I’ve been working on a conceptual framework that tries to formalize the relationship between:
– informational states, – their minimal temporal stability (I_fixed), – the rate of informational change (dI/dT), – and the emergence of time, processes, and consciousness-like dynamics.
This is not a final theory, and it’s not metaphysics. It’s an attempt to define a minimal, falsifiable vocabulary for describing how stable patterns persist and evolve in time.
Core ideas:
– I_fixed = any pattern that remains sufficiently stable across time to allow interaction/measurement. – dI/dT = the rate at which such patterns change.
Time is defined as a relational metric of informational change (dI/dT), but the arrow of time does not arise from within the system — it emerges from an external temporal level, a basic temporal background.
The model stays strictly physicalist: it doesn’t require spatial localization of information and doesn’t assume any “Platonic realm.” It simply reformulates what it means for a process to persist long enough to be part of reality.
Why I’m posting here
I’m looking for rigorous critique from physicists, computer scientists, mathematicians, and anyone interested in foundational models. If you see flaws, ambiguities, or missing connections — I’d really appreciate honest feedback.
A full preprint (with equations, phenomenology, and testable criteria) and discussion is here:
https://www.academia.edu/s/8924eff666
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17584782
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to take a look.