Authors: Rudi Van Nieuwenhove
This article proposes a deterministic foundation for quantum mechanics and spacetime based on a Unified Dynamic Network Theory (UDNT), in which nodes and links form the sole constituents of physical reality. Space, matter, and time are not independent entities but emergent aspects of the same underlying network dynamics. Nodes undergo continuous join—split cycles, producing the intrinsic oscillatory behavior normally attributed to zero-point fluctuations. Distance is defined by the typical number of network transitions between two regions rather than by pre-existing geometric separation. Phases attached to the network links enable multiple microscopic paths to coexist, providing a deterministic mechanism for superposition, interference, and wave-like behavior. Spin is incorporated through a minimal two-component internal structure of the link phases.Matter arises as a stable pattern of enhanced connectivity that retains its identity under the network’s evolution. In this way, space and matter are unified: particles are excitations of the same relational structure that constitutes the geometry around them. Such excitations naturally modify the surrounding network, suggesting a path toward a geometric description of gravitation. Quantum entanglement is reinterpreted as the presence of direct nonlocal connections that impose correlations without transmitting signals through space. In this framework, quantum randomness is not fundamental but emerges from the complexity of the network’s deterministic evolution. The UDNT approach thus offers a coherent relational picture in which spacetime, matter, and quantum phenomena jointly arise from a single, evolving network substrate.
Comments: 17 Pages. Extension of previous version
Download: PDF
[v1] 2025-08-10 17:58:10
[v2] 2025-09-10 17:35:29
[v3] 2025-09-22 08:29:22
[v4] 2025-12-01 14:05:44
Unique-IP document downloads: 694 times
Vixra.org is a pre-print repository rather than a journal. Articles hosted may not yet have been verified by peer-review and should be treated as preliminary. In particular, anything that appears to include financial or legal advice or proposed medical treatments should be treated with due caution. Vixra.org will not be responsible for any consequences of actions that result from any form of use of any documents on this website.
Add your own feedback and questions here:
You are equally welcome to be positive or negative about any paper but please be polite. If you are being critical you must mention at least one specific error, otherwise your comment will be deleted as unhelpful.