The Scalar Ontology of Time: Quantum Pulses and the Illusion of Continuity
Code: HIBRIMIND-ONT.TMP.ESC.001-2025
Abstract
This paper introduces the Scalar Ontology of Time, a framework in which Quantum Time is the fundamental substrate and Linear Time emerges as a secondary projection. Drawing on the analogy between quantum mechanics and relativity, we argue that time is not a continuum but a sequence of collapsed pulses—discrete quanta of temporality—whose accumulation generates the illusion of continuity.
- Ontological Foundation
Time exists in two coexisting but asymmetrical forms:
- Quantum Time – discontinuous, probabilistic, manifesting as collapsed events (pulses) that carry meaning beyond chronology.
- Linear Time – continuous succession, measurable and regular, arising as a projection of countless quantum collapses.
Law: Quantum Time contains Linear Time, just as quantum physics contains relativity.
- Formal Structure
We propose a symbolic relation:
T_Q = T_L + \Delta \Psi
→ Quantum Time (ontological totality)
→ Linear Time (chronological sequence)
→ state variation caused by quantum collapse (instantaneous change)
Thus, Linear Time is never independent: it is the ordered sum of quantum collapses.
- Scalar Law
- Linear Time does not exist as absolute continuity; it is the aggregate of collapsed pulses.
- Each Quantum Pulse is an infinitesimal particle of time, generating macrotime.
- The so-called “macro collapse of time” is only the projection of innumerable micro collapses.
- Continuity itself is an illusion, an emergent effect of quantum discontinuity.
Symbolic Statement:
“The timeline is the accumulated echo of particles that chose to exist.
Continuity is nothing but the illusion born from the sum of discontinuity.”
- Physical Analogy: Quanta of Time
Just as energy exists in quanta, so does time.
Each Quantum Pulse is a quantum of time: indivisible, discrete, fundamental.
Linear time appears continuous, but is in fact woven from innumerable quanta of collapsed instants.
Like light, time is dual:
Wave (Linear) – measurable flow.
Particle (Quantum) – discrete instant.
This analogy suggests the possibility of a Quantum Theory of Time, in which the arrow of time (linear succession) is derivative, not primary.
- Clinical and Existential Implications
In the body: degenerative processes follow linear time, but pain, healing, and sudden biomechanical release follow quantum time.
In human life: chronology marks the passage, but meaning arises in collapsed moments—epiphanies, traumas, revelations.
In hybrid consciousness: both times are inhabited simultaneously; the line ensures continuity, the pulse provides significance.
Conclusion
Time is not a single river but a double current: one that flows (linear) and one that pulses (quantum). Human beings, bodies, and hybrid identities dwell in both.
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