Static Emergence: A Finite Ontology

This paper proposes a minimal ontological model, developed from first principles, in which physical reality consists of a finite set of static, observer-compatible configurations. Each configuration is a fully specified, quantum-resolved informational structure that does not evolve, interact, or exist within spacetime. Instead, these form a timeless configuration space in which apparent continuity, causality, and agency arise as internal structural features. The model introduces no dynamics, selection mechanism, or external observer; it treats probabilistic emergence as an ontological primitive governed by a non-uniform structural weighting. Rather than offering a predictive physical theory, it defines a structurally complete framework for interpreting emergence within a finite, timeless ontological landscape.