THE GEOMETRIC MACHINE: SPIRAL STRUCTURE, DISCRETE ORIENTATION, AND THE TRANSITION FROM THE CONTINUOUS TO THE DEFINED STATE
This research presents the Geometric Machine, a mathematical structure designed to describe the transition from continuous dynamics to a defined discrete state through geometric reconstruction. The model is based on a spiral structure combined with two perpendicular central lines, four 90° quadrants, a third spatial dimension z, and time t. The radial dynamics are defined by: r_s(t, theta) = a_0 exp(Ht + s theta), where s = −1 or +1 represents the two possible structural orientations. Differentiation with respect to time gives: (dr_s/dt) / r_s = H + s(dtheta/dt). From this relation, the discrete state can be reconstructed from continuous dynamical variables through: Xi = ((dr/dt)/r − H) / (dtheta/dt). For the admissible trajectories of the structure: Xi = s, and therefore: Xi² = 1. The discrete orientation is consequently reconstructed within the admissible structural domain as: s = sign(Xi), with s belonging to the set {−1, +1}. The formulation establishes a structural transduction from continuous variables to a discrete state: (r, theta, z, t) → (dr/dt, dtheta/dt) → Xi → s = ±1. The resulting two-state representation is applied to the conceptual problem of quantum measurement, including the representation of two spin states through: Sz = (hbar/2)s. The work examines the distinction between continuous dynamics, discrete state identification, probability, and collapse, and compares the proposed geometric reconstruction with established approaches associated with the Stern–Gerlach experiment, Bohmian mechanics, spontaneous-collapse models, and decoherence. The central result is the mathematical construction of a discrete orientation variable from a continuous dynamical relation, together with the closure condition: s² = 1. The Geometric Machine is presented as a geometric framework for studying how a defined state can emerge through structural reconstruction from an underlying continuous dynamics.
Authors
- Cláudio Vicente da Silva
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22238422
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Type
- preprint