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The Energy Formula in the Eye of the Electron —— Reading Rules of a Self-Referential Measurement System

Jie Yang

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2026

Abstract

The standard physics energy formula E=γm0c2 is treated as a universal truth, applicable to all entities. Based on the projection-layer framework of World Quantum Theory (WQT), this paper points out that this formula is not universal, but rather a self-referential reading of the electron (or world quantum) within its own projection layer. For other entities, the measurement formula using the electron as the ruler must be used: where ve is the electron's macro-rotational speed, vs is the speed reading of the measured entity under the electron's ruler, and ms is its rest mass reading. This formula unifies the electron measuring itself (which reduces to the relativistic formula) and the electron measuring others (which yields the correct reading), revealing that the essence of energy is the ruler's speed squared × measured mass × the Lorentz factor as seen through the ruler's eye. Keywords: Self-referential measurement; Projection layer; Electron ruler; Energy reading; Wave-energy

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