Origin of Temporal Ordering from Collapse: A Minimal Companion Simulation

This companion paper: "Origin of Temporal Ordering from Collapse: A Minimal Companion Simulation" is accompanied by the Python/Pytorch code used to generate all figures presented in the work. The paper develops a minimal phenomenological demonstration of collapse-induced temporal asymmetry. It shows how irreversible pruning of incompatible quantum alternatives naturally leads to the emergence of a monotonic ordering parameter, τ, which defines an intrinsic arrow of time. The accompanying simulations implement a simple, dimensionless collapse framework in which stochastic, non-invertible reduction events progressively eliminate alternative configurations. Each irreversible event contributes to the cumulative parameter τ, which increases strictly monotonically and provides an internal temporal ordering independent of physical time. The combined paper and code demonstrate the following key features: - irreversible elimination of quantum alternatives- monotonic accumulation of the collapse-indexed parameter τ- contraction of effective state-space volume- emergence of stable, classical trajectories- outcome distributions consistent with Born-rule weighting The model is intentionally minimal and is not intended to reproduce detailed physical collapse dynamics or spacetime structure. Its purpose is to isolate the structural consequences of irreversibility and to provide a clear, reproducible illustration of how temporal ordering can emerge from collapse processes. All figures in the paper can be reproduced by running the included code. Dependencies:- Python 3.x- NumPy- Matplotlib- PyTorch (CPU or CUDA-enabled) Related work:"Collapse-Induced Time Asymmetry and the Emergence of Classical Reality"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19362840