Relational Dynamics™: Ontology of Relational Dynamics · v0.2

Relational Dynamics™ is the original theory of system trajectories developed by Dr Alice Jing Shan 单景, providing a lens for understanding how systems form, stabilise, drift, adapt, and sometimes collapse under constraint over time. This bilingual positioning document introduces the Ontology of Relational Dynamics as the philosophical stance underlying the broader Relational Dynamics™ theoretical frame. Its core ontological claim is: “Reality is relational dynamics under constraint over time.” A related working frame within Relational Dynamics™ is: “Excellence is capacity held in coherence under constraint over time.” The document introduces related concepts including constraint, time, system trajectory, coherence, relational stabilisation, and traceability, while distinguishing the work from existing uses of relational ontology, process ontology, and technical AI ontologies. The English and Chinese versions are not treated as simple translations, but as coupled expressions of the same relational framework across two language-fields. This document establishes an initial traceable and versioned coordinate for future development. Keywords Relational Dynamics™; Ontology of Relational Dynamics; relational dynamics; under constraint over time; constraint over time; system trajectory; trajectory; relation; dynamics; constraint; time; coherence; excellence; capacity; Excellence is capacity held in coherence under constraint over time; relational ontology; process ontology; philosophy; ontology; systems thinking; complexity; complex systems; emergence; AI; artificial intelligence; governance; language; multilingual ontology; bilingual ontology; ScholarLand Ltd; Alice Jing Shan; canonical version; versioning; traceability; ontological precedence of relation; relational field; field over event; relation-bearing fields ——— Use and Permissions This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). It may be cited and shared for non-commercial scholarly and educational purposes with proper attribution and without modification. Any use beyond the permissions granted under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, including commercial use and the distribution of adaptations or derivative works, or incorporation of Relational Dynamics™, the Ontology of Relational Dynamics, its core ontological claim, related diagrams, conceptual structures, language, or related materials into paid courses, consultancy, training programmes, workshops, institutional learning products, organisational diagnostic materials, or other commercial materials, requires prior written permission and, where applicable, a separate licensing agreement from Dr Alice Jing SHAN 单景 / ScholarLand Ltd.