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Quantum Information Copy Time (QICT): Global Predictions and Falsification Atlas

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Abstract
We compile the falsifiable predictions stated across the Quantum Information Copy Time(QICT) preprint series into a single referee-usable atlas. Each entry is recorded as an observablestatement with (i) an explicit numerical value or band when available, (ii) a minimal hypothesisset, and (iii) a concrete falsification route. The atlas is conservative: it standardizes notationand uncertainty conventions (e.g., explicit 1σ bands) without introducing additional modelingbeyond what is stated in the sources.
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1. How to Read This Atlas

This manuscript is a prediction ledger. Each entry is constrained to include: (i) a named observable, (ii) a prediction as a number/band or as a sharp structural statement, (iii) a minimal hypothesis set, and (iv) a falsification route (what would rule it out under the stated hypotheses).

2. Summary Tables (Margin-Safe)

2.1. Quantitative Predictions (Explicit Numerical Bands)

Table 1. Quantitative predictions with explicit numerical bands.
Table 1. Quantitative predictions with explicit numerical bands.
ID Observable Prediction
DM-1 Higgs-portal singlet-scalar dark-matter mass m χ (or m S ) m χ = 58.4 ± 6.0 GeV ( 1 σ ) .
DM-2 Spin-independent DM–nucleon cross section σ SI for Higgs-portal singlet σ SI 5 × 10 47 2 × 10 46 cm 2 for representative viable points near Higgs resonance; correlated with m S band.
DM-3 BR ( h S S ) for m S < m h / 2 BR ( h S S ) 10 3 in the QICT–FRG band (for allowed scan points).
DE-2 c Q ( z ) : = H ( z ) L copy ( z ) Ω Q ( z ) satisfies c Q ( z ) 1 (severe inequality) Universal bound c Q ( z ) 1 for any admissible τ copy consistent with locality (no superluminal copy-horizon propagation).
DE-3 Background expansion H ( z ) given a constant effective diffusion D If τ copy ( L ) L 2 / ( 4 D ) and c Q 1 , then L copy = 2 D / H and Friedmann closure yields a cubic equation for H ( z ) .
DE-4 Dark-energy equation-of-state w Q ( a ) w Q ( a ) = 1 1 3 d ln Ω Q / d ln a (and hence fixed once L copy ( a ) is specified).
GR-1 Discrete gravitational action and field equations S Regge [ ] = 1 8 π G h A h ( ) δ h ( ) Λ 8 π G σ V σ ( ) ; varying w.r.t. e gives discrete Einstein equations.
LAB-2 Scaling of τ copy with distance L In diffusive closure, τ copy ( L ) L 2 / ( const × D eff ) with D eff extracted from a second-moment spectral susceptibility.
MASS-1 Threshold for matter-sector audit depth D audit A minimum audit depth D audit 7 in 3 + 1 D for stable matter excitations (as defined in the QICT audit framework).
ASTRO-1 Relative arrival-time lags between photon energies from compact-object flares / high-z transients If the transient copy-horizon sector is nonzero, δ t ( E , z ) exhibits an energy dependence whose redshift integral is controlled by H ( z ) and the copy-horizon epoch; applicable to EHT-band flare timing, AGN variability, and GRBs.
MASS-3 Collider exclusion lower bounds highlighting a characteristic heavy mass scale Highlighted scales cluster into a small discrete set and shift with audit depth D min approximately as m * ( D min τ min ) 1 / 2 on the plateau m * c 2 = θ / ( 2 D min τ min ) .
CONST-1 Dimensionless combination χ Y ( 2 ) T * 2 used in the Golden Relation calibration layer χ Y ( 2 ) T * 2 = 0.145 ± 0.010 (benchmark prior).
CONST-2 κ eff entering the Golden Relation calibration layer κ eff = 0.136 ± 0.019 (benchmark prior).
CONST-3 C Λ constant used in Golden Relation mapping to m S C Λ = 1.6 ± 0.2 GeV 1 (benchmark prior).
ASTRO-2 Energy-dependent arrival-time residuals after source-intrinsic lag marginalization If the transient sector is present, residual lags must follow a redshift-integral kernel fixed by the same H ( z ) and L copy ( z ) that fit background expansion; purely source-local models cannot mimic the predicted z-dependence across populations.

2.2. Structural Predictions (Model-Class Constraints and Inequalities)

Table 2. Structural predictions (selected).
Table 2. Structural predictions (selected).
ID Observable Prediction
DE-1 L copy ( t ) defined by τ copy ( L copy , t ) = H 1 ( t ) Existence and uniqueness of L copy under mild monotonicity; sets an IR scale without an event-horizon postulate.
GR-2 Quantum-gravity path integral over information configurations Z = C e d I e e d n e exp S I [ I , n ] defines a nonperturbative quantum theory; classical GR appears only as a macroscopic phase.
GR-3 Universality-class statement for long-distance correlators If RG flow has an attractive IR fixed point in the ( G ˜ , Λ ˜ ) plane, diffeomorphism-invariant correlators converge to continuum GR in the scaling limit.
LAB-1 τ copy ( A B ; η ) in many-body dynamics Earliest t such that the trace distance between reduced states on B exceeds η ; equivalently, the optimal Helstrom advantage is η .
DCA-1 Permutation-unitary lift of reversible local update rules In the limit of minimal update time, reversible deterministic rules correspond to permutation unitaries acting on Hilbert-space lifts.
DE-6 Consistency between expansion, growth/lensing, and transient timing observables under one inferred copy horizon L copy ( z ) A single inferred L copy ( z ) (equivalently c Q ( z ) ) must fit (i) H ( z ) expansion data, (ii) growth/lensing reconstructions, and (iii) a transient timing observable; failure of joint consistency falsifies the copy-horizon mapping.
GR-4 Recovery of Regge-type equations and continuum GR correlators from a discrete information-field partition function A single microscopic model yields (i) discrete field equations by exact variation and (ii) continuum Einstein dynamics as an IR scaling phase without semiclassical input; deviations must be computable and suppressed by the coarse-graining scale.

2.3. Semi-Quantitative Predictions (Scaling/Sign Constraints)

Table 3. Semi-quantitative predictions (selected).
Table 3. Semi-quantitative predictions (selected).
ID Observable Prediction

3. Figures (Embedded in the PDF)

All figures are included directly in this PDF. They can be regenerated locally by running:
python3 run_everything.py
Figure 1. Visualization of the benchmark mass prediction m χ = 58.4 ± 6.0 GeV (Gaussian proxy).
Figure 1. Visualization of the benchmark mass prediction m χ = 58.4 ± 6.0 GeV (Gaussian proxy).
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Appendix A. Full Predictions Ledger (Assumptions and Falsification)

Table A1. Full ledger (observable, prediction, falsification) with assumptions and sources.
Table A1. Full ledger (observable, prediction, falsification) with assumptions and sources.
ID Observable Prediction Falsification route
DM-1 Higgs-portal singlet-scalar dark-matter mass m χ (or m S ) m χ = 58.4 ± 6.0 GeV ( 1 σ ). If combined DD+collider+invisible-Higgs constraints exclude all viable Higgs-portal points in a ± 1 GeV band around 58.4 GeV while the pipeline premises hold, the benchmark fails.
Assumptions: Operational τ c o p y certificate; IR window mapping Λ I R 2 π / τ c o p y ; thermal ’copy-limited’ saturation near EW crossover; minimal FRG truncation for gravity+SM+ ν +singlet scalar. Uncertainty fixed to ± 6.0 GeV.
Sources: preprints202512.2391.v3; preprints202511.2241.v3; QICT DM likelihood write-up.
DM-2 Spin-independent DM–nucleon cross section σ S I σ S I 5 × 10 47 2 × 10 46 cm2 for points near Higgs resonance Future multi-ton direct detection + Higgs invisible bounds exclude m S [ 56 , 60 ] GeV with σ S I 3 × 10 47 cm2.
Assumptions: Minimal Higgs-portal with quartic coupling λ H S ; relic density fixed to Planck; standard Higgs-mediated SI scattering.
Sources: preprints202511.2241.v3 (Eq. 74; Table IV; Sec. D, Eq. 85; Figs. 4–5)
DM-3 BR(h→SS) for m S < m h / 2 BR(h→SS) 10 3 in the QICT–FRG band Future lepton-collider per-mille Higgs width measurement or invisible-decay searches exclude BR at O ( 10 3 ) .
Assumptions: Same Higgs-portal parameter points as DM-2; Higgs total width constraints.
Sources: preprints202511.2241.v3 (Eq. 84; Sec. D)
DE-1 L c o p y ( t ) defined by τ c o p y ( L c o p y , t ) = H 1 ( t ) Existence/uniqueness of L c o p y under mild monotonicity Find a cosmological epoch where no monotone solution exists or τ c o p y violates locality bounds.
Assumptions:  τ c o p y ( L , t ) monotone increasing in L; locality + CPTP contraction; cosmological background with H ( t ) .
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1 (definition; Sec. 2–3)
DE-2 c Q ( z ) : = H ( z ) L c o p y ( z ) Ω Q ( z ) 1 Universal bound c Q ( z ) 1 for any admissible τ c o p y Observational inference demands c Q ( z ) > 1 robustly across datasets.
Assumptions: Locality-preserving microdynamics; identification of Ω Q via L c o p y .
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1 (Sec. 4; ’severe inequality’ statement)
DE-3 Background expansion H ( z ) with constant diffusion D If τ c o p y ( L ) L 2 / ( 4 D ) and c Q 1 then Friedmann closure yields cubic equation for H ( z ) If H ( z ) data cannot be fit for any D consistent with micro estimates from τ c o p y in lab systems.
Assumptions: Hydrodynamic/diffusive regime; single dominant diffusion constant D; saturation c Q 1 .
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1 (Sec. 5–6; diffusive branch)
DE-4 Dark-energy equation-of-state w Q ( a ) w Q ( a ) = 1 ( 1 / 3 ) d ln Ω Q / d ln a Empirical reconstruction of w ( a ) and Ω Q ( a ) violates the relation.
Assumptions: Definition of Ω Q from L c o p y ; standard continuity equation.
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1 (Sec. 4; w Q formula)
DE-5 Energy-dependent time delay δ t ( E , z ) Transient sector induces energy-dependent dispersion; correlates with L c o p y ( t ) No correlated dispersion at predicted redshift windows.
Assumptions: Presence of transient sector in τ c o p y ( L , t ) beyond pure diffusion.
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1 (Sec. 7)
GR-1 Discrete gravitational action S R e g g e [ ] = 1 8 π G A h δ h Λ 8 π G V σ Show microscopic action does not reduce to Regge form in any regime.
Assumptions: Discrete information-field model on complexes; expansion around small curvature.
Sources: QICT_Supplement_Microscopic_GR.pdf (Eq. 5–6)
GR-2 Quantum gravity path integral Z = d I d n exp ( S I ) defines nonperturbative theory Demonstrate inconsistency (non-normalizable measure) or absence of GR-like scaling.
Assumptions: Sum over complexes implements background independence.
Sources: QICT_Supplement_Microscopic_GR.pdf (Eq. 7; Sec. 4–5)
GR-3 Universality-class statement RG flow attractive IR fixed point in ( G ˜ , Λ ˜ ) plane Numerical lattice studies show no such IR fixed point or different universality class.
Assumptions: Existence of fixed point; suitable coarse-graining map B.
Sources: QICT_Supplement_Microscopic_GR.pdf (Sec. 5)
LAB-1 τ c o p y ( A B ; η ) in many-body dynamics Trace distance between reduced states on B exceeds η Operational definition is ill-posed in physically relevant models (e.g., superselection).
Assumptions: Receiver-restricted measurement class; fixed η .
Sources: preprints202601.0364.v1 (definition)
LAB-2 Scaling of τ c o p y with distance L τ c o p y ( L ) L 2 / ( c o n s t × D e f f ) Quantum-simulator measurement shows τ c o p y scaling inconsistent with D e f f from transport.
Assumptions: Diffusion dominates transport; SDC satisfied.
Sources: preprints202601.0364.v1 (hydrodynamic closure)
DCA-1 Permutation-unitary lift Reversible deterministic rules correspond to permutation unitaries Show micro update rules require non-permutation unitaries at τ c o p y τ 0 .
Assumptions: Universal update time τ 0 ; reversible local updates.
Sources: main manuscript; preprints202512.2120.v1
MASS-1 Threshold for matter audit depth D a u d i t D a u d i t 7 in 3+1D for stable matter excitations Explicit microscopic counterexample at D a u d i t < 7 within same axioms.
Assumptions: Gauge-coded QCA; code-subspace stability.
Sources: preprints202512.2120.v1; 202512.2391 note
MASS-2 Particle mass scales m e f f ( D a u d i t / τ c o p y ) ; predicts clustering at integer multiples of m 0 Experimental/analysis pipelines do not show such clustering under controlled re-analyses.
Assumptions: Mass as certification cost; reference band m 0 from golden relation.
Sources: preprints202512.2391.v2 (scale clustering)
ASTRO-1 Relative arrival-time lags δ t ( E , z ) redshift integral controlled by H ( z ) and L c o p y ( t ) Null constraints from GRB/AGN time-lag analyses; redshift dependence does not match.
Assumptions: Same transient sector as DE-5; propagation over cosmological distances.
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1 (Sec. 7)
MASS-3 Collider exclusion bounds Scales cluster and shift as m * ( D m i n τ m i n ) 1 / 2 Re-analyses varying D m i n do not shift the scale according to inverse-square-root law.
Assumptions: Plateau regime for audit latency; θ and τ m i n fixed.
Sources: preprints202512.2391.v2 (Eq. 8)
CONST-1 Combination χ Y ( 2 ) T * 2 χ Y ( 2 ) T * 2 = 0.145 ± 0.010 Independent lattice/FRG computation yields incompatible value.
Assumptions: FRG matching used in calibration layer; T * defined by matching.
Sources: preprints202511.2241.v4
CONST-2 κ e f f in Golden Relation κ e f f = 0.136 ± 0.019 Microscopic computation yields κ e f f outside the interval.
Assumptions: Same calibration layer as CONST-1.
Sources: preprints202511.2241.v4
CONST-3 C Λ constant C Λ = 1.6 ± 0.2 GeV−1 Independent derivation of C Λ yields value outside uncertainty.
Assumptions: Same calibration layer as CONST-1.
Sources: preprints202511.2241.v4
DE-6 Joint consistency Single L c o p y ( z ) must fit expansion, growth, and transient timing No joint fit exists for any admissible τ c o p y satisfying locality.
Assumptions: Framework mapping from τ c o p y to L c o p y and Ω Q .
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1
ASTRO-2 Redshift integral kernel Residual lags must follow kernel fixed by H ( z ) and L c o p y ( z ) Residuals show no redshift scaling or incompatible kernel.
Assumptions: Population-level marginalization removes intrinsic lags.
Sources: preprints202601.0639.v1; predictions_catalog
GR-4 Recovery of GR correlators Micro model yields Einstein dynamics as IR scaling phase Simulation shows absence of GR-like phase or produces non-diffeo-invariant correlators.
Assumptions: Discrete information-field action as specified.
Sources: QICT_Supplement_Microscopic_GR.pdf

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