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Time_is_the_substrate__nothingness_as_the_singularity_of_time_and_the_fifth_fundamental_force

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: In 1947 Einstein stated that without matter and its motion there would be no space or time.This paper extends that principle to its logical foundation. We propose that if time were to cease, there would be no space, no motion, no particles, no consciousness, and no universe.We define ”nothingness” as the singularity of time, denoted T0: time in a potential, non-flowing state.From this, we posit that the transformation between time and nothingness constitutes nature’s fifth fundamental force. It is absolute, primordial, and simultaneously creative and destructive.This framework provides a direct answer to Leibniz’s question: ”Why is there something rather than nothing?”Answer: Because nothing is time, and time had to flow.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22229569

Author: Masood, Khalid

Language: English

Topic: Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204946512

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