We develop the formal framework of the Collapse Spacetime Model (CSM), in which spacetime emerges from discrete Ontological Transition Events (OTEs) connected by a relational generative structure. OTEs are treated as primitive, non-geometric elements whose actualization is governed by a stochastic generative kernel. Each event contributes a micro–spacetime increment, and the statistical distribution of these increments admits a system-independent invariant ratio between expected spatial and temporal contributions. This generative invariant defines an emergent null propagation constant that determines the causal structure of the coarse-grained geometry. In the large-cluster limit, accumulated increments converge to a smooth Lorentzian spacetime without assuming a background manifold or metric. The framework provides a unified generative basis for emergent geometry, causal order, and quantum-like probabilistic structure, with implications for relational spacetime programs and approaches to quantum gravity.
Chretien Versteegh (Tue,) studied this question.