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Layered Temporal Convergence Theory (LTCT)

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I propose the Layered Temporal Convergence Theory (LTCT): a reframing of quantum interference
where the relevant superposition spans not only spatial alternatives but also time-like branches (temporal
layers). In LTCT a quantum system explores multiple temporal micro-histories during unitary evolution;
measurement corresponds to fixing one time-labelled branch by creating records that decohere cross
temporal amplitudes. Standard double-slit, delayed-choice/eraser, time-bin interferometry, and indefinite
causal order effects are read as interference among temporal branches, not merely paths in space. The
model remains inside orthodox quantum mechanics (path integrals / POVMs / unitary dynamics) yet
elevates temporal coherence to a first-class operational resource. I sketch minimal formalism, define
a resource measure for time-like coherence, and outline experiments (time-bin “temporal double-slit”,
quantum switch with time control, and gravity-induced proper-time shifts) that could sharpen, quantify,
and exploit cross-temporal interference in realistic devices

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