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WHAT IS TIME?
For centuries, time has been considered one of the most fundamental aspects of reality.
Most people assume time is something that “flows,” like a river carrying us from the past to the future. But this assumption is flawed. Instead, time is just the way 3D observers process sequential information.
In 3D (x, y, z), we do not experience “time”—we experience the present.
We remember the past because we store information—but we do not experience the future, because we have not processed it yet.
From a higher-dimensional perspective, past, present, and future are all part of the same structure
—we just move through it like frames in a movie.
Imagine watching a film frame by frame. The entire movie already exists, but you only experience it one frame at a time. That is what time is—just the way we process information.
2. The 4D Perspective: All Moments Exist Simultaneously
If time is just an information-processing effect in 3D, how does it work in 4D space-time?
In 4D (x, y, z, t), time is a physical dimension.
All moments—past, present, and future—already exist, just like all locations exist in space.
A 4D being would not see time as something “moving”—it would see all of time laid out as a landscape, like a map.
In other words, what we call “the future” already exists—it just hasn’t been processed yet by our limited 3D perspective.
3. Why 3D Objects Cannot Move Backward in Time
1. Because 3D objects are locked into forward information processing.
2. Once a system processes information, it cannot “unprocess” it.
3. The past does not disappear—it is simply no longer accessible within 3D constraints.
A computer cannot “un-run” a calculation—it can only store past results. Likewise, the physical world cannot reverse information that has already been processed.
This is why:
1. Entropy exists—it’s just information accumulating over time.
2. Wavefunction collapse appears to be irreversible—because the information state has already been processed.
3. We cannot travel backward in time—because a 3D observer can only move forward through the processing of information.
The past still exists—it is just inaccessible to 3D observers.
Time is not “real” in the way we think—it is simply a function of perspective.
This is why quantum mechanics allows for entanglement—time does not actually separate events.
4. How People Measure the Earth’s Motion and Call It “Time”
For centuries, humans have measured time by tracking the Earth’s rotations and revolutions. This practice has shaped our understanding of time as something absolute and flowing forward. However, in reality, what we call “time” is just a system of measurement based on motion, cycles, and change—not an independent force of nature.
Humans developed the concept of hours, days, months, and years by observing the motion of celestial bodies. Time, as we commonly define it, is nothing more than the measurement of Earth’s movement relative to the Sun and stars.
A second was originally defined as 1/86,400th of a day, each with 60 minutes, each with 60 seconds).
A Day = One full rotation of Earth around its axis (~24 hours).
A Month = Originally based on the Moon’s cycles (~29.5 days).
A Year = One full revolution of Earth around the Sun (~365.25 days).
Thus, our entire system of timekeeping is motion-based—it is not an inherent property of reality but a measurement of planetary movement.
Key Insight: Time is a Human Interpretation of Motion
We often talk about “time flowing”, but in reality, we are just observing change over cycles of movement.
5. Time is Relative: How Speed and Gravity Change Our Perception of Time
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity proved that time is not universal—it is relative to motion and gravity.
Faster Movement Slows Time:
• When objects move closer to the speed of light, time slows down for them.
• Example: Astronauts on the ISS age slightly slower than people on Earth because they are moving faster.
Stronger Gravity Slows Time:
• Time runs slower near massive objects like black holes.
• Example: If you lived near a black hole, one day for you could be years for someone on Earth.
Conclusion: Since time is affected by speed and gravity, it is not an independent force—it is just a function of motion and perception.
Conclusion: "Time" is the perceptual limit of 3D beings.
In 3D: Time appears to flow forward because we process information moment to moment (like a movie frame-by-frame).
In 4D: Time is a complete structure—past, present, and future exist simultaneously (like seeing the entire film at once).
In 5D: Time is not even relevant anymore for a 3D observer—only coherence fields define reality
Time Is the Processing of Information
We measure rotations, oscillations, and decay processes and call it “time,” but we are just tracking changes in information states.
Everything that has ever happened and everything that ever will happen already exists—we just experience it one frame at a time.
Time Appears Linear Because of Cross-Section Perception
Time feels like a 1D axis because we perceive only a single cross-section of a wavefunction at any moment. This creates the illusion of flow — but what we experience is a frame-by-frame slice of a 4D phase object:
ρ3D(x, y, z) = Φ(x, y, z, t, s) |_{t = t₀, s = s₀}
Dimensional Time Compression in Coherence Fields
This section explains how classical time is transformed within coherence-stabilized systems and provides a geometric, physical, and quantum interpretation of time compression along the (s) axis.
The central equation is:
t₁ = t · e^(−γₛ)
This formula expresses how observed time (t₁) is reduced in systems stabilized in the fifth-dimensional coherence axis (s), compared to classical time (t). The parameter γₛ represents the coherence stabilization depth, aligning with quantum behaviors observed in entangled systems, black hole physics, and quantum coherence phenomena.
Explanation
• t — Classical time as measured in the 3D frame.
• γₛ — Coherence stabilization coefficient in the fifth dimension (s-axis).
• e^(−γₛ) — Exponential damping factor representing coherence-induced time compression.
• t₁ — Effective time in a coherence-stabilized system.
• Entangled Particles: γₛ → ∞, t₁ → 0 → Instantaneous interaction.
• Bose-Einstein Condensates: Time slows internally due to coherence stabilization.
Perception of Time Dilation Near a Black Hole in 3D
From a 3D observer’s perspective, we cannot directly perceive the time dimension (t); we only infer it by observing motion or change. So when light near a black hole is redshifted or stretched in time, we visually interpret this time dilation as a spatial stretching in the direction of observation.
- We don’t directly perceive time (t), only cross-sections of 4D, we observe an object stretching as if it were occurring in 3D — along x, y or z.
In DM terms:
- The wavefunction Ψ(x, y, z, t) is spreading in time (t), but a 3D observer can only accesses x, y, z:
Ψ_obs(x, y, z) = ∫ Ψ(x, y, z, t) δ(t − t_obs) dt
This demonstrates how dimensional projection (3D ↔ 4D) distorts observable 3D reality.
Also, a blackhole has two cross-sections, because there is one for the event horizon (t) time and one for the center (s) space. Where Einstein says space and time flip (at the singularity) is the coherence threshold, where entanglement dominates and is stabilized.
Φ(x, y, z, t, s).
Universal Time
3D time is defined by the movement of 4D tesseract faces, the 'rate' of these face transitions acts as the universal clock. Physics suggests this rate is connected to the Planck time, the smallest meaningful unit of time in the universe.
The Planck time is given by:
tₚ = √(ħG / c⁵) ≈ 5.39 × 10⁻⁴⁴ seconds
This implies that the tesseract's faces move at an extraordinary rate of approximately:
Rate ≈ 1 / tₚ ≈ 1.85 × 10⁴³ faces per second
This 'face rate' effectively sets the frame rate of reality. Each Planck tick corresponds to one face transition of the 4D tesseract, progressing the 3D universe forward in time. As particles approach the speed of light (c), they begin to synchronize with this progression, resulting in time dilation as observed in LHC experiments.
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Stopping Light with Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT)
In 2013, researchers at Technische Universität Darmstadt successfully halted light for up to one minute using EIT in a rubidium vapor medium. This achievement has significant implications for quantum memory and information storage.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130806111151.htm
Light as a Supersolid
A team of Italian scientists demonstrated that light can exhibit properties of a supersolid—a state of matter that combines the frictionless flow of a superfluid with the ordered structure of a solid.
Experimental Realization in Quantum Computers
In 2021, researchers utilized Google's Sycamore quantum processor to create a time crystal, observing a system that exhibits oscillations without energy consumption.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/first-time-crystal-built-using-googles-quantum-computer-20210730/
Robust Time Crystals in Semiconductors
A 2024 study from TU Dortmund University reported the creation of a highly durable time crystal using indium gallium arsenide, maintaining its state for millions of times longer than previous experiments.
https://phys.org/news/2024-02-physicists-highly-robust-crystal.html
Entanglement as a Source of Time's Arrow
Research suggests that the irreversible flow of time may arise from quantum entanglement, where shared information between particles leads to a natural progression toward equilibrium.
https://www.wired.com/2014/04/quantum-theory-flow-time
Time from Quantum Entanglement
A study published in Nature Communications showed that classical equations of motion can emerge from quantum entanglement, suggesting that time may be a manifestation of entangled quantum states.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21782-4
Theory of Relativity
Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity
Einstein's theories introduced time as a relative concept and described gravity as the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy.
Annalen der Physik, 354(7), 769–822.
Experimental Confirmation of General Relativity
In 1919, Eddington's expedition confirmed Einstein's theory by observing the bending of starlight during a solar eclipse.
https://www.axios.com/2017/12/15/the-first-time-einsteins-theory-was-confirmed-1513302895