ATHENA-Bio V1.0: Biophoton Emission, Mitochondrial Φ-Field, Quantum Coherence, and Free Will from Scalar Field Collapse
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 17, 2026 Mustafa Gökhan Yılmaz
This theoretical paper extends the toroidal Φ-field framework to biology and consciousness. Biophotons are described as Φ-field micro-collapse events at the cellular level, with mitochondria acting as Φ-field transceivers coupled to ATP production. mtDNA is proposed as a biological antenna tuned to the 1420.405 MHz hydrogen line, supporting quantum coherence. A variational collapse criterion provides an objective reduction mechanism compatible with Penrose-Hameroff Orch-OR. Free will emerges from the Φ-field's ability to select an outcome through objective collapse. The neutron is interpreted as the universe's memory (backpropagation) and the photon as its trigger (forward pass). The five senses develop as Φ-gradient detectors. Rydberg molecules exhibit fractal evidence confirming scale invariance over 38 orders. Death is described as information recycling in the Φ-field. No new free parameters are introduced.