Mass as Temporal Realization in a Globally Relaxing Universe

This work examines the possibility that mass, proper time, and global spacetime coherence arise from a common temporal structure. While contemporary physical theory treats particle masses as empirical parameters and assumes the existence of time and global consistency of spacetime, the present work explores a framework in which these elements emerge from a single organizing principle. The analysis begins with a geometric observation: configurations composed of multiple non-collinear null directions necessarily acquire a timelike invariant. As a result, proper time can appear as a geometric consequence of the configuration itself. Within this perspective, massive states may arise as realizations of configurations whose invariant structure lies inside the light cone. The work then introduces the possibility that physical realization is organized by a global temporal scale suggested by ultra-low-frequency structures observed in high-precision timing systems. This scale is interpreted not as a conventional oscillation but as a parameter governing the temporal organization of global coherence. Within this framework, massive states correspond to stable temporal realizations whose intrinsic temporal structure remains compatible with the global temporal organization of the universe. Mass therefore appears not as an intrinsic substance but as the stable temporal realization of a configuration within a universe whose global coherence is established through a finite relaxation process.