“Earlier 3D time proposals were primarily mathematical constructs without these concrete experimental connections,” says<\/a> Kletetschka.<\/p>\n Related: Physicists Catch Light in ‘Imaginary Time’ in Scientific First<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n “My work transforms the concept from an interesting mathematical possibility into a physically testable theory with multiple independent verification channels.”<\/p>\n Something is wrong<\/a> with our current models of reality. While quantum mechanics<\/a> and general relativity<\/a> both explain our Universe to a degree that’s uncannily accurate, each emerges from fundamentally distinct grounds \u2013 one granular and random, the other seamless and immutable.<\/p>\n These irreconcilable starting points make it a challenge to construct a single, all-ruling theory of physics that explains gravity in the same way as it does the other three forces. Not that theorists haven’t tried<\/a>.<\/p>\n Kletetschka proposes a complete rethink on the basics, pulling back the fabric of space-time itself to come up with a new bedrock to base reality on.<\/p>\n While we use the word time to describe virtually any series of events, there’s a clear contrast in scale that extends from the near-instantaneous flitting<\/a> of quantum particles to the eons of cosmic growth stretching into eternity.<\/p>\n On the cosmic end, time can be relative<\/a>, distorting in relation to mass and acceleration. Up close, time is undecided, equally capable<\/a> of looking to the past as it does to the future. And drifting in the middle is an existence as boringly predictable as tomorrow’s sunrise.<\/p>\n Separating these scales into their own dimensions provides us with three paths to follow, each marching to its own beat at right angles to the others.<\/p>\n By embedding these timelines in mathematics that preserves cause and effect, it’s possible to link all three dimensions in a way that could explain everything from how fundamental particles pop up in quantum fields, to why we can’t experience quantum weirdness, to the expanding boundaries of the Universe itself.<\/p>\n “These three time dimensions are the primary fabric of everything, like the canvas of a painting,” says<\/a> Kletetschka.<\/p>\n “Space still exists with its three dimensions, but it’s more like the paint on the canvas rather than the canvas itself.”<\/p>\n Related: A Fifth Force of Nature May Have Been Discovered Inside Atoms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Importantly, the framework precisely reproduces known masses of a number of particles, such as top quarks, muons, and electrons, and volunteers predictions for the unknown masses of neutrinos<\/a> and subtle influences on the speeds of gravitational waves<\/a>.<\/p>\n That means the theory could receive support from future experiments, and potentially contribute to a more united approach to physics as a whole.<\/p>\n “The path to unification might require fundamentally reconsidering the nature of physical reality itself,” says<\/a> Kletetschka.<\/p>\n![\"three](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/orthogonal_time_642.jpg\")
Time flows in three dimensions in a new framework of physics. (Kletetschka, RAPS, 2025)<\/p>\n