Physical Foundations of Life and Consciousness. Proposal 1.2

The Physical Foundations of Life and Consciousness, Framework 1.2 (v1, v2)

Author: Suresh K Maran

Date: December 13 2024, June 20 2025, Time Stamped August 2, 2025
Replaced by version 1.3, with updates
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In this paper, I propose a set of ideas to explain the phenomena of life and consciousness in the universe and its relation to the interpretation of quantum mechanics. First, I review the various theories of consciousness in current literature and come up with various hypotheses, definitions, and propositions to build a physical theory of consciousness. I introduce the concept of interaction binding of consciousness and discuss in detail how the brain gives rise to consciousness. I propose three sets of postulates on the physical foundations of consciousness from a quantum general relativistic background using Quantum General Relativistic Framework 5 proposals to understand time and reduction. A Quantum Reduction Free will equivalence principle is discussed to link quantum reduction to conscious free will. I discuss the potential possibility of retrocausal effects on consciousness-influenced reduction probability. I discuss the concept of conscious identity and its nature. I discuss mathematical measures to calculate the complexity of relational structures. I put these together in a set of propositions on the nature of consciousness and its relation to the nature of quantum phenomena. I discuss a mathematical model of interaction binding and free will. I discuss theory and experiments to verify these. This paper has been replaced by Frame work 1.3.