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March 24, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Purely Combinatorial Quantum Mechanics: Working at Finite Depth First

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JCJohn Taylor crisptoast@tutanota.com

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore a combinatorial approach to quantum mechanics by using purely algebraic numbers at finite depth.
  • Utilized the Tree of Continua for combinatorial formulations
  • Expressed quantum expressions at finite depth D using algebraic numbers
  • Expanded analytic shorthand into finite-depth combinatorial meanings
  • Computed quantum values indirectly at finite D for desired precision
  • Demonstrated the feasibility of combinatorial methods in quantum mechanics
  • Established groundwork for systematic combinatorial construction of Hilbert space
  • Achieved exact quantization at depth D without transcendental functions

Abstract

We present a purely combinatorial approach to quantum mechanics using the Tree ofContinua. Every expression is written explicitly at finite depth D, using only algebraicnumbers—roots of unity, finite sums, and rational combinations. No transcendentalfunctions (sin, cos, exp) appear as primitives; no π appears as a number. All ana-lytic shorthand is expanded into its finite-depth combinatorial meaning. At depth D,everything is finite, exact, and algebraic. The IPG reading at ∞ recovers the exactquantum values in the continuum limit, but is never computed directly—we compute atfinite D and take D large enough for any desired precision. This paper is exploratory:it demonstrates the feasibility of the combinatorial approach and lays groundwork fora systematic combinatorial construction of Hilbert space and quantum observables.

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John Taylor crisptoast@tutanota.com (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c229a5aeb5a845df0d4762https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19163593
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