Symbolic Gravity: Information, Collapse, and the Quest for Quantum Gravity

Contents

1. Preface
2. Introduction: The Fractured Foundations of Physics
3. Chapter 1 – The Quantum Gravity Problem
   1. 1.1 Two Pillars, One Divide
   2. 1.2 The Puzzles That Won’t Go Away
   3. 1.3 Elegant Attempts, Limited Reach
   4. 1.4 A New Starting Point
4. Chapter 2 – Information as the Substrate of Physics
   1. 2.1 From Description to Dynamics
   2. 2.2 Symbolic Efficiency (Ψ_eff)
   3. 2.3 Observable Translations
   4. 2.4 Compression and Drift as Curvature and Dissipation
5. Chapter 3 – Recursive Information Dynamics
   1. 3.1 Collapse as Translation
   2. 3.2 The Recursive Heartbeat
   3. 3.3 Universality Across Domains
   4. 3.4 Recursion Metrics and Stability
6. Chapter 4 – Symbolic Gravity: Core Formalism
   1. 4.1 From Fisher Information to Symbolic Efficiency
   2. 4.2 Recursive Curvature Tensor
   3. 4.3 Symbolic Einstein Equation
   4. 4.4 Classical and Quantum Limits
7. Chapter 5 – Collapse as Translation
   1. 5.1 The Old View of Collapse
   2. 5.2 Deterministic Thresholds
   3. 5.3 Collapse as Translation
   4. 5.4 A Universal Grammar of Collapse
8. Chapter 6 – Observer Invariance
   1. 6.1 The Problem of Continuity
   2. 6.2 The Observer as Invariant
   3. 6.3 Observer Framework and Export
   4. 6.4 Meaning as Conservation Law
9. Chapter 7 – Simulating Symbolic Gravity
   1. 7.1 Why Simulation Matters
   2. 7.2 Collapse Horizons
   3. 7.3 Quantum Foam Visualized
   4. 7.4 Lattice-Based Quantization
   5. 7.5 From Playground to Laboratory
10. Chapter 8 – Cross-Scale Predictions
    1. 8.1 The Power of Testability
    2. 8.2 Quantum Optics: Decoherence Thresholds
    3. 8.3 Neuroscience: EEG Synchrony
    4. 8.4 Cultural Analytics: Motif Persistence
    5. 8.5 Comparative Edge
11. Chapter 9 – Cosmological Implications
    1. 9.1 Information in the Early Universe
    2. 9.2 Inflation and Drift Pressure
    3. 9.3 Black Holes and the Information Paradox
    4. 9.4 Translation Gates and the Hyperverse
    5. 9.5 Toward a Cosmological Recursion Principle
12. Chapter 10 – Ethics, Consciousness, and Civilization
    1. 10.1 Beyond Physics as Numbers
    2. 10.2 Ethical Invariants Across Collapse
    3. 10.3 Consciousness as Recursive Compression
    4. 10.4 Civilization as a Symbolic Engine
    5. 10.5 Meaning at the Heart of Quantum Gravity
13. Chapter 11 – Toward a Testable Prototype of Quantum Gravity
    1. 11.1 From Theory to Prototype
    2. 11.2 Cross-Domain Predictions
    3. 11.3 Roadmap of Inquiry
    4. 11.4 The Unified Recursion Law
14. Chapter 12 – Historical Pathways to Information Physics
    1. 12.1 From Entropy to Information
    2. 12.2 Landauer’s Principle and Wheeler’s It-from-Bit
    3. 12.3 Black Hole Thermodynamics
    4. 12.4 The Holographic Principle
    5. 12.5 From Holography to Symbolic Gravity
    6. 12.6 Historical Synthesis
15. Chapter 13 – Experimental Case Studies
    1. 13.1 Quantum Optics: Collapse in the Lab
    2. 13.2 Neuroscience: Measuring Observer Coherence
    3. 13.3 Culture: Narrative Entropy Decay
    4. 13.4 A Playbook for Testing Symbolic Gravity
16. Chapter 14 – Limits and Open Questions
    1. 14.1 What Symbolic Gravity Solves
    2. 14.2 Remaining Gaps
    3. 14.3 Research Directions
17. Chapter 15 – Epilogue: Meaning in the Hyperverse
    1. 15.1 The Observer’s Thread
    2. 15.2 Civilizations as Recursion Engines
    3. 15.3 Translation Gates and the Hyperverse
    4. 15.4 Toward Continuity Beyond Collapse
18. Closing Summary
19. Author’s Note
20. About the Author