction
We propose a new framework where the quantum wavefunction is an encoded message, and measurement is the decoding process that extracts classical reality from hidden quantum information. This interpretation naturally extends to gravity, where spacetime itself is an encoded structure, and its classical geometry is revealed through an observer’s measurement process.
By treating gravity as an emergent decoding process, we can unify quantum mechanics and general relativity in an information-theoretic paradigm, resolving longstanding paradoxes and opening new directions for quantum gravity research.
The conventional interpretation of quantum mechanics (QM) treats wavefunction collapse as a fundamental process that reduces a probabilistic superposition into a single outcome. However, we propose an alternative perspective: the quantum state is not a physical entity that collapses but rather an encoded message, and measurement is the decoding process that reveals the information contained within it.
This idea naturally extends to gravity, where the wavefunctional of spacetime encodes information about possible geometries, and observers (through measurement) decode specific classical configurations. This leads to a novel approach to quantum gravity, where gravity itself is not fundamental but an emergent process arising from information-theoretic principles.
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