The NUVO Commutator: Bridging Classical Modulation to Quantum Discreteness - Part 12 of the NUVO Theory Series

This paper serves as the conceptual and mathematical bridge between the classical foundations of NUVO theory and its emerging quantum correspondence. Building on prior work that introduced the scalar field λ(t, r, v) as a conformal modulation of flat space, we explore how unit systems, physical measurements, and derived constants transform under this modulation. We introduce the NUVO commutator as a formal mechanism to track how base and derived quantities vary geometrically with λ, revealing a deterministic structure underlying observed relativistic and quantum phenomena. By distinguishing invariant and variable physical quantities—and analyzing how Planck’s constant, energy, momentum, and action emerge from a modulated framework— we prepare the ground for understanding discreteness not as a probabilistic imposition but as a geometric necessity. This paper does not yet present wavefunctions or quantum operators, but lays the essential foundation for deriving them from scalar field geometry in future work.