TimeChamber Theory: A Lattice-Based Framework for Emergent Time, Space, and Universal Coherence

SUPERSEDED RECORD NOTICE: This 2025 OSF preprint is superseded by the 2026 corrected Zenodo record, TimeChamber Theory II: Foundations, Dynamics, and an Empirical Ledger, with Exploratory Companion, DOI: [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21202913].Earlier numerical/significance claims and speculative claims not reproduced or status-labeled in the corrected core paper should be regarded as withdrawn. The corrected record separates the status-labeled core framework from exploratory companion material.TimeChamber Theory (TCT) proposes that mass, time, and fundamental forces are not intrinsic to particles, but emerge from synchronized oscillatory coherence within a structured lattice field called the NowLattice. Each lattice node—called a TimeChamber—acts as a spherical coherence dipole with radial inflow and outflow, governing energy localization and temporal progression.TCT reproduces known constants without free parameters: the proton mass within 86 sigma, the fine-structure constant within 0.53 sigma, and orbital radii within less than 1 sigma. These predictions arise from a 1+136 coherence shell geometry, not from field-based interactions. Redshift anomalies and fine-structure constant drift are modeled as coherence mismatches rather than cosmic expansion, offering testable deviations in astrophysical and laboratory data.Extending Maxwell, Schrödinger, Dirac, and Einstein frameworks, TCT introduces coherence-modulated permittivity, localized Lorentz symmetry, and oscillator-based time evolution. It proposes a falsifiable, unified model that bridges QFT, GR, and cosmology—and introduces the concept of intelligence as a coherence-stabilizing agent within a dynamically updating universe.