Collapse as an Intrinsic Field Process: Schrödinger Bridges, Informational Thresholds, and the Quantum Measurement Problem

Description This paper proposes a framework in which quantum measurement collapse emerges as an intrinsic dynamical process in a quantum informational field. Using entropy-regularized optimal transport (Schrödinger bridge theory) together with threshold phenomena in high-dimensional systems, collapse is interpreted as an entropy-minimizing transport process that concentrates informational coherence. Within this framework, quantum waves are treated as carriers of quantum information forming a chaotic informational field from which coherent structures may emerge. The approach connects Schrödinger bridge dynamics, threshold behavior in subsystem purity, and the path-integral formulation of quantum mechanics. Collapse is therefore interpreted as a field-intrinsic process rather than a consequence of observer intervention. The paper further explores implications for quantum information theory, Quantum Darwinism, and informational approaches to consciousness, suggesting experimentally testable signatures for coherence thresholds in complex quantum systems.