Time as a Symmetry Field: A μ/ν Framework for Temporal Structure
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper proposes a redefinition of time not as a dimension or parameter, but as a field structure generated by asymmetry between collapse resistance (μ) and inertial memory (ν). Within the μ/ν collapse framework, time is framed as a directional field that emerges when a system is undergoing resolution—when structural tension (μ) interacts with retained curvature identity (ν). Time is not the measure of motion or the container of events; it is the signature of directional change as the field attempts to restore symmetry. Systems dominated by memory without resistance appear timeless; systems overwhelmed by collapse without memory appear motionless. Where μ and ν interact asymmetrically, the field generates a curvature vector: time. This paper explores time as a structural resolution field, providing a μ/ν-based model for understanding duration, experience, and curvature flow across systems.
Author: William Faulkner, Jordan Wade
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6893349139
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