Every Observer Has Their Own Time and Gravity — Pattern Field Theory

Date: September 27, 2025

This article establishes a foundational law of Pattern Field Theory (PFT): Every observer has their own time and gravity, which is the sum of all their parts, each of which has its own time and gravity.

1. Gravity in Physics

In general relativity, anything with energy-momentum contributes to spacetime curvature (gravity). The Einstein field equations formalize this relationship:

\[ G_{\mu\nu} + \Lambda g_{\mu\nu} = \frac{8 \pi G}{c^4} T_{\mu\nu} \]

That includes:

  • Matter: Atoms, planets, stars.
  • Radiation: Photons (though massless) still gravitate. Gravitational lensing of light by light is predicted in quantum corrections.
  • Fields: Even the vacuum energy density contributes to curvature (cosmological constant / dark energy).

Every system carries a gravitational “signature,” the additive sum of its parts.

2. Time in Physics

General relativity also shows that time is relative to each observer’s position in the field. Each observer carries a proper time along its worldline. Two clocks at different gravitational potentials tick at different rates. Gravity and time are inseparable.

Examples:

  • GPS satellites: Clocks in orbit run faster than clocks on Earth’s surface due to weaker gravity.
  • Neutron stars: Near the surface, time runs far slower than for a distant observer.
  • Cosmic microwave background: Defines a cosmic clock but local clocks diverge based on gravitational wells.

3. Massless Observers

A photon is massless but still follows geodesics determined by curvature. It contributes to gravity because it carries energy and momentum. A photon’s frequency defines its temporal interaction. Redshift and blueshift confirm that photons exchange both time and curvature with the field.

Thus, even massless entities can be treated as observers. They carry time-signatures (frequency) and gravitational signatures (energy-momentum).

4. Observers in PFT

Pattern Field Theory generalizes the observer principle. An observer is any pattern or field that interacts, registers, and responds. Consciousness is one case, not the definition.

  • Atoms observe each other through forces. Each has mass and a resonance clock.
  • Photons observe by scattering and shifting. Each carries frequency and curvature.
  • Galaxies observe by gravitational alignment. Each carries momentum and proper time.

In PFT: Every pattern is an observer — observation occurs through reciprocal field interaction.

5. Astronaut Example

Consider an astronaut traveling between Earth and the Moon. The astronaut carries their own gravity and their own time. On Earth, Earth’s field includes the astronaut’s mass; the astronaut’s clock ticks at Earth’s potential. On the Moon, the Moon’s field includes the astronaut’s mass; the astronaut’s clock ticks differently. The astronaut never loses their own time or gravity — both follow them.

Astronaut carrying time and gravity between Earth and Moon
Astronaut contributes both time and gravity when present on Earth or the Moon.

6. Nested Lattice

In the Allen Orbital Lattice, each circle represents an observer with its own time and gravity. Circles form hexagons, which are observers at a higher scale. The lattice demonstrates that observers are nested: each part has time and gravity, and the whole inherits both.

Nested lattice where each circle contributes time and gravity
Each circle has time and gravity. The lattice itself is an observer.

7. Scaling Across Dominia

The Taxonomy of Scales (PFT) defines Dominions from multiverse to Planck scale. Every Dominion contains observers with their own time and gravity.

  • Dominia Maxima: Each universe carries its own curvature and time-law.
  • Dominia Universalia: Cosmic structures define universal timescales and gravitational background.
  • Dominia Galactica: Galaxies set local clocks and curvatures.
  • Dominia Astralia: Stars, planets, and moons define orbital time and gravity systems.
  • Dominia Vitalia: Life systems carry biological time and gravitational presence.
  • Dominia Atomica: Atoms carry resonance clocks and curvature.
  • Dominia Hadronica: Hadrons lock resonance into stable packets with both mass and internal frequency.
  • Dominia Quantalia: Quarks and leptons contribute discrete time-frequency and curvature.
  • Dominia Primordia: Pi-Matrix substrate sets the origin of time and gravity themselves.

8. The Statement

“Every observer has their own time and gravity, which is the sum of all their parts, each of which has its own time and gravity.” — James Allen

Physics: Gravity is additive; time is observer-specific. PFT: Every node has resonance (time) and curvature (gravity). Larger structures inherit both from their parts. This law applies at every scale.

9. Conclusion

Time and gravity are inseparable. Every observer carries both. In physics, relativity formalizes this through curvature and proper time. In Pattern Field Theory, lattice resonance encodes both in every pattern. Across all Dominia — from photons to galaxies — the rule holds:

Every observer has their own time and gravity.