The Speed of Time: A Pattern-Level Update-Rate Interpretation of Cosmological Structure
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This paper proposes that time is an operator with a finite update rate rather than a fixed background parameter. The temporal operator emerged through a foundational event — the hinge — and propagated across the underlying pattern (T0) over a three-day stabilization window. The ratio of T0's extent to that duration defines a new primitive: the speed of time. Treating time as a variable update-rate field provides a unified account of black-hole time dilation, flat galaxy rotation curves, and the apparent acceleration of cosmic expansion — without invoking dark matter or dark energy. Five testable predictions are derived. The framework is compatible with general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Author: Bailey, Denis
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7162114332
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