>[!warning] >This content has not been peer reviewed. There is no "universal clock". Every [[Information]] has its own local and unique "proper time". Similarly, a [[System]] can have a proper time as well. Gravity slows time down. Since no two systems occupy the exact same point in space and move at the exact same speed, no two systems share the same time. Every system has their [proper time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proper_time). There is no global "now". Only a local, personal [[Present|Present that is a non-observable state of internal processing]]. The [[Present]] always builds on the [[Past]]. --- ## RRT Formalization **Logic:** $\tau$ is the Refresh Interval between discrete [[Translation]] [[Event|Events]]. **Constraint:** No $\tau$ exists without $\epsilon$ ([[Energy]]). If a [[System]] stops spending [[Energy]] to [[Translation|Translate]], it vanishes from the [[Present]]. ___ ## In the Equation **"The When"** ($\tau$) $\tau$ is in the denominator - it determines how often the [[System]] must refresh. A smaller $\tau$ (faster refresh) increases the energy bill. The local $\Phi_{\min}$ is invariant; gravity affects $\tau$ only relative to other [[Location|locations]]. ___ ### Smallest Unit Proper Time can be viewed as granular with the smallest meaningful scale being the [Planck Time](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_time). Below this scale, our current physics breaks down. It is the limit of what we can meaningfully describe. Even if time is a "flow", it is translated by [[You]] as "ticks" because our [[Sensing]] and [[Internal Processing]] are event-based. I recommend the book "[The Order of Time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Order_of_Time_(book))" by Carlo Rovelli.