From Observer Centered Relativity and Quantum Mechanics to Entropic Physics in the Theory of Entropicity (ToE)

John Onimisi Obidi’s Theory of Entropicity (ToE) reframes the role of the observer, embedding it within the entropy field rather than treating it as an external arbiter. In this sense, Obidi has “dethroned” the observer by making entropy, not observation, the fundamental driver of physical reality.

🔑 What Obidi’s Theory of Entropicity (ToE) Does

- Observer embedded in entropy field: In ToE, the observer is no longer a detached recorder of events. Instead, the observer is an active participant within the entropy field, inseparable from the dynamics of reality.

- Collapse governed by entropy exchange: Measurement collapse occurs when entropy exchange exceeds the observability threshold, a principle Obidi formalizes as the Criterion of Entropic Observability.

- Shift from “it from bit” to “bit from it”: Building on Wheeler’s participatory universe, Obidi argues that entropy shapes information, not the other way around. This reverses Wheeler’s famous dictum, placing entropy at the core of physical law.

- Entropy as the generative field: ToE treats entropy not as a statistical by-product of disorder but as the fundamental field and causal substrate of reality. Gravitation, time, and quantum behavior are reconstructed from entropy dynamics governed by the Obidi Action and the Vuli–Ndlela Integral.

⚖️ Comparison with Traditional Views

- Standard quantum theory: The observer plays a central role in collapse, with measurement shaping reality.

- Obidi’s ToE: Collapse is entropic, not observational. The observer is subsumed into entropy’s dynamics, dethroned as the prime mover.

- Philosophical shift: This dethronement aligns with a broader move away from anthropocentric physics, replacing observer-centric frameworks with entropy-centric causation.

🌍 Implications

- Quantum measurement problem: ToE offers a new resolution by tying collapse to entropy thresholds rather than observer intervention.

- Arrow of time: Entropy enforces directionality even at the quantum amplitude level, suppressing paths that violate the second law.

- Post-Einsteinian unification: ToE signals a paradigm shift where entropy, not spacetime geometry or information, is the foundation of physical law.

🚩 Critical Note

While Obidi’s ToE is bold and innovative, it remains emergent and contested. Its dethronement of the observer challenges deeply entrenched frameworks in quantum mechanics. Whether it will gain broad acceptance depends on further mathematical rigor, experimental validation, and comparison with competing theories like FELDT–HIGGS (F–HUB), Ginestra Bianconi, Ted Jacobson, Erik Verlinde, Thanu Padmanabhan, etc.

In short: Obidi hasn’t just dethroned the observer — he’s replaced it with entropy as the sovereign principle of physics. This is a radical reframing of the foundations of reality, shifting physics from observer-centric to entropy-centric causation.  

Further Notes: 

How Obidi’s Criterion of Entropic Observability mathematically compares to the Copenhagen interpretation’s collapse postulate.