Path-Dependent Geometrogenesis: Emergent Bulk Topology from Quantum Circuit Histories
Standard models in holographic duality assume that spatial connectivity in the bulk comes directly from the instantaneous entanglement entropy of a boundary state, typically tracked by the Ryu-Takayanagi formula. However, this static approach creates a blind spot: completely different state-preparation pathways can end up mapping to identical macroscopic spatial surfaces. We present an informational-physiological alternative framework termed Path-Dependent Geometrogenesis. Our core hypothesis positions the emergent bulk spacetime metric tensor g_μν as an operational ledger. Rather than registering immediate state correlations, it encodes the specific, time-ordered unitary history, the actual quantum circuit, that generated those correlations. By decoupling instantaneous Dynamical Entanglement from State-Encoded History, this model breaks the geometric degeneracy found in states with identical Von Neumann entropies. We model spacetime as an evolving, self-regulating topological network, providing a fresh perspective on how to localize bulk degrees of freedom and track the structural persistence of emergent network bottlenecks.
Authors
- Lauren Mount (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6965-8704)
Institutions
- QuantLogic (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20300691
- Primary Topic
- Quantum many-body systems
- Type
- preprint