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General Architecture: An Information-Theoretic Framework for Quantum Dynamics

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  • 1. EDMO icon Southern Illinois University

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The role of information in physical reality has become an increasingly important topic in

modern theoretical physics. This study proposes General Architecture (GA), an information-

theoretic framework in which physical systems are interpreted as active information-

processing structures. Within this framework, quantum fields, spacetime geometry,

and matter particles form the physical substrate (”hardware”), while physical laws, sym-

metries, and environmental interactions act as governing instructions (”software”). A

mathematical model based on an architectural evolution operator is introduced and

evaluated through numerical simulations of a two-level quantum system using QuTiP.

Simulation results demonstrate stable coherent oscillations, entropy generation,

preservation of quantum coherence, maximal Bell-state entanglement, and robust quan-

tum Fisher information. The model yields an energy gap of 2.088, an oscillation period

of 3.009, a maximum Shannon entropy of 0.411 bits, a peak coherence of 0.275, and

maximal entanglement entropy of 1.000 bit. Although the framework remains fully

consistent with conventional quantum mechanics, it provides a unified information-

processing interpretation that may serve as a foundation for future investigations into

the informational structure of physical reality.

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2026-10-12
The role of information in physical reality has become an increasingly important topic in modern theoretical physics. This study proposes General Architecture (GA), an information- theoretic framework in which physical systems are interpreted as active information- processing structures. Within this framework, quantum fields, spacetime geometry, and matter particles form the physical substrate ("hardware"), while physical laws, sym- metries, and environmental interactions act as governing instructions ("software"). A mathematical model based on an architectural evolution operator is introduced and evaluated through numerical simulations of a two-level quantum system using QuTiP. Simulation results demonstrate stable coherent oscillations, entropy generation, preservation of quantum coherence, maximal Bell-state entanglement, and robust quan- tum Fisher information. The model yields an energy gap of 2.088, an oscillation period of 3.009, a maximum Shannon entropy of 0.411 bits, a peak coherence of 0.275, and maximal entanglement entropy of 1.000 bit. Although the framework remains fully consistent with conventional quantum mechanics, it provides a unified information- processing interpretation that may serve as a foundation for future investigations into the informational structure of physical reality.