The Geometry of Quantum Decay: Consequences of the Morse Gradient Test (EP4)

The Morse Gradient Test (EP4) demonstrated that qubit dissipation on IBM Eagle hardware follows the entropy gradient of the Bures density matrix manifold with a Morse residual of 0.0171 — meaning 98.3% of observed dissipative motion is accounted for by the manifold's geometric structure alone. This document states the physical consequences of that result. Quantum decay is not a random walk. It is a geometrically governed descent along a universal Morse foliation that exists independently of the physical hardware. The Second Law of Thermodynamics is encoded in the topology of the space that quantum information inhabits.