Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
ZENODOarrow_drop_down
ZENODO
Preprint . 2026
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
ZENODO
Preprint . 2026
License: CC BY
Data sources: Datacite
versions View all 2 versions
addClaim

Constants versus Effective Quantities: Bulk–Boundary Asymmetry in Observational Physics — A Structural Framework for Observer-Dependent Measurements

Authors: Iriguchi, Minehiro;

Constants versus Effective Quantities: Bulk–Boundary Asymmetry in Observational Physics — A Structural Framework for Observer-Dependent Measurements

Abstract

This work develops a structural framework explaining how identical underlying combinatorial structures can yield different observed values of physical quantities without modifying the structure itself. Building on the projection–exclusion grammar established in v1.0–v1.1, we introduce a strict two-tier separation between structure constants and effective observables. Structure constants are fixed upstream by a unique combinatorial grammar, while effective quantities arise downstream through observer-dependent embeddings, measures, and boundary re-routing. Observers are defined purely as mathematical objects (embedding, measure), avoiding subjective assumptions. Within this framework, bulk and boundary are defined as structural roles rather than spatial locations, leading to an intrinsic asymmetry in update structure. We prove that first-order variations cancel identically and that observable deviations necessarily arise only at second order, yielding explicit rigidity bounds for quantities such as the fine-structure constant. Running couplings are reinterpreted as boundary scale-dependence, and cosmological phenomena—including dark components, inflationary features, and Hubble tension—are recovered as boundary-dominated effective regimes of the same fixed structure. The framework is closed at the level of effective observables and delineates the precise boundary where a theory of time and irreversibility must be introduced.

Keywords

theoretical physics, effective quantities, measurement theory, bulk-boundary asymmetry, physical constants, observational physics, renormalization

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    0
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Average
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
0
Average
Average
Average
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!