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    Challenges→A geodesic directing field (guiding field / projective structure) must be posited to provide a standard of zero 3-acceleration.

    In general relativity, the metric already encodes geodesic structure, so positing a separate guiding field introduces unmotivated ontological duplication.

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    • 1.The metric tensor in GR fully determines particle trajectories through the geodesic equation without additional structure.
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    • 2.Occam's Razor favors theories with fewer fundamental entities when they make identical empirical predictions.
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    • 3.A guiding field adds mathematical complexity without explaining why particles follow geodesics in the first place.
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    • 1.The metric describes *what* geodesics are, not *why* objects must follow them—a guiding field addresses this explanatory gap.
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    • 2.Quantum mechanics requires additional structure beyond classical fields; pilot-wave theory shows duplication can be empirically necessary.
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    • 3.Ontological parsimony is violated if the metric alone cannot account for observed particle behavior at quantum scales.
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