My Position on Time

I do not consider time merely a measurement of change, nor do I automatically accept that our conventional understanding of time is complete.

I consider time a fundamental part of the physical evolution of our observable universe, beginning at \(t=0\) and proceeding in one direction. However, I have not yet established what physically causes time to flow, why it has a direction, or whether its passage is uniform under all conditions.

There are several questions I consider particularly important:

1. The origin of time

I consider \(t=0\) the beginning of the observable four-dimensional cosmic process. I do not necessarily equate this with the absolute beginning of existence. I want to understand what establishes time and what makes its progression possible.

2. The direction of time

I consider time unidirectional. However, I do not yet consider the physical mechanism responsible for this direction sufficiently understood. The relationship between time, entropy, and the initial conditions of the universe remains an open investigation.

3. The local behaviour of time

One of my most important questions concerns whether time progresses differently depending on the physical environment.

I am particularly interested in comparing the conditions within and around black holes with those within and around cosmic voids.

I want to understand whether the distribution and density of matter and energy influence the local passage of time, and whether the differences are fully explained by existing gravitational descriptions.

4. Relativity and the flow of time

I have growing reservations about whether General Relativity provides the complete physical explanation of time. I am not dismissing its mathematical successes or experimental evidence. However, I question whether its description of gravitational time dilation tells us everything about the physical nature and origin of time.

I want to distinguish between measuring differences in elapsed time and understanding why those differences physically occur.

My current position

I am not ready to declare time fundamental or emergent in the absolute sense. I consider its beginning, direction, physical nature, and relationship with matter, energy, and gravity unresolved research questions.

I do not want to force these questions into existing theoretical interpretations. I want to investigate them independently, starting with observations and physical evidence.

The central question I want to answer is not simply how fast time passes, but what time actually is, why it progresses, and what determines its behaviour throughout the universe.

Regards.