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Entropic Time, Psychophysics, and Deformed Neural Dynamics: A Unified Physical Theory for Human Time Perception

Biological Physics 2026-06-28 v1 Statistical Mechanics Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems

Abstract

We present a unified physical theory demonstrating that human subjective time perception does not track geometric coordinate time tt, but instead emerges from a local metric mutation driven by macroscopic physical entropy production. By establishing the Nonextensive Troika -- a closed, mutually dependent algebraic triplet linking the phase-space fractal dimension DD, the conformable derivative order α\alpha, and the Tsallis nonextensive parameter qq -- we eliminate independent phenomenological fitting constants. We prove that the local time metric inherently scales as tαt^{\alpha}, deriving the conformable operator as a necessary kinetic consequence. Furthermore, we derive the qq-index from the equiprobable monofractal Tsallis entropy SqS_q. This structural closure unifies anomalous neural dissipative transport within a deformed leaky integrate-and-fire framework and analytically predicts macroscopic psychophysical response transitions, providing a clear thermodynamic basis for time dilation in psychedelic states (the REBUS model) and temporal compression during cognitive aging.

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@article{arxiv.2606.29427,
  title  = {Entropic Time, Psychophysics, and Deformed Neural Dynamics: A Unified Physical Theory for Human Time Perception},
  author = {José Weberszpil and Oscar Sotolongo-Costa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.29427},
  year   = {2026}
}

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33 pages, 2 figures