Ontological Resolution Theory — Canon v16 From the Primacy of Relations to Fundamental Constants, Stability, Time, and Quantum Measurement .

Ontological Resolution Theory (ORT) is a framework in which operational reality
emerges from the interplay between a discrete carrier and the finite capacity of
observers. The theory rests on Axiom Zero: relations, not objects, are fundamental.
Canon v16.0 consolidates all prior results (v15.0 and Paper C) and adds four new
contributions:
1. Stability as generated regime: Quantum dispersion is the default; stability
arises from budget gating at the impedance threshold Z. Three regimes of the
lattice — Dispersion, Matter, Frozen — are formally derived. The measurement
problem is dissolved as a stabilisation transition.
2. Time formalised: Time is a frame-indexing function Φ : Pn+1 → Rn ⊗ N
assigning ordinal indices to consensus chains. The arrow of time equals the
direction of growth of |R|.
3. Quantum randomness derived: Apparent randomness arises from dimen-
sional mismatch between deterministic code (level n+ 1) and observer space
(level n). The Born rule P (k) = |⟨k|ψ⟩|2 is the unique rotationally invariant
projection measure (Gleason).
4. Heisenberg–Gödel isomorphism: Uncertainty and incompleteness are
shown to be dual manifestations of the boundary of expressibility within a
single level.
Consolidated predictions (parameter-free, 15 quantities)