X3 Protocol v1.0: A Constraint Experiment for Coherence‑Dependent Information–Mass Coupling
Anthony Dimbleby
Abstract
X3 Protocol v1.0 presents the first controlled experimental test of coherence‑dependent information–mass coupling, as predicted by the CCEC theoretical framework. The experiment compares two solid‑state drives that differ only in their informational coherence state: one containing structured, low‑entropy filesystem data (high ICS) and one containing pseudorandom data (ICS ≈ 0). The protocol defines a complete, reproducible methodology for preparing informational states, verifying entropy and ICS, controlling environmental variables, performing high‑precision gravimetric measurements, correcting for drift, and analysing data statistically. It includes detailed procedures for calibration, symmetry, thermal stabilisation, error mitigation, and rejection of contaminated readings. X3 is explicitly designed as a constraint experiment. A null result places upper bounds on the effective information–mass coupling \(\alpha_{IM}\), narrowing the parameter space of the CCEC framework. A positive result, if statistically significant and independently replicated, would indicate a measurable coherence‑dependent mass contribution and motivate further theoretical refinement and higher‑precision follow‑up experiments. The document includes a full numerical example showing how X3 constrains \(\alpha_{IM}\) using realistic SSD parameters. X3 Protocol v1.0 establishes the first empirical pathway for testing whether informational structure influences gravitational behaviour, forming the experimental foundation of the CCEC research programme.