The Ontological Structure of G-MaTT: Phase as Time, Torsion as Mass

Abstract We clarify the foundational ontology of Generalized Mass as Twisted Time (G-MaTT). The primordial object \(\mathcal{M}_\mu\) is a pre-geometric, dimensionless potential—not a field in spacetime. Phase in \(\mathcal{M}_\mu\) generates time; twist in the emergent mass torsional field \(\hat{M}_\mu\) generates mass. 3D space forms as \(\hat{M}_\mu\) twists, with length, width, and height corresponding to the three orthogonal directions of torsional strain. Particles are knots in \(\hat{M}_\mu\), not in \(\mathcal{M}_\mu\). The correction resolves a subtle but critical conflation and ensures G-MaTT’s internal consistency as it enters the experimental era. This correction also applies to other prior works and resolves a subtle but critical conflation between phase (time) and torsion (mass).