Toward a Refinement-Closure Generator for Quantum Dynamics in the Finite Relational Closure Framework
This manuscript formulates the refinement-closure generator problem within the Finite Relational Closure Framework (FRCF). Earlier work in the framework developed finite relational contexts, refinement algebras, quantum-like contribution aggregation, interference, probability, and measurement update as conditioning on recorded finite outcomes. The present manuscript addresses the remaining dynamical question: how contribution-bearing admissible structures should transform across contexts. For a context C, admissible relational assignments are represented by Σ(C), with a contribution map a_C assigning complex-valued contributions to admissible assignments. A candidate generator is understood as a rule relating structures of the form (C, Σ(C), a_C) to corresponding structures at refined or transformed contexts. A finite kernel representation is introduced as one concrete model of contribution transport, with kernel support restricted by admissible refinement relations. The manuscript identifies structural requirements for any candidate refinement-closure generator, including admissibility preservation, refinement consistency, finite-resolution quotient compatibility, contribution and phase compatibility, normalization behavior, and stability under refinement closure. It also distinguishes dynamical generation from measurement update: update is conditioning on a recorded outcome, whereas generation concerns the transport of contribution structure before, between, or independently of such conditioning events. The analysis does not derive the Schrödinger equation, a Hamiltonian, a path integral, or a unique physical generator. Rather, it identifies the finite-relational structure in which effective quantum dynamics would have to emerge and introduces empirical sufficiency as a filter on candidate generators.
Authors
- Charles Durbin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6209-9196)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20355091
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Type
- preprint