The Universe as a Compressed File: Phase-Torsion Decompression in Generalized Mass as Twisted Time (G-MaTT)

Abstract We interpret the metaphor “the universe is a compressed file” not as poetic speculation but as a precise physical principle realized in Generalized Mass as Twisted Time (G-MaTT). In G-MaTT, all spacetime, matter, and fundamental constants emerge from a single, dimensionless, pre-geometric potential (\mathcal{M}\mu)—a maximally compressed seed encoding no redundant degrees of freedom. The “decompression algorithm” is governed by phase-torsion dynamics: irreversible phase branching generates time and entropy, while torsional gradients in emergent (\hat{M}\mu)-braids generate mass, 3D space, and particle content. The fine-structure constant (\alpha^{-1} = 137.035999206) acts as the universal coherence margin—the “bit depth” or angular resolution of reality—beyond which phase slips trigger decoherence, dark sectors, and cosmic structure formation. We unify disparate “compressed universe” ideas—Wheeler’s “It from Bit,” holography, Kolmogorov simplicity, and Penrose’s low-entropy Big Bang—within a single, testable geometric framework. Crucially, G-MaTT provides the missing mechanism: a reversible, first-principles decompression engine with no free parameters, extra dimensions, or background geometry. Predictions include neutron interferometry phase shifts, void-induced neutrino decoherence, and LISA-detectable torsional echoes—all stemming from the same primordial compression.