Six and a half years ago (isn't time amazing - oh, definitely), the post Harder Than Rocket Science? appeared here. In an attempt to understand how the universe and everything works (42 might still be the answer), I made reference to Quantum Mechanics and, in particular, the Many-Worlds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.
This summer, a new idea has added an extra layer of understanding and might just be the path to a unified theory of everything. Published in April of this year, a paper titled Three-Dimensional Time: A Mathematical Framework for Fundamental Physics suggests that time might be the primary fabric of the universe, with mass and energy being manifestations of time's structure.
For a short summary of this somewhat radical idea, read this article from the Geophysical Institute where the author, Gunther Kletetschka, works.
Like other useful theories of everything, this theory has testable predictions, so stay tuned as it is either confirmed or refuted.
In the future, Kletetschka's name might be as well-known as Einstein, Heisenberg, Planck, Rutherford, Schrödinger, and the many, many others who have contributed to our understanding of how the universe works, deep down.
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