The Ontology of Time: Sequence, Asymmetry and the Arrow of Constraint Transition

What is time? Is it a fundamental dimension, an illusion, or an emergent parameter? In Energy-Efficiency Theory (EET), time is neither a container nor a fundamental coordinate. It is the ordered sequence of discrete constraint transitions---the dynamic expression of the constraint network's existence. This paper develops the ontology of time from the generative foundations of EET Core Rules v5.4, tracing the chain from Finite Actionability and Discrete Transition through Barrier Asymmetry to the arrow of time, the hierarchical structure of temporal flow, and the one-dimensionality of temporal experience. Version 3.0 reconstructs the ontology as a complete first-principles derivation from EET's three root…