What question did this study set out to answer?

To explore the Unitary Reference Principle and its impact on understanding physical reality and fundamental domains in physics.

April 30, 2026Open Access

The Unitary Reference Principle and Physical Reality: Binary, Light, Energy, Information, and Quantum Mechanics as Expressions of the Domain (0,1)

Key Points

To explore the Unitary Reference Principle and its impact on understanding physical reality and fundamental domains in physics.
Theoretical framework developed through the Unitary Reference Principle (URP).
Examined seven physical domains: binary computing, fiber optics, Shannon entropy, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, floating-point arithmetic, and quantum computing.
Analyzed structural responses such as depletion-renewal cycles and energy conservation laws.
Identified the URP as a framework for understanding the interplay between quantum mechanics and information theory.
Demonstrated that energy conservation and signal transmission follows the URP structural states during operations.
Outlined the differences between binary and quantum computing in the context of the URP domain.

Abstract

This paper applies the Unitary Reference Principle (URP), developed across Brogley (2026a–d), to the physical world. The central claim is that physical reality operates entirely within the URP domain — the infinite space between non-existence (0) and complete wholeness (1) — and that every fundamental domain of physics, information theory, and computation instantiates the five URP structural states: complete wholeness (n/R = 1), partial existence (0 1 — triggers a new declared reference), and deficit (n/R 1) is addressed throughout: amplifier overshoot in fiber optics, energy input beyond thermodynamic capacity triggering phase change, binary carry overflow initiating a new declared reference, and quantum normalization enforcing R = 1. The three structural responses to surplus — overflow to new frame, regulation back to R, and frame break — appear across every physical domain examined. Full formal treatment in Brogley (2026a), Sections 1.5a–1.5e. URP Series:Paper 1 (Foundation): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19697119Paper 2 (Division): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19733441Paper 3 (Riemann Hypothesis): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19735713Paper 4 (Geometry): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19847459Paper 5 (this paper — Physical Reality): DOI assigned on upload Keywords Unitary Reference Principle, binary, fiber optics, signal attenuation, depletion-renewal cycle, Shannon entropy, information theory, quantum mechanics, qubit, Bloch sphere, thermodynamics, conservation of energy, floating-point arithmetic, quantum computing, physical reality, domain (0,1), surplus, deficit, five structural states, frame break, overflow

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