A Direct Ze-Type Experiment
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Information-Based Time, Emergent Relativity, Causal Structure, Quantum Zeno Effect, Digital Experiment, Update Counting, Lorentz FactorAbstract
The Ze framework proposes that proper time is not a geometric parameter but a count of effective information updates, with relativistic kinematics emerging statistically from the dynamics of event processing rather than from assumed spacetime structure. This paper presents a comprehensive experimental programme to test four core Ze postulates across multiple domains. The foundational digital experiment employs identical processors receiving identical input streams operating in maximally sequential versus maximally parallel modes, predicting update count ratios τ_B/τ_A = √(1 - v²) where v represents the proportion of parallel correlations—a functional form identical to the Lorentz factor of special relativity. Physical clock experiments compare internal transition counts in systems with different internal complexity (trapped ions, molecular clocks, optical lattice clocks) under identical relativistic conditions, testing whether proper time correlates with update statistics rather than merely with velocity. Non-inertial experiments subject systems to periodic correlation modulation without changing average velocity, predicting that proper time accumulation depends on causal structure rather than path length alone. Quantum-level experiments leverage programmable quantum computers (IBM, IonQ) to test whether interference corresponds to parallel update distribution and whether the quantum Zeno effect reflects mode switching with measurable update deficits. The Ze framework does not claim special relativity is incorrect but seeks to show it arises as an effective theory from deeper informational principles. Structural convergence with causal set theory, twistor theory, and emergent spacetime frameworks provides indirect support. The digital experiment offers the most direct test: if the relativistic curve emerges from pure information dynamics, it demonstrates that relativistic kinematics are not unique to physics but reflect universal constraints on information processing. Independent replication by multiple groups and derivation of relativity without assuming it would constitute sufficient evidence to attract serious scientific engagement. All proposed experiments are feasible with current technology, and their falsification conditions are clearly specified, ensuring the Ze framework meets the highest standards of empirical testability.
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