What if physical reality, from an electron to the universe itself, cannot perceivethe Present, but only an approximation of the Present? We propose the hypothesisof Universal Finite Resolution, which challenges the assumption of continuoustime fundamental to standard Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity. Drawingupon the modern concept of a ”Bandwidth-Limited System,” we posit that all physicalinteraction is bounded by a non-zero integration time τmin. Modeling our universe as aself-organized critical system analogous to a ”Sand Pile” cellular automaton, we derivethat this temporal lower bound necessitates a breakdown of unitarity at the Planckscale. This introduces an intrinsic, irreducible decoherence term to the Von Neumannequation, offering a unified causal mechanism for: (1) the Arrow of Time, (2) theorigin of Entropy, (3) objective Wave Function Collapse, and (4) a natural ultravioletcutoff for singularities. Unlike String Theory or Loop Quantum Gravity, which modifyspacetime geometry or particle content, UFR adjusts the processing rate of the vacuumitself, governed by a Twistor-formulated mass-scaled Lindblad Master Equation. Thisframework is experimentally testable across independent physical systems at vastlydifferent energy scales and offers immediate retroductive solutions to a wide range ofexisting anomalies.
Alexei A. Rivera (2026) studied this question.