Grounding TSF Conjectures in Established Physics Five Research Directions

This note formalizes five research pathways designed to transition the Temporal Selection Framework (TSF) from motivated registry conjectures to formal physical derivations. We propose grounding the framework in Hamming distance (Bit-Matching), holographic bounds (Bekenstein—Hawking), relational gravity (York Time / ADM formalism), information thermodynamics (Landauer’s Principle), and variational dynamics (Least-Hamming Principle). Each direction defines the required mathematical bridge to established physics and the specific results that would constitute success. Two new open problems are formally identified (#9, #10, #11, and #12). None of the results described here are claimed; this note is a research commitment.