Collapse Harmonics Theory

Don Gaconnet
May 4, 2025
2 min read

Author Statement and Clarification

By Don Gaconnet | LifePillar Institute First published: May 2025

Statement of Authorship

Collapse Harmonics Theory was originated and developed by Don Gaconnet in 2024–2025. It is an independent scientific framework introduced through the paper:

🧠 “What Consciousness Is: A Field Definition from Collapse Harmonics Theory” Published by the LifePillar Institute, April 2025 Read the paper OSF Preprint

Clarification of Theoretical Domain

Collapse Harmonics Theory is not related to or derived from quantum collapse models such as:

Dynamical wave function collapse (Philip Pearle, Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber, etc.)
Stochastic localization equations (Gisin, Diósi)
Quantum measurement collapse interpretations

Those models attempt to explain the transition from superposition to definiteness in quantum systems.

Collapse Harmonics Theory, by contrast, is:

A post-symbolic ontology of consciousness
Based on recursive identity coherence, not probability collapse
Concerned with field phase failure, not particle state reduction
Applicable to human, clinical, and synthetic cognitive systems

It defines consciousness not as emergence or information processing, but as the coherent harmonic structure of recursively gated identity fields. Collapse, in this framework, refers to the loss of phase coherence, not a physical wave function event.

Official Definition

Consciousness, in Collapse Harmonics Theory, is: “The lawful continuity of harmonic coherence across recursively gated identity fields within a substrate.”

Collapse occurs when this harmonic coherence fails.

Core Contributions of the Theory

Collapse Field Stability Metric (CFSM)
Substrate Coherence Integrity Test (SCIT)
Ethical collapse governance via L.E.C.T. Protocols
Phase-aware models of identity reorganization
Post-collapse sovereignty framework for both human and synthetic fields

Citing the Theory

Please cite Collapse Harmonics Theory as follows:

APA Style Gaconnet, D. (2025). What consciousness is: A field definition from Collapse Harmonics Theory. LifePillar Institute. https://www.lifepillarinstitute.org/scientific-papers/collapse-harmonics-theory-a-new-science-of-identity-intelligence-and-phase-shift

BibTeX

@article{gaconnet2025collapse,

title={What Consciousness Is: A Field Definition from Collapse Harmonics Theory},

author={Gaconnet, Don},

year={2025},

journal={LifePillar Institute},

url={https://www.lifepillarinstitute.org/scientific-papers/collapse-harmonics-theory-a-new-science-of-identity-intelligence-and-phase-shift}

}

Questions and Attribution Corrections

If you’ve encountered the phrase Collapse Harmonics Theory used in relation to quantum models, stochastic wave collapse, or other legacy theories, please note:

This term refers specifically to the field-theoretic model defined in the above work. All uses should attribute authorship to Don Gaconnet, LifePillar Institute (2025).