Abstract
This paper introduces a novel Quantum Thermodynamics framework for understanding time and gravity within a discrete quantum spacetime network. By establishing a mapping between time and entropy, We define thermodynamic time as a discrete sequence of entropy-increasing state transitions in the network of Space Elementary Quanta (SEQs)—the Planck-scale constituents of spacetime. The model rigorously demonstrates the irreversibility of time through spontaneous entropy growth, governed by multiplicative energy distributions across the SEQ network.
Our framework unifies relativistic and quantum field-theoretic phenomena by proposing a concrete physical mechanism for Lorentz covariance in SR and gravitational time dilation in GR: local compression or stretching of the SEQ network modulates state-transition frequencies, directly linking spacetime curvature to observable General Relativity effects. In this paradigm, mass emerges from SU(3)-mediated spatial compression, storing gravitational potential energy as elastic strain, while the Higgs field acts as a chiral quantum lock to stabilize this energy.
Key contributions include:
-A derivation of gravity as an emergent phenomenon from SU(3)-driven local space compression, inducing spherically symmetric spacetime stretching—consistent with general relativity.
-A falsifiable prediction of asymmetry in positron-electron magnetic moments due to their different coupling manner to the chiral fixed-spin SEQ ground state.
-A resolution of the mass-gravity nexus, where QCD confinement and the Higgs mechanism jointly govern energy localization, bridging quantum field theory with Einstein’s elastic spacetime paradigm.
This work advances a discrete, geometrodynamic foundation for modern physics, offering testable insights into time, gravity, and particle interactions.
