CCEC v1.0: Consciousness–Coherence–Energy Cosmology — Foundational Framework and Weak‑Field Predictions
Anthony Dimbleby
Abstract
CCEC v1.0 presents the foundational theoretical framework for the Consciousness–Coherence–Energy Cosmology, a model proposing that informational structure contributes weakly but physically to gravitational behaviour through a scalar coherence field. The document develops the full theoretical chain from first principles: - the modified Einstein equation including the coherence field - the dynamics and potential of the field - the definition of informational coherence (ICS) - the information‑dependent source term - weak‑field solutions - the resulting coherence‑dependent mass contribution In the static, laboratory‑scale limit, the framework predicts a small additional mass term that scales quadratically with information density and informational coherence. This leads to a simple, falsifiable expression for the mass difference between high‑coherence and low‑coherence information states. CCEC v1.0 also establishes the direct link to the X3 experiment, which provides the first empirical test of the model. A null result constrains the effective information–mass coupling \(\alpha_{IM}\); a positive result, if replicated, would indicate new physics. The document includes two appendices: - Appendix A: an illustrative numerical example showing how X3 constrains \(\alpha_{IM}\) - Appendix B: a discussion of the implications of these constraints for the broader research programme CCEC v1.0 serves as the theoretical foundation for all subsequent experimental and conceptual work in the CCEC research programme.