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\title{The Binary Law of Quanta:\\
Location as a Timeless Choice}
\author{John C. W. McKinley\\Independent Researcher\\Orcid 0009-0005-7097-5035\\Doi:10.5281/zenodo.16913425}
\date{August 20, 2025}
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\begin{abstract}
Standard physics allows the picture of a quantum traveling freely through space, existing without a guaranteed absorption point. No experiment, however, has ever directly observed such an ``orphan'' quantum. In the Timeless Light Model, emission and absorption are paired instantly in a senior, timeless layer of the universe. Here we propose a new principle: the Binary Law of Quanta. A quantum's location is not a continuous trajectory, but a binary choice---0 at the emitter, 1 at the absorber. This law reduces quantum transfer to a coded toggle, bridging physics with digital information and offering a falsifiable prediction.
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\section*{1. Statement of Standard Physics}
Quantum field theory encodes quanta as excitations that may be emitted without any guaranteed absorption, spreading probabilistically until detection. This permits the idea of quanta that persist unpaired.
\section*{2. Problem}
Such ``free'' emissions have never been directly observed. The assumption is mathematical, not empirical, and leaves unresolved paradoxes: How does an electron ``know'' a circuit is complete? How does a photon with no proper time ``wait'' for an absorber?
\section*{3. The Binary Law of Quanta}
\textbf{Law:} \emph{Quanta location is a binary choice. A quantum is resolved as 0 (at the emitter) or 1 (at the absorber), never in transit.}
This law asserts that emission only occurs when absorption is available. The timeless layer enforces conservation by instant toggle: no toggle down here unless instantly toggled up there. The universe thereby encodes transfers in binary, like the logic of 0 and 1 in computation.
\section*{4. Implications}
\begin{itemize}
\item Explains electron behavior in circuits: emission occurs only if a closed path to absorption exists.
\item Resolves the paradox of photon timelessness: there is no travel; the event is already paired.
\item Connects physics with digital ontology: the universe may be described in binary toggles of state transfer.
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\section*{5. Falsifiable Test}
A clean test is to isolate a single-photon emitter with fixed Purcell factor (local density of optical states locked).
\begin{itemize}
\item \textbf{Standard prediction:} Lifetime and linewidth remain constant whether or not a distant absorber is available.
\item \textbf{Binary Law prediction:} If no absorber exists, emission is suppressed entirely. Turning on a remote absorber (behind isolators to prevent feedback) should permit emission. Any measurable change in emission rate or linewidth would support the binary law and contradict orthodox QED.
\end{itemize}
\section*{6. Conclusion}
The Binary Law of Quanta reframes emission as a binary, timeless toggle. If confirmed, it shows that quanta never travel independently, but always exist as paired instructions resolved in a timeless layer of the universe.
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