Chronos in the Coordinate System: An Ontological Critique of Geometrical Spacetime and the Spatialization of Time

This position paper presents an ontological critique of the transition from Albert Einstein’s operational physics (1905/1906) to the geometrical mysticism of General Relativity (GR). We argue that the elevation of time (\(t\)) into a substantial fourth dimension represents a fundamental ontological error—the spatialization of processual dynamics. While the first three spatial dimensions are mathematically backward-compatible and symmetrical, the temporal dimension is not. By treating time as a spatial coordinate, modern physics confuses velocity (\(m/s\)) with pure extension (\(m\)), requiring artificial mathematical compensations to balance a static geometric grid against a dynamic reality. Concurrently, quantum mechanics defined stationary state clouds but failed to integrate inherent motion. We propose a return to an oscillation-based, processual ontology that eliminates the reification of time.