Grid Refresh Cosmology: A Discrete Spacetime Framework for Unifying Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity

Grid Refresh Cosmology (GRC) is a cosmological interpretive framework using computational systems as an analogy. Starting from two foundational constants, GL (Grid Length) and GR (Grid Refresh Capacity), it offers a unified interpretive language for quantum mechanics and general relativity, with interpretations of dark matter, dark energy, the Higgs mechanism, gravitational waves, and the cosmological constant problem. The framework models spacetime as discrete bubble-shaped grid cells connected by membranes, derives the Lorentz factor and speed-of-light invariance from grid indivisibility, and identifies the baseline information quantity of each grid cell as the underlying correspondence to the Higgs field. A companion mathematical derivation document covering twelve chapters from foundational derivations through cosmological constant diagnosis is available as a supplementary file. Concepts developed by Hyatt Pan, April 2026.