Entropic Time, Psychophysics, and Deformed Neural Dynamics: A Unified Physical Theory for Human Time Perception
Abstract
We present a unified physical theory demonstrating that human subjective time perception does not track geometric coordinate time , 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 , the conformable derivative order , and the Tsallis nonextensive parameter -- we eliminate independent phenomenological fitting constants. We prove that the local time metric inherently scales as , deriving the conformable operator as a necessary kinetic consequence. Furthermore, we derive the -index from the equiprobable monofractal Tsallis entropy . 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