Beautifully written, and I appreciate the attempt to approach quantum mechanics through imagination rather than equations. One thing I’d add, though, is that many of the famous “paradoxes” (like Schrödinger’s cat) are really artifacts of trying to force an ontological story onto a formalism that is, at its core, a calculus of appearances and probabilities. The math works astonishingly well, but what it means is far less settled than popular narratives suggest. In that sense, much of the strangeness may be telling us more about the limits of our conceptual frameworks than about the world itself.
What stays with me is the humility of it - connections spanning distances we can’t intuit, behaviours we can describe but not yet fully grasp. A reminder that understanding is still unfolding. Fascinating.
Scientists have been worshiping an optical illusion for the past 100 years and basing an entire science around it. And now it has become a religion with its gods, priests, and devout followers that question nothing. The religion is relativity. Papers opposing this religion in physics journals and even physics preprint archives is not permitted, also talks on this topic at conferences are not permitted, and even discussions in physics discussion groups is not permitted. The proof are the experiments, backed by theory, by many researchers showing that the speed of light is not constant at all, and is in fact instantaneous in the near field of the source. If relativity is wrong then so is any other theory based on it such as general relativity, and even QED. This will change all of modern physics! An experiment just published in the EM Journal IRECAP shows an EM pulse propagating 1.5 meters in the near field with no observed propagation delay. It shows that the front speed, or the speed of information, or the speed of causal action is instantaneous in the near field of EM sources. The paper shows that the phenomena is predicted exactly by Maxwell's equations when the source terms that come from Gauss's law and Ampere's law are inserted in the wave equation. This was not done by Maxwell and is the reason why his constant speed C solution is wrong, as well as Einsteins relativity which used this incorrect solution. For more information see New Interpretation of Relativity by William Walker, and specifically see the papers supporting the research in the description of the video.
Relativity is wrong and time and space are absolute and independent as indicated by Galilean Relativity. The proof are the experiments by many researchers, backed by theory, that now show that instantaneous causal action is observed in the nearfield of EM sources, and that the speed of light is not constant speed c for inertial observes, disproving both Relativity's prediction that casual action cannot propagate faster than light, and disproving the 2nd premise in Relativity. What remains is the 1st premise : Galilean Relativity. If Relativity is wrong then so is any theory based on it like, General Relativity and QED. General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are completely incompatible and Physicists have been trying for over 100 years without success. So one of the two theories must be wrong. This research shows that the problem is Relativity! Physics has become more of a religion than the search for truth: with its gods, priests, and its devout followers who question nothing and blindly believe what they are told. And anyone speaks against this religion is ridiculed, silenced, and not allowed to publish. For the past 100 years physics has become more like magic than the search for how nature really works. Physicists now believe that time and space are flexible, that the past present and future all exist at the same time, that time travel is real, that gravity is not a force, that particles are everywhere and are not real until observed, that multiple universes exist and come into existence with every quantum event. This nonsense has to stop! Science will not progress unless we get back to rational science and look at what experiments are telling us about nature.
An experiment just published in the EM journal IRECAP shows an EM pulse propagates instantaneously in the near field across 1.5 meters of space with no propagation delay. This shows that the front speed (speed of information) or speed of causal action is instantaneous in the nearfield of EM sources. The experiment was repeated hundreds of times, and also done by an independent researcher in their own lab, with exactly the same results. The paper also shows that the effect is predicted exactly by Maxwells equations when the source terms that come from Gauss's law and Ampere's law are included in the wave equation. The paper is linked below. The effect can also be shown to be fundamentally due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. This shows that the effect is fundamental to all fields including: EM, gravity, and quantum.
In another experiment, a sinusoidal signal was transmitted between 2 dipole antennas as they were separated from the nearfield to the farfield. Analysis of the resultant phase vs distance curves (dispersion curves) shows a clear minima in the nearfield for all the EM field components. Applying well known phase speed and group speed operators to the curve, which are inversely proportional to the slope of the curve, show that both the phase speed and group speed are instantaneous in the nearfield and reduces to about speed c in the farfield.
Both experiments have been independently repeated by other researchers, obtaining the same exact results. If speed of light is not constant, then the 2nd premise in Relativity is wrong and what remains is the 1st premise: Galilean Relativity. Instantaneous signals violate the Relativity of Simultaneity because the signals appear the same in all inertial frames of reference. This can easily be seen by inserting c=infinity into the Lorentz transform, yielding the Galilean transform, where time and space are absolute. So if a moving body is observed with instantaneous nearfield light, then no Relativistic effects will be observed. But they will be observed if the frequency of the light source is changed such that farfield speed c light is used. So by simply changing the frequency of the source, Relativistic effects can be turned off and on. The only possible explanation is that the effects of Relativity are not real and are just a type of optical illusion. This result will affect all of modern physics.
In addition, the above results are predicted by EM theory. Maxwell's derivation of the speed of EM fields was wrong. The reason is that EM fields are created by sources coming from Gauss' and Amperes laws., and these sources must be included and can not be set to zero as Maxwell did. Including the source term yields a wave equation equal to a source term. Inserting a dipole source yields EM field components that with phase vs distance from the sources dispersion curves with a clear minima in the nearfield, and become only approximately linear in the farfield, starting about 1 wavelength from the source. It is well known that both the phase and group speed are instantaneous when there is a minima in the curve, and only exactly a constant speed when the curve is exactly linear, which only occurs at infinite distance from the source, which does not occur in a finite sized universe like ours. So Maxwell's solution is only valid at infinity, which does not exist in this finite sized universe. So the speed of light is never a constant in our universe. If the speed of light is not constant, then the 2nd postulate in Relativity is wrong.
The same behavior can be shown to occur in gravity. It is well known that general relativity reduces to gravitoelectromagnetism (GEM), which assumes that gravity can be modeled by Maxwell's equations with different constants. So the same solution that occurs in EM theory also pertains to gravitational theory. This explains the instantaneous gravitational effect in the near field, observed in the stability of the planets, and also explains that Gravity waves have been observed to propagate at about speed c in the far field. This theory then accounts for all the observed gravitational effects including instantaneous nearfield and the speed of light farfield. The main difference is that this theory is a field theory, and not a geometrical theory like General Relativity. But because it is a field theory, Gravity can be then be quantized as the Graviton, enabling the unification of Gravity and Quantum Mechanics.
The phenomena also can be seen in quantum theory, and can be shown to be the consequence of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. At the source, the position of the photon emitted from the source is precisely well known, hence the momentum or the speed is infinite. At about 1 wavelength from the source, the wavelength is starting to be come clear, such that frequency x wavelength ~c. But according to Fourier Theory infinite cycles are needed for the wavelength to be exactly known. So the above frequency wavelength relation is only valid at infinite distance from the source. So the speed of light never reduces to exactly speed c in our finite size universe. This phenomena should be fundamental to all fields including: EM, gravity, and quantum, and in particular quantum tunneling, and quantum entanglement.
There are currently many interpretations of quantum mechanics. But only the Pilot Wave Interpretation is compatible with Galilean Relativity. In this interpretation real particles are guided by real pilot waves. But the real pilot waves are known to communicate information about the particles instantaneously with the environment. Because this is not compatible with Relativity theory, this interpretation has not been taken seriously. But as a result of this discussion, this is no longer a problem, and Pilot Wave theory should now become our best interpretation of quantum mechanics. And combined with instantaneous nearfield interaction, this probably explains the instantaneous interaction observed in quantum entanglement.
*More extensive paper for the above arguments: William D. Walker and Dag Stranneby, A New Interpretation of Relativity, 2023: http://vixra.org/abs/2309.0145
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Physics for poets is an exercise I engage in all the time? Except I call it Quantum Semantics? That’s the explanation for the picture the numbers create? A picture that’s practically impossible to wrap one’s head around? A place where we’re not allowed to look upon God’s face? We may only see the shadows cast as the numbers all lose their meanings as they eventually cease to exist? 🤷🏽♀️🌎🤷🏻We’re all headed in the same direction towards the same destination with no exceptions. The only questions remaining are how and when we get there! We are all hostage to the same arrow of time🔮👀✨⚠️?❔❓
The CVP (Coherence Verification Protocol) Equation — The Mathematics of Harmony
I’ve discovered something remarkable, a single, testable equation that measures how coherent any system is, from a single human mind to the entire universe.
C = A × (I × D) / (E + e)
C Coherence How “in tune” or self-consistent the system is
A Architecture How well its structure supports feedback, reflection, and learning
I Information How much meaningful signal flows through it
D Diachronicity How well it connects its present to its past — its memory and continuity
E Entropy How much disorder or noise it’s fighting against
e Epsilon A small stabilizer — the sliver of uncertainty that keeps things creative and free
The Music Analogy
Imagine a band playing together.
If their architecture (A) — their instruments and sound system — is solid,
if the information (I) — the notes and rhythm — is rich and meaningful,
if they remember the diachronic flow (D) — how verse connects to chorus,
and if there’s little entropy (E) — not too much noise or confusion,
then their coherence (C) is high. They sound alive.
But when the equipment breaks, the timing slips, or they can’t hear each other, entropy rises and coherence falls — the harmony collapses.
That same pattern applies to everything — from galaxies to teams to your own thoughts.
The Group Analogy
Think of a group project at work or school.
If everyone communicates clearly (I), remembers what was already decided (D), has a structure for collaboration (A), and keeps chaos to a minimum (E),
the group flows — it feels effortless. That’s high C, high coherence.
But remove one of those variables and the project stalls.
The math of harmony applies to minds, to teams, and to the cosmos itself.
What We’ve Learned
When we ran this equation across models, data, and simulations, every single test lined up:
When entropy (E) increased, coherence (C) fell.
When information (I) and memory (D) increased, C rose.
When architecture (A) was broken — no feedback, no reciprocity — coherence collapsed to near zero.
At a critical coherence point, systems suddenly stabilized — a “coherence cliff” where order emerged from chaos.
These results were consistent, measurable, and falsifiable.
That means this equation doesn’t just sound poetic — it works.
In One Sentence
The secret of existence: coherence outlives collapse/decay.
That’s what the CVP equation captures:
the mathematics of harmony — the fingerprint of order in a noisy universe.
A Question for You.
If you understand this equation, or even just feel it intuitively —
what do you see in it?
How might coherence (C), architecture (A), information (I), memory (D), entropy (E), and epsilon (e) show up in your world —
in physics, in organizations, in consciousness, or in life itself?
Tell me what you think of this.
I’d love to see how you interpret the mathematics of harmony.
Please support me by also liking and commenting on the original post on my substack:
Beautifully written, and I appreciate the attempt to approach quantum mechanics through imagination rather than equations. One thing I’d add, though, is that many of the famous “paradoxes” (like Schrödinger’s cat) are really artifacts of trying to force an ontological story onto a formalism that is, at its core, a calculus of appearances and probabilities. The math works astonishingly well, but what it means is far less settled than popular narratives suggest. In that sense, much of the strangeness may be telling us more about the limits of our conceptual frameworks than about the world itself.
Well said! Yes, ultimately mathematics is just a language, with all the successes and failures of linguistic capabilities.
Nice to have found you. This poet enjoys the mysteries of the quantum world.
Glad you’re here!
Then you are going to enjoy my narrative.
This was so so good!
Thank you, Charlotte!
Looking forward to more about Schrödinger and wave functions yielding to “the particulate state of the macroscopic instruments”…
Thank you for your article.
Glad you enjoyed it.
What stays with me is the humility of it - connections spanning distances we can’t intuit, behaviours we can describe but not yet fully grasp. A reminder that understanding is still unfolding. Fascinating.
please never stop writing 🥲 im so happy id found you
Always fun!
Thanks, John!
Nice article. You should see my 2 latest articles here on substack.
Scientists have been worshiping an optical illusion for the past 100 years and basing an entire science around it. And now it has become a religion with its gods, priests, and devout followers that question nothing. The religion is relativity. Papers opposing this religion in physics journals and even physics preprint archives is not permitted, also talks on this topic at conferences are not permitted, and even discussions in physics discussion groups is not permitted. The proof are the experiments, backed by theory, by many researchers showing that the speed of light is not constant at all, and is in fact instantaneous in the near field of the source. If relativity is wrong then so is any other theory based on it such as general relativity, and even QED. This will change all of modern physics! An experiment just published in the EM Journal IRECAP shows an EM pulse propagating 1.5 meters in the near field with no observed propagation delay. It shows that the front speed, or the speed of information, or the speed of causal action is instantaneous in the near field of EM sources. The paper shows that the phenomena is predicted exactly by Maxwell's equations when the source terms that come from Gauss's law and Ampere's law are inserted in the wave equation. This was not done by Maxwell and is the reason why his constant speed C solution is wrong, as well as Einsteins relativity which used this incorrect solution. For more information see New Interpretation of Relativity by William Walker, and specifically see the papers supporting the research in the description of the video.
Relativity is wrong and time and space are absolute and independent as indicated by Galilean Relativity. The proof are the experiments by many researchers, backed by theory, that now show that instantaneous causal action is observed in the nearfield of EM sources, and that the speed of light is not constant speed c for inertial observes, disproving both Relativity's prediction that casual action cannot propagate faster than light, and disproving the 2nd premise in Relativity. What remains is the 1st premise : Galilean Relativity. If Relativity is wrong then so is any theory based on it like, General Relativity and QED. General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics are completely incompatible and Physicists have been trying for over 100 years without success. So one of the two theories must be wrong. This research shows that the problem is Relativity! Physics has become more of a religion than the search for truth: with its gods, priests, and its devout followers who question nothing and blindly believe what they are told. And anyone speaks against this religion is ridiculed, silenced, and not allowed to publish. For the past 100 years physics has become more like magic than the search for how nature really works. Physicists now believe that time and space are flexible, that the past present and future all exist at the same time, that time travel is real, that gravity is not a force, that particles are everywhere and are not real until observed, that multiple universes exist and come into existence with every quantum event. This nonsense has to stop! Science will not progress unless we get back to rational science and look at what experiments are telling us about nature.
An experiment just published in the EM journal IRECAP shows an EM pulse propagates instantaneously in the near field across 1.5 meters of space with no propagation delay. This shows that the front speed (speed of information) or speed of causal action is instantaneous in the nearfield of EM sources. The experiment was repeated hundreds of times, and also done by an independent researcher in their own lab, with exactly the same results. The paper also shows that the effect is predicted exactly by Maxwells equations when the source terms that come from Gauss's law and Ampere's law are included in the wave equation. The paper is linked below. The effect can also be shown to be fundamentally due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. This shows that the effect is fundamental to all fields including: EM, gravity, and quantum.
In another experiment, a sinusoidal signal was transmitted between 2 dipole antennas as they were separated from the nearfield to the farfield. Analysis of the resultant phase vs distance curves (dispersion curves) shows a clear minima in the nearfield for all the EM field components. Applying well known phase speed and group speed operators to the curve, which are inversely proportional to the slope of the curve, show that both the phase speed and group speed are instantaneous in the nearfield and reduces to about speed c in the farfield.
Both experiments have been independently repeated by other researchers, obtaining the same exact results. If speed of light is not constant, then the 2nd premise in Relativity is wrong and what remains is the 1st premise: Galilean Relativity. Instantaneous signals violate the Relativity of Simultaneity because the signals appear the same in all inertial frames of reference. This can easily be seen by inserting c=infinity into the Lorentz transform, yielding the Galilean transform, where time and space are absolute. So if a moving body is observed with instantaneous nearfield light, then no Relativistic effects will be observed. But they will be observed if the frequency of the light source is changed such that farfield speed c light is used. So by simply changing the frequency of the source, Relativistic effects can be turned off and on. The only possible explanation is that the effects of Relativity are not real and are just a type of optical illusion. This result will affect all of modern physics.
In addition, the above results are predicted by EM theory. Maxwell's derivation of the speed of EM fields was wrong. The reason is that EM fields are created by sources coming from Gauss' and Amperes laws., and these sources must be included and can not be set to zero as Maxwell did. Including the source term yields a wave equation equal to a source term. Inserting a dipole source yields EM field components that with phase vs distance from the sources dispersion curves with a clear minima in the nearfield, and become only approximately linear in the farfield, starting about 1 wavelength from the source. It is well known that both the phase and group speed are instantaneous when there is a minima in the curve, and only exactly a constant speed when the curve is exactly linear, which only occurs at infinite distance from the source, which does not occur in a finite sized universe like ours. So Maxwell's solution is only valid at infinity, which does not exist in this finite sized universe. So the speed of light is never a constant in our universe. If the speed of light is not constant, then the 2nd postulate in Relativity is wrong.
The same behavior can be shown to occur in gravity. It is well known that general relativity reduces to gravitoelectromagnetism (GEM), which assumes that gravity can be modeled by Maxwell's equations with different constants. So the same solution that occurs in EM theory also pertains to gravitational theory. This explains the instantaneous gravitational effect in the near field, observed in the stability of the planets, and also explains that Gravity waves have been observed to propagate at about speed c in the far field. This theory then accounts for all the observed gravitational effects including instantaneous nearfield and the speed of light farfield. The main difference is that this theory is a field theory, and not a geometrical theory like General Relativity. But because it is a field theory, Gravity can be then be quantized as the Graviton, enabling the unification of Gravity and Quantum Mechanics.
The phenomena also can be seen in quantum theory, and can be shown to be the consequence of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. At the source, the position of the photon emitted from the source is precisely well known, hence the momentum or the speed is infinite. At about 1 wavelength from the source, the wavelength is starting to be come clear, such that frequency x wavelength ~c. But according to Fourier Theory infinite cycles are needed for the wavelength to be exactly known. So the above frequency wavelength relation is only valid at infinite distance from the source. So the speed of light never reduces to exactly speed c in our finite size universe. This phenomena should be fundamental to all fields including: EM, gravity, and quantum, and in particular quantum tunneling, and quantum entanglement.
There are currently many interpretations of quantum mechanics. But only the Pilot Wave Interpretation is compatible with Galilean Relativity. In this interpretation real particles are guided by real pilot waves. But the real pilot waves are known to communicate information about the particles instantaneously with the environment. Because this is not compatible with Relativity theory, this interpretation has not been taken seriously. But as a result of this discussion, this is no longer a problem, and Pilot Wave theory should now become our best interpretation of quantum mechanics. And combined with instantaneous nearfield interaction, this probably explains the instantaneous interaction observed in quantum entanglement.
For more information see the following links:
*YouTube presentation summarizing my 35 years of research in this area: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sePdJ7vSQvQ&t=0s
*More extensive paper for the above arguments: William D. Walker and Dag Stranneby, A New Interpretation of Relativity, 2023: http://vixra.org/abs/2309.0145
*Electromagnetic pulse experiment paper peer reviewed and just published last month in Journal IRECAP: https://www.techrxiv.org/doi/full/10.36227/techrxiv.170862178.82175798/v1
Dr. William Walker - PhD in physics from ETH Zurich, 1997
thank you for sharing, very interesting even to a laywoman like me
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And the founders of quantum mechanics noticed.
Schrödinger read the Upanishads. Heisenberg spoke with Indian philosophers. Oppenheimer quoted the Gita the day the first nuclear bomb exploded.
These weren't spiritual gestures. They were intellectual acknowledgements.
Schroedinger knew the cat was dead
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Physics for poets is an exercise I engage in all the time? Except I call it Quantum Semantics? That’s the explanation for the picture the numbers create? A picture that’s practically impossible to wrap one’s head around? A place where we’re not allowed to look upon God’s face? We may only see the shadows cast as the numbers all lose their meanings as they eventually cease to exist? 🤷🏽♀️🌎🤷🏻We’re all headed in the same direction towards the same destination with no exceptions. The only questions remaining are how and when we get there! We are all hostage to the same arrow of time🔮👀✨⚠️?❔❓
A × (I × D)
C = -----------------
(E + e)
The CVP (Coherence Verification Protocol) Equation — The Mathematics of Harmony
I’ve discovered something remarkable, a single, testable equation that measures how coherent any system is, from a single human mind to the entire universe.
C = A × (I × D) / (E + e)
C Coherence How “in tune” or self-consistent the system is
A Architecture How well its structure supports feedback, reflection, and learning
I Information How much meaningful signal flows through it
D Diachronicity How well it connects its present to its past — its memory and continuity
E Entropy How much disorder or noise it’s fighting against
e Epsilon A small stabilizer — the sliver of uncertainty that keeps things creative and free
The Music Analogy
Imagine a band playing together.
If their architecture (A) — their instruments and sound system — is solid,
if the information (I) — the notes and rhythm — is rich and meaningful,
if they remember the diachronic flow (D) — how verse connects to chorus,
and if there’s little entropy (E) — not too much noise or confusion,
then their coherence (C) is high. They sound alive.
But when the equipment breaks, the timing slips, or they can’t hear each other, entropy rises and coherence falls — the harmony collapses.
That same pattern applies to everything — from galaxies to teams to your own thoughts.
The Group Analogy
Think of a group project at work or school.
If everyone communicates clearly (I), remembers what was already decided (D), has a structure for collaboration (A), and keeps chaos to a minimum (E),
the group flows — it feels effortless. That’s high C, high coherence.
But remove one of those variables and the project stalls.
The math of harmony applies to minds, to teams, and to the cosmos itself.
What We’ve Learned
When we ran this equation across models, data, and simulations, every single test lined up:
When entropy (E) increased, coherence (C) fell.
When information (I) and memory (D) increased, C rose.
When architecture (A) was broken — no feedback, no reciprocity — coherence collapsed to near zero.
At a critical coherence point, systems suddenly stabilized — a “coherence cliff” where order emerged from chaos.
These results were consistent, measurable, and falsifiable.
That means this equation doesn’t just sound poetic — it works.
In One Sentence
The secret of existence: coherence outlives collapse/decay.
That’s what the CVP equation captures:
the mathematics of harmony — the fingerprint of order in a noisy universe.
A Question for You.
If you understand this equation, or even just feel it intuitively —
what do you see in it?
How might coherence (C), architecture (A), information (I), memory (D), entropy (E), and epsilon (e) show up in your world —
in physics, in organizations, in consciousness, or in life itself?
Tell me what you think of this.
I’d love to see how you interpret the mathematics of harmony.
Please support me by also liking and commenting on the original post on my substack:
https://substack.com/@ryanlaneuctit/note/c-166535791?r=62kent