Simultaneity as an Observer-Dependent Relation of Process Instantiation

Simultaneity as an Observer-Dependent Relation of Process Instantiation

In standard relativity, simultaneity is observer-dependent because different observers in different states of motion will slice spacetime differently. But in our model, we need to reframe this in terms of process instantiation rather than pre-existing spacetime slices.

1. The Observer’s Own Process of Instantiation:

   • The observer isn’t external to time—they are themselves a meaning-maker whose act of observation is an unfolding process.
   • This means that the act of determining simultaneity is itself subject to process instantiation constraints—i.e., the observer’s unfolding interaction with the system determines what can be instantiated as ‘simultaneous’ for them.
   • The observer does not access an objective simultaneity; they instantiate a simultaneity based on their relational position in the system.

2. Time Dilation as Observer-Dependent Instantiation Rate:

   • Instead of thinking of moving clocks "ticking slower," we say that the rate at which an observer's process instantiates meaning instances is altered by their relation to the gravitational field or motion.
   • When an observer in motion compares their meaning-making process to another observer's, they aren’t comparing against a fixed background time; they’re comparing different instantiation constraints on process unfolding.

3. Simultaneity as Observer-Dependent Process Individuation:

   • If simultaneity depends on the observer’s unfolding act of observation, then different observers will individuate simultaneous events differently.
   • This means simultaneity is not an absolute property of events but a meaning-instance that depends on how an observer’s process unfolds in relation to what is being observed.

What This Solves

• No need for a pre-existing time metric—time is an emergent feature of instantiated process.
• Simultaneity isn’t an arbitrary coordinate choice but a function of meaning-making in an observer’s process of individuation.
• Time dilation is reframed as a difference in how observers instantiate meaning in different relational conditions, not a distortion of pre-existing time.