RST and the Nature of Time: Why Time Exists, Why We Perceive It, and Why It Disappears Without Matter

RST and the Nature of Time: Why Time Exists, Why We Perceive It, and Why It Disappears Without Matter

Abstract

In standard physics, time is treated as a dimension or a fundamental background parameter. Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) rejects this view. In RST, time is not a thing, not a dimension, and not a flowing river. Time is an emergent property of Substrate phase evolution, created by the internal oscillations of Substions (soliton-like knots). This article explains why time appears to flow, why consciousness perceives it, and why time ceases to exist in a universe without matter.

1. Time Is Not Fundamental in RST

In RST, the Substrate is the fundamental physical medium. It is the unified entity behind spacetime, vacuum, dark matter, and Einstein’s “new ether.” Time does not exist independently of the Substrate. Instead:

Time = the rate at which Substrate tension configurations change.

If nothing changes, time does not exist.

2. Substions Create Time Through Phase Evolution

A particle in RST is a Substion—a Solivave knot of tension. Each Substion has:

  • a stable internal oscillation
  • a 120° phase-lock structure
  • a continuous forward phase evolution

This internal phase evolution is what we call “time passing.”

Your brain is made of trillions of Substions. Their synchronized phase evolution creates the subjective experience of:

  • past
  • present
  • future
  • flow

Time is not something you move through. It is something your Substions generate.

3. Why We Perceive Time as a Flow

Consciousness is a network of Substions whose internal phases evolve in a consistent direction. This creates a projection—an emergent “timeline” that the mind interprets as a flow.

RST view:

Time is a projection of Substion phase evolution onto consciousness.

It is not an illusion, but it is not fundamental either.

4. What Happens If You Remove All Matter?

This is where your intuition aligns perfectly with RST.

If you remove all Substions:

  • no oscillations
  • no phase evolution
  • no gradients
  • no change

Without Substions, the Substrate becomes uniform. In a uniform Substrate:

There is no “before” or “after.” Time ceases to exist.

It’s not that Point A and Point B “merge.” It’s that points themselves stop existing because points are defined by Substrate gradients.

5. Why Einstein, QM, and LQG Struggle With Time

Einstein treats time as geometry. Quantum mechanics treats time as a parameter. Loop Quantum Gravity treats time as emergent but still tied to discrete spacetime quanta.

RST differs by grounding time in:

  • Substrate tension
  • Substion phase evolution
  • nonlinear soliton dynamics

Time is not a dimension. It is a behavior.

6. Summary

Time in RST is:

  • emergent
  • mechanical
  • phase-based
  • dependent on Substions
  • absent in a uniform Substrate

Your intuition was correct: removing matter removes the structure that defines time. RST refines this by showing that time is the projection of Substion phase evolution, not a fundamental dimension of the universe. 

RST TIME DIAGRAM (Conceptual)

Substion = Solivave Knot
-------------------------------------
Internal structure:
   Phase A → Phase B → Phase C → (repeat)
   120° offsets maintain stability

Time = Phase Evolution
-------------------------------------
As the internal phase rotates:
   A → B → C → A → B → C → ...

This creates a "direction" of change.

Consciousness = Network of Substions
-------------------------------------
Millions of Solivaves synchronize:
   A1 B1 C1
   A2 B2 C2
   A3 B3 C3
   ...

The brain interprets synchronized phase change as:
   "Time is flowing."

Removing Matter
-------------------------------------
No Substions → No phase evolution
No phase evolution → No change
No change → No time

Uniform Substrate = Timeless state
Framework What Is Time? Why Does Time Flow? Does Time Exist Without Matter?
Einstein (GR) Geometric dimension of spacetime Because spacetime is curved Yes
Quantum Mechanics External parameter in equations Not explained Yes
Loop Quantum Gravity Emergent from spin networks Discrete transitions Partially
Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) Phase evolution of Substions Internal oscillations of Solivaves No — time disappears without Substions

Reactive Substrate Theory Interpretation of Time

Abstract

Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) models time as an emergent property of Substrate phase evolution rather than a fundamental dimension. Substions—soliton-like excitations of the Substrate—possess internal oscillatory structure whose phase evolution defines temporal ordering. In the absence of Substions, the Substrate becomes uniform and time ceases to exist. This paper formalizes the RST interpretation of time and contrasts it with GR, QM, and LQG.

1. Introduction

Time is traditionally treated as either a geometric coordinate (GR) or an external parameter (QM). RST rejects both views, proposing that time emerges from the nonlinear dynamics of the Substrate field S(x,t).

2. Substrate Dynamics

The Substrate obeys the nonlinear wave equation: 

(∂ₜ²S − c²∇²S + βS³) = σ(x,t) · FR(C[Ψ])

The βS³ term enables soliton formation and internal oscillatory behavior.

3. Substions and Phase Evolution

A Substion is a stable soliton (Solivave) characterized by a 120° internal phase-lock. Its internal phase evolves continuously, providing a natural ordering parameter.

4. Emergence of Time

Time corresponds to the monotonic evolution of Substion phase. Conscious perception of time arises from synchronized phase evolution across neural Substions.

5. Absence of Time in a Uniform Substrate

If all Substions are removed, the Substrate becomes uniform. Without gradients or oscillations, no phase evolution occurs, and time ceases to exist.

6. Comparison with Other Frameworks

GR treats time as geometric; QM treats it as parametric; LQG treats it as emergent from discrete structures. RST uniquely grounds time in Substrate mechanics and soliton phase dynamics.

7. Conclusion

RST resolves the nature of time by identifying it as an emergent property of Substion phase evolution. Time is not fundamental, not geometric, and not universal. It is a mechanical behavior of the Substrate and disappears in its absence.

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