Consciousness in Hilbert Space and the Construct of Physical Spacetime: A Mathematical and Theoretical Exploration
Moninder Singh Modgil, Dnyandeo Dattatray Patil
Preprints.org November 21, 2025 preprint DOI: 10.20944/preprints202511.1633.v1 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Proposes a formal psycho-geometric ontology in which physical spacetime is an emergent cognitive construct and conscious observers are modeled as evolving projection operators within an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space, yielding entropic perceptual forces, a local arrow of time, and possible contributions to the cosmological constant via psychophysical feedback on null geodesics. |
Abstract
This paper develops a rigorous mathematical framework unifying physical spacetime, quantum mechanical structures, and conscious experience. Beginning with the hypothesis that perception resides within an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space H∞, and that physical spacetime M3,1 is an emergent cognitive construct, we propose the total manifold as a triple tensor product: M3,1⊗H∞⊗O(H), where O(H) is the space of projection operators associated with conscious observers.Observers are modeled not merely as Dirac delta functions but as evolving strings of projection operators, with entropic gradients driving perceptual forces. These projection operators define a local arrow of time via entropy increase and are cyclically structured in time-crystal fashion over the Yuga cosmology. Inter-observer relations are captured using graph theory and gauge-theoretic techniques, inducing emergent gauge fields and topological solitons. A significant feature of the theory is the introduction of the Micro-Mini-Black-Holein- Brain (MMBHB), enabling quantum gravitational dualities with cortical dynamics. Modular Hamiltonians, entanglement currents, and operator algebras are employed to analyze the non-unitary perceptual evolution in a fundamentally non-commutative geometry. The resulting psychophysical feedback mechanisms are shown to affect null geodesics and possibly contribute to the observed cosmological constant.This work contributes a formal psycho-geometric ontology, bridging consciousness studies, quantum information, and fundamental physics.