EiG Light Behavior Framework: Resolving the Double-Slit Paradox via Discernibility Gradients

The double-slit experiment highlights quantum mechanics’ wave-particle duality, with interference patterns collapsing upon measurement. The Energy-Information Gradient (EiG) Light Behavior Framework (ELBF) proposes a mechanistic model, redefining photons as structured information packets governed by discernibility gradients. Unlike classical interpretations relying on wavefunction collapse or non-local variables, ELBF models light propagation and coherence loss as a phase transition. Simulations of classical and ELBF-based double-slit scenarios (50,000 photons, λ = 0.5 µm) show that discernibility decay produces a barcode-like pattern, resolving the paradox without invoking an observer. Supported by supernova data on variable light speed and entangled photon simulations, ELBF offers predictive insights for quantum optics, cosmology, and biophotonics. Testable predictions include coherence thresholds measurable via Mach-Zehnder interferometry. This work corrects a prior rejected submission and invites collaboration to validate ELBF’s implications.