Philosophy of the Beat : Bergson, Heidegger and Local Time
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Modern physics measures time with extraordinary precision, yet the nature of time itself remains elusive.This article bridges the gap between Henri Bergson’s duration, Martin Heidegger’s temporality, and a minimal physical model: the Chronon Field Φ(x). Time is not a universal flow, nor a mere coordinate. It is a local beat of coherence. Each location has its own scale of persistence defined by T(x) = 1/Φ(x), and public time emerges from the compatibility of local rhythms, not from absolute simultaneity. The framework is fully compatible with general relativity: No new energy No modification of light cones Everything is read differentially via clock comparisons and residual analysis It is anchored in current experimental infrastructure: Cesium-based second definition NTP/PTP network synchronization Optical clocks stable at 10^-18 Gravitational redshift and Lamb shift measurements Allan variance statistics The work defines a falsifiable experimental program: Co-located optical clocks separated by tens of centimeters Identical qubits under controlled gravitational gradients Long-baseline Ramsey protocols Multi-site campaigns with strict null-test criteria Conceptually: Bergsonian duration gains a measurable local metric Heideggerian temporality becomes a condition of experimental compatibility Φ(x) formalizes a minimal rhythmic structure without speculative metaphysics This article is for those who refuse to choose between philosophy and physics. It offers a rigorous, structured, and testable convergence of thought and experiment. Discover how time may not flow, but beat.
Author: Brécheteau, Benjamin
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7133118476
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