Configuration Space Temporality: A Unified Theory of Time as Energy-Driven State Transition in Configuration Space — with the Transition Potential, Energy Unification via Partial Traces, Cascade Dynamics, Derivative Structure, Energy Propagation Equation, Standard Model Correspondence, Renormalization as Projection, Cascade Criticality Simulation Framework, and Experimental Predictions

Configuration Space Temporality (CST) is a theoretical physics framework proposing that time is not a fundamental parameter but an emergent phenomenon arising from energy-driven transitions through configuration space. This deposit contains the complete theory, the first empirical test on real quantum hardware, and all associated code. Files ConfigurationSpaceTemporalityᵥ13. pdf (94. 8 kB) Full theoretical framework: axioms, spectral operator construction, derivations connecting quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and general relativity. Eight falsifiable predictions (P1–P8). ConfigurationSpaceTemporalityᵥ14. pdf (59. 4 kB) Revised version addressing structural critiques: tightened mathematical axioms, corrected metric signature issues, clarified diffeomorphism invariance, refined falsifiable predictions. wittenₜransmonₚaper. pdf (23. 4 kB) "Witten Laplacian on the Configuration Space of Coupled Transmons: Spectral Structure and Correlations with IBM Quantum Calibration Data" — First empirical test of CST on 772 qubit pairs from 6 IBM Quantum processors. Code Repository GitHub: https: //github. com/davidangularme/cst Python scripts, raw data (JSON), and all figures. Includes the P8b prediction test and the Witten Laplacian computation pipeline. Key Results We construct the CST generator operator G — a Witten Laplacian on the configuration torus T² — for coupled transmon qubits and compute its spectrum using IBM Quantum calibration data. Smooth parametric spectrum: r = −0. 95 between spectral gaps and transmon asymmetry ratio Integrable (Poisson) level spacing statistics, confirming independent quantum numbers On 772 real IBM qubit pairs: spectral ratio gap₀₃/gap₀₁ correlates with gate length at r = +0. 14 (p < 0. 01), where raw parameters give r = 0. 004 — an 18× improvement Original prediction P8b yields null result on public data due to missing coupling constants The signal is weak but statistically significant. A definitive test requires coupling strengths available in IBM Heron processors with tunable couplers. Authors Frédéric David Blum — Theory, physics, direction (Catalyst AI) Claude (Anthropic) — Computation, analysis, validation, writing Catalyst AI — Conceptual analysis, framework development Keywords configuration space, emergent time, Witten Laplacian, transmon qubits, quantum computing, spectral theory, IBM Quantum, superconducting circuits, information geometry, theoretical physics