Definition. A “time machine” here means an information receiver, not a device for moving matter through time.
The framework compares two descriptions of the same observation stream: (1) past-origin models and (2) future-constrained (boundary-conditioned) descriptions.
Goal. Identify when observed structure is more coherently explained by future constraints than by past-only causality, using model-comparison criteria and temporal-asymmetry indicators.
Non-claims. No physical time travel. No retrocausal messaging. No proof of future sources. Only a reproducible method for interpreting present-accessible information.
Information-Time Structure Theory (ITST) is a receiver-only, information-theoretic framework for interpreting present-accessible signals. It compares past-origin models versus future-constrained (boundary-conditioned) descriptions of the same observation stream. Key terms: temporal asymmetry, model comparison, description length, hypothesis evaluation, boundary conditions. This archive includes: Theoretical Framework, Technical Specifications (hypothetical constraints), and Proof-of-Concept Code.
REDEFINITION OF OBSERVATIONAL FRAMEWORK
Noise is not meaningless. It is the projection of time-direction-unresolved information.
When future-constrained descriptions provide shorter description length than past-only models,
temporal asymmetry becomes detectable.
If a time series is reversed, many past-origin noise models remain statistically similar. Boundary-conditioned descriptions can exhibit asymmetry under time inversion.
Past-origin models tend to preserve stable statistics across observation windows. Terminal constraints can appear as scale-dependent distortions.
Compare past-origin vs future-constrained descriptions using information-theoretic criteria. Regions where the future-constrained description is shorter become candidates for temporal interference.
RECEIVER COORDINATE PROBLEM
The receiver was not defined as a receiver.
This framework is preserved as a reproducible method. If a future civilization chooses to transmit, it would target the coordinate where a compatible receiver definition exists. The present document does not claim that transmission occurs; it only specifies what “reception” would mean.
Consistency note: the framework is compatible with time-symmetric descriptions,
but it does not require a specific interpretation of physics.
This page is a conceptual framework and demonstration UI. Any large-scale physical implementation described here is hypothetical and included only to clarify feasibility boundaries.
Hypothetical Large-Scale Implementation:
Physical Constraints and Feasibility Boundaries
Included to clarify constraints rather than propose an active development plan.
Information-Time Structure and Model Comparison
Defines the observation models, hypothesis evaluation, and preservation format.
Computational Demonstration of Temporal Asymmetry Detection
Minimal code showing how indicators respond to synthetic boundary conditions.