What does this research mean for the field?

Gravitational self-energy drives the collapse of quantum wavefunctions, providing a resolution to the quantum measurement problem. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to propose a physical process that resolves the quantum measurement problem through gravitational self-energy.

March 8, 2026Open Access

Resolution of the Quantum Measurement Problem via Gravitational Self-Energy Collapse

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The aim is to propose a physical process that resolves the quantum measurement problem through gravitational self-energy.
Calculating gravitational self-energy for a superposition of quantum states based on mass distributions.
Employing crystallographically determined atomic coordinates of tubulin proteins (PDB: 6EVW, 6EVZ) to derive $E_G$.
Establishing a timescale for wavefunction collapse based on gravitational self-energy.
Determined a definite collapse timescale $tau = \hbar/E_G$ related to gravitational self-energy.
Showed that wavefunction collapse can be physically understood in the context of gravity.
Provided computational evidence for the gravitational effects on quantum systems.

Abstract

We present a resolution of the quantum measurement problem in which wavefunction collapse is a physical process driven by gravitational self-energy. When a quantum system exists in a superposition of states with distinct mass distributions, the gravitational self-energy EG of the superposition determines a definite collapse timescale au = /EG. Using crystallographically determined atomic coordinates of tubulin proteins (PDB: 6EVW, 6EVZ), we compute EG for a biologically realized

Resolution of the Quantum Measurement Problem via Gravitational Self-Energy Collapse

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