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Everything journalists, publishers, educators, editors, podcasters, conference organisers, and content creators need to cover the Phase Differential Theory research programme accurately. Media resources may be used with appropriate attribution. If you require material not yet published, please get in touch.
Key facts
At a glance.
- Name
- Phase Differential Theory (PDT)
- Type
- Independent scientific research programme
- Status
- Independent research programme. The R00 to R13 suite is the current foundational formulation; earlier papers remain available as research history.
No experimental confirmation or journal acceptance is claimed. - Primitive
- Δϕ, the phase differential
- Research
- R00 to R13 current foundations; earlier development papers; the original PTG and QM series; research workstreams in record formation, prediction and quantum control; and the forthcoming book.
- Authors
- Graham Fincham, Dan Hilton
- Base
- United Kingdom
- Stance
- Explicit assumptions; tests defined per specified model.
Standing description
Reusable descriptions written for this website. They are not quotations from any individual.
Short form
Phase Differential Theory investigates relational phase as a foundation for physical structure and definite records, using explicit axioms and conditional mathematical models.
Long form
Phase Differential Theory begins with relational comparisons and the rules by which their phase information composes. Its realisation principle takes a first finite unique survivor of a specified admissibility process to become a record. The current foundational suite formalises this account and develops physical constructions with their assumptions stated explicitly. Research now focuses on physical record models, prediction under uncertainty, quantum-control evaluation and the requirements for a common matter, geometry and record model.
Current research summary
The immediate programme examines three questions: how a specified apparatus forms and retains a record; when a forecast is justified despite calibration uncertainty; and whether prospective intervention can improve quantum-control performance against strong matched alternatives.
Authors
The people behind the programme.
Programme contributions are described separately from the verified author list of each paper.
Graham Fincham
Graham Fincham develops the PDT research programme and its conceptual interpretation.
Dan Hilton
Dan Hilton's principal contribution is the development and review of PDT's mathematical foundations.
Collaboration
Programme discussion and internal mathematical review are separate from formal journal peer review. Each paper records its journal-review stage only where confirmed.
The story
Why PDT exists.
Modern physics works within its tested domains. It also leaves long-standing questions about the nature of measurement, the relationship between quantum behaviour and geometry, the origin of mass and physical constants, and the structure of spacetime at cosmological scales.
Phase Differential Theory investigates whether a single relational primitive, the phase differential, may underlie geometry, quantum behaviour, matter, gravity, cosmology, and information. The research programme develops the mathematics openly, proposes explicit experimental tests, and builds software, simulations, educational resources, and a forthcoming book around the same framework.
The work is offered for independent investigation. The programme states its assumptions, the status of each result and the criteria a specified model must meet, so reporting can distinguish mathematics, proposals and evidence.
Common questions
For journalists, briefly.
Fuller answers live in the FAQ. These are the questions most often asked by writers on first contact.
- Is this a theory of everything?
- No. PDT is a framework with explicit scope. It is a candidate for the primitive layer of physics. It does not claim to settle every open question.
- Is PDT peer reviewed?
- Publication and journal-review status are recorded separately for each paper where verified. Public release in a repository does not itself constitute journal peer review. Where a journal-review stage has not been confirmed, the site identifies that uncertainty.
- Has PDT been experimentally confirmed?
- Distinctive experimental confirmation remains outstanding. Mathematical proofs and numerical checks establish properties of specified constructions; simulations examine their behaviour under chosen conditions. Experimental support requires measurements and comparison with credible conventional explanations.
- Is PDT intended to replace existing physics?
- No. Established physics works within its tested domains. PDT investigates whether a deeper relational layer may underlie it and whether established results can be recovered from that layer.
- Who is the work for?
- Physicists, mathematicians, software and simulation researchers, experimentalists, educators, students, publishers, and anyone interested in the foundations of physics.
- Why is the research published openly?
- So that the framework can be examined, challenged, reproduced, improved, or rejected. Scientific progress depends upon transparency and independent verification rather than authority.
- What is currently being researched?
- Record formation, prediction under uncertainty and quantum control, with longer-term questions on clocks, matter, geometry, stress and cosmology. See the research programme page.
- How should I credit the work?
- Phase Differential Theory (PDT), by Graham Fincham and Dan Hilton. Citation formats live on the citations page.
Reporting responsibly
Guidance for accurate coverage.
These notes help coverage represent the programme accurately and avoid common overreaches.
- 01Describe PDT as an active scientific research programme.
- 02Distinguish clearly between published mathematics, ongoing research, and future applications.
- 03Avoid presenting speculative research directions as established conclusions.
- 04When discussing specific claims, reference the relevant research paper wherever possible.
Logo
The mark.
The PDT mark is vector. Use at any size against a light surface.
Key diagrams
Core concepts in a single picture.
The diagrams illustrate core concepts within the framework and may be reproduced with attribution. Higher-resolution versions and additional figures are available upon request.
Phase differential
Illustration, not a measurement. Two relational comparisons out of step by Δϕ. Phase composition is set out in R01 and R02.
Emergence chain
Illustration of reading order, not a completed derivation. Each later topic adds physical identifications and model premises stated in R04 to R12; no physical sector is derived from Δϕ alone.
Phase snap
Illustration, not a measured result. A6 is the realisation commitment: the first attained singleton becomes the record (R03). The apparatus dynamics that drive candidate loss are supplied separately and are not part of A6. Earlier threshold predictions are historical, not current.
Downloads
Assets, by readiness.
Downloadable assets are released as they are signed off by the authors.
Available now
- Inline vector diagrams on this page
- Vector PDT logo on this page
- Reusable short, long and current-research descriptions above
In development
- Media information sheet
- Research programme overview
- Laboratory overview
- Book overview
- High-resolution figures
- Author photographs
- Presentation slides
- Conference biography
- Press-ready logos
Interview requests
Talk to the authors.
Graham Fincham is available for interviews about the PDT research programme and its conceptual interpretation.
Dan Hilton is available for interviews about the development and review of PDT's mathematical foundations.
Interview requests from journalists, documentary producers, podcasters, conference organisers, universities, and educational organisations are welcomed.
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