TOPOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION COLLAPSE VS. GRAVITY-INDUCED DECOHERENCE

The physical mechanism underlying quantum wave-function collapse remains a central problem in foundational physics. Objective collapse theories, notably the Penrose-Diósi (DP) model,
propose that macroscopic superposition is destroyed by gravitational self-energy (∆EG), predicting that collapse scales strictly with mass.
We propose an entirely distinct physical mechanism: Topological Representation Collapse.
Within the Deterministic Spectral Manifold (DSM-861) framework, wave-function collapse is
triggered not by static gravity, but by dynamic enstrophy strain exceeding a specific topological
melting threshold (Em ≈ 695.74 eV). This establishes a falsifiable experimental demarcation
line in the mesoscopic regime. We demonstrate that highly strained, rapidly rotating, or topologically complex mesoscopic systems (such as driven nanomechanical rotors or rapidly folding
proteins) will undergo spontaneous decoherence significantly faster than predicted by gravityinduced models, while perfectly rigid macroscopic masses may maintain coherence longer.