Chronon Cosmogenesis: The Emergence of Spacetime, Matter, and Symmetry from Causal Topology

We propose a cosmological framework in which time, matter, and quantum symmetries emerge from a cascade of spontaneous symmetry breakings in Chronon Field Theory (CFT). Time is modeled as a dynamical timelike vector field Φμ(x), whose global alignment defines a preferred foliation—the Real Now—and induces spontaneous Lorentz violation. Matter arises as topological solitons with quantized winding in Φμ, with w=±1 configurations behaving as spin-12 particles via configuration space topology, and w=0 as bosonic modes. CPT symmetry arises only in the smooth-field limit, while a causal, topological bias in winding yields a natural matter–antimatter asymmetry without requiring explicit CP violation. We support this mechanism with simulations showing a burst-like soliton genesis phase, followed by topological relaxation and entropy saturation. The system stabilizes into a high-coherence, low-entropy vacuum, consistent with a classical cosmos. The resulting baryon asymmetry is consistent with observation if the critical coherence scale is ∼108m. This framework offers a symmetry-based model of cosmogenesis, where the arrow of time, chirality, and matter asymmetry emerge from temporal geometry. Potential observational signatures include Lorentz-violating effects, polarization anisotropies, and neutrino asymmetries.