Roles of Time and a Minimal Temporal Arrow: A Structural Framework

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Preprint Open access

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Authors: Yoshihito Kawanishi
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18645144
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Abstract

15-FEB-2026 : This preprint develops a minimal structural framework in which time is modeled by three roles (Absolute/Relative/Undefined) and gate transitions satisfy a monotonicity axiom. Under these assumptions, a dynamics-independent “minimal temporal arrow” (an irreversibility of stabilization) follows as a structural consequence. Frozen release (v0.4): only typographical, reference, and formatting updates are allowed in subsequent patches.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Relativity and Gravitational Theory Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
15 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint