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The research aims to redefine time in general relativity as an emergent measure of causal change rather than a traversable dimension.

March 18, 2026Open Access

Time as Constraint, Not Dimension: A Proposal for Modifying the Interpretation of the Temporal Dimension in General Relativity

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The research aims to redefine time in general relativity as an emergent measure of causal change rather than a traversable dimension.
Developing a new interpretative framework for the temporal dimension in general relativity.
Proposing the monotonicity of cumulative causal relational change as the organizing principle of spacetime.
Formulating a uniqueness theorem characterizing proper time based on relational axioms.
Elimination of closed timelike curves as physically admissible solutions.
Establishment of proper time as the only admissible functional under specific axioms.
Connection to and differentiation from existing theories in the field of theoretical physics.

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This proposal shifts the understanding of time in general relativity, suggesting it serves as a measure of causal change.

Joe Curlee (2026) studied this question.

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