20.500.12556/RUL-181744 Quantum autopoiesis a quantum-informational model of recursive identity and knowledge discovery A formal operational model of quantum autopoiesis is presented that is physically grounded in photon–fermion interactions and in the phase structure of the electromagnetic field. The continuous electromagnetic phase, associated with a $U$(1) reference symmetry, is treated as an underlying substrate that, under local interaction conditions and finite resolution, yields a finite set of stable phase classes $Z$$_n$, interpreted operationally as a symbolic alphabet. Identity persistence is defined by sustained coherence between the electromagnetic field and existing fermionic structure. When coherence is sufficient, the current symbolic state is carried forward; when coherence is locally reduced and admissible transitions exist, discrete phase updates occur. Photon–fermion interactions are thus treated as physically admissible gates acting on elements of $Z$$_n$. Formally, persistence is captured by the recursive identity operator $I$ =$\lambda$ s.s, while gate application corresponds to controlled symbolic update $I$ =$\lambda$ $\delta$ s. Within this framework, three questions are addressed. First, identity persistence is characterized as the ability to carry symbols across time under coherence. Second, new knowledge discovery is defined as the successful stabilization of a discrete update in fermionic (symbolic) structure. Third, the accumulation of symbolic logic structure arises from alternating phases of persistence and targeted updates, producing reusable structure without loss of identity. The significance of the model lies in its integration of identity, knowledge discovery, and symbolic computation within a single physically grounded formalism, where computation emerges operationally from composable transitions under physical constraints. autopoiesis recursive identity function quantum information fine structure semantics computational universality formal language theory scientific method avtopoieza rekurzivna identitetna funkcija kvantna informacija drobna struktura semantika računska univerzalnost teorija formalnih jezikov znanstvena metoda true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-04-15 08:49:28 2026-04-15 08:49:29 2026-04-16 04:45:27 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 12 str. art. 105735 Vol. 262 Apr. 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 004:530.145 0303-2647 10.1016/j.biosystems.2026.105735 269834755 RAZ_Stankovski_Vlado_2026.pdf RAZ_Stankovski_Vlado_2026.pdf 1 D4C029DF6FD2F1FE14E18D64887DC50A 894f3f4ffb2df2edd96e26b9671f4eac210931b025bd32179c61b14016104a92 f85a95f4-389f-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=232463 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303264726000456?via%3Dihub 1 0745efe0-3897-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=232445 Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko 0 0 0