Gravity as a Timing Field: Alpha-C (Classical Motion) and Alpha-Q (Quantum Phase) as Dual Observational Regimes

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Authors: John Strother
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Abstract

Modern gravitational experiments are fundamentally measurements of clock rates. Atomic clocks in terrestrial laboratories and satellite navigation systems demonstrate that gravitational environments manifest operationally through variations in the rate at which physical time accumulates. In this work gravity is interpreted as a scalar timing field θ(x,t) relating coordinate time to proper time. Spatial gradients of this timing field generate classical gravitational acceleration (Alpha-C), while accumulated proper time along a trajectory governs quantum phase evolution (Alpha-Q). Classical trajectories and quantum phase shifts therefore become complementary probes of a common timing structure governing clock synchronization across spacetime.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Relativity and Gravitational Theory Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
6 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint