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A 44-page interdisciplinary review exploring dialectics as a conceptual framework for selected questions in quantum theory and relativity.

Published June 6, 2026 in the International Journal of Quantum Foundations, Volume 12, Issue 3. This site carries the current corrected journal PDF.

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Current corrected manuscript | Article pages 55-98

Klein and Igumbor, 2026

Toward a Unified Framework of Physics

Insights from Dialectics, Quantum Theory, and Relativity

Authors
Tracy Klein and Emmanuel Igumbor
Journal
International Journal of Quantum Foundations
Issue
Volume 12, Issue 3
Published
June 6, 2026
Status
Current corrected journal version
Length
44 pages, journal pages 55-98

New dialectical research presents a single conceptual framework for reconsidering quantum measurement, superposition, entanglement, relativity, and unification, while inviting further discussion, formal development, participation, and experimental inquiry. The paper's contribution is interpretive and interdisciplinary rather than a new experimental result or replacement mathematical formalism.

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Klein, T., & Igumbor, E. (2026). Toward a unified framework of physics: Insights from dialectics, quantum theory, and relativity. International Journal of Quantum Foundations, 12(3), 55-98.

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@article{klein2026unified,
  author = {Klein, Tracy and Igumbor, Emmanuel},
  title = {Toward a Unified Framework of Physics: Insights from Dialectics, Quantum Theory, and Relativity},
  journal = {International Journal of Quantum Foundations},
  volume = {12},
  number = {3},
  pages = {55--98},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://ijqf.org/archives/7702}
}

Inside the paper

A chapter-by-chapter outline.

The sequence moves from historical foundations into interpretation, possible implications, comparison, and critique.

  1. 01

    Foundations

    Introduction, quantum theory, and the philosophical history of dialectics.

    pp. 55-63
  2. 02

    Quantum states and dialectics

    A relational interpretation across quantum states, waves, forces, and biological systems.

    pp. 64-73
  3. 03

    Measurement and examples

    The double slit, Schrodinger's cat, observers, particle physics, and validation questions.

    pp. 74-80
  4. 04

    Quantum physics and relativity

    A conceptual bridge between quantum descriptions and relativistic spacetime.

    pp. 81-82
  5. 05

    Implications and future research

    Matter, energy, time, space, unification, algebraic relationships, and fundamental forces.

    pp. 83-88
  6. 06

    Comparison, critique, and conclusion

    Comparison with other approaches, limitations, criticisms, and the paper's conclusion.

    pp. 89-91
  7. 07

    Acknowledgement and references

    Scholarly sources and the intellectual lineage supporting the review.

    pp. 92-98

A note for readers

Interpretive ambition, stated with a clear boundary.

The paper proposes that dialectical interdependence may offer a useful conceptual language for thinking across scientific descriptions. It does not claim experimental confirmation of a new mechanism or mathematical completion of quantum gravity.

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