The Theory of Time Superposition: A Prodeterministic Ontology for Causality and the Measurement Problem in the Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics

This paper addresses the perennial anomalies of quantum mechanics—specifically the measurement problem, causality, and the fundamental nature of time—by introducing a novel ontological framework rooted in Yılmaz Öner’s philosophy of prodeterminism. Rejecting classical longitudinal continuity and spacetime realism, this study posits time as a topological operator within a latitudinal probability space, termed the "Time Latitude." Within this framework, quantum superposition is fundamentally redefined not as a physical wave propagating through actual space, but as "Time Superposition": the distribution of virtual energy potentials across the time latitude. To resolve the mechanics of wave function collapse, the concept of "Time Latitude Constriction" is introduced, demonstrating how asymmetric tension and informational phase pressure force the probability space toward a topological fault (actualization). Consequently, measurement and causality are conceptualized as informational costs driven by relative entropy differentials rather than spatial mechanisms. By establishing a direct correlation between mass-energy density and the operational fault rhythm of the time latitude, this model ontologically deciphers relativistic time dilation as a structural Quantum Zeno Effect. Ultimately, this approach presents a radical revision of wave function realism, offering a unified topological foundation that bridges theoretical physics and the philosophy of nature, and providing novel conceptual tools for future inquiries into quantum gravity and determinism.