THE THEORY OF SEQUENTIAL REALIZATION: A Preliminary Framework for the Emergence of Observable Time

The physical nature and origin of time remain unresolved questions at the foundations of modern physics. Classical mechanics treats time as an independent parameter, quantum mechanics generally employs time as an external parameter governing state evolution, while General Relativity incorporates time into a dynamical spacetime geometry. This manuscript introduces the Theory of Sequential Realization (TSR), a proposed framework in which Observable Time is interpreted as an emergent consequence of the ordered realization of physically admissible configurations rather than as a fundamental temporal parameter. The framework introduces a Temporal State Space, Sequential Realization, Transition Cost, Temporal Geometry, and a Temporal Realization Field. The formulation remains preliminary and requires mathematical completion, recovery of established limits, quantitative prediction, numerical modelling, and empirical falsifiability.