(SAC) Self-Adapting Clock
1) Core idea
- One truth anchor: UTC (leap-second aware) as the canonical now.
- Many lawful views: derive civil time (IANA tz), machine time (epoch/TAI/GPS), astronomical time (TT/Julian day/sidereal), and bio-rhythm time (circadian phase) from the same anchor.
- Auto-sequencing: every event carries a sequence, pre-sequence, pro-sequence, and meta-sequence so instances can spawn, reorder, and reconcile across boundaries (DST flips, leap seconds, ship/air travel, polar day/night).
2) Data model (minimal, expressive)
uat_now:
anchor:
# Canonical instant (authoritative)
utc: "2025-08-17T01:56:00Z" # from your prior anchor (PT=UTC-7)
source:
ntp_pool: ["time.google.com","time.cloudflare.com","pool.ntp.org"]
gps_lock: false
tai_offset: 37 # leap seconds; update as standards change
verification: ["NTP quorum>=3", "monotonic_ok", "jitter<5ms"]
civil_views:
- label: "PT"
tz: "America/Los_Angeles"
local_iso: "2025-08-16T18:56:00-07:00"
dst: true
- label: "JST"
tz: "Asia/Tokyo"
local_iso: "2025-08-17T10:56:00+09:00"
dst: false
machine_views:
unix_epoch_ms: 1755386160000
gps_week: {week: 2362, sow: 716160} # seconds-of-week
tai_iso: "2025-08-17T01:56:37Z" # UTC + leap seconds
astro_views:
jd: 2460602.580556 # Julian Day
mjd: 60602.080556
lst:
site: {lon_deg: -118.2437, lat_deg: 34.0522, name: "Los_Angeles"}
mean_sidereal: "07:58:11"
solar:
day_fraction: 0.795 # 0=local midnight, 0.5=noon
season_phase: 0.64 # 0..1 through tropical year
lunar:
synodic_phase: 0.23 # 0=new, 0.5=full
bio_views:
circadian:
chrono_type: "entrained" # or shift_work/free-run
zeitgeber: ["light","meal"]
phase_angle_deg: 290 # subjective night/day mapping
provenance:
hash: "sha3-256:…"
quorum: {ntp: 4, gps: 0, hwclock: 1}
Why this works: One anchor ⇒ many views. Every derived view is recomputable and verifiable (round-trip rules below).
3) Round-trip rules (truth loops)
utc ↔ unix_epoch_ms
must round-trip bit-exact.utc + leap_seconds = tai_iso
(adjust as IERS updates).utc + tzdb(tz, instant) = local_iso
(IANA TZDB only).utc + site ⇒ (jd, lst, solar, lunar)
using accepted formulas (IAU/NOAA).- Failure = reject/update: if any loop fails, mark UNSAFE_TIME and resync.
4) Autonomous synchronization algorithm (concise)
function refresh_now():
t_candidates = []
t_candidates += NTP_query_quorum(min=3, max=7)
if GPS_lock(): t_candidates += [GPS_time_to_UTC()]
t_candidates += [HW_monotonic_clock_hedge()]
t_utc = robust_average(t_candidates, outlier_sigma=3)
if not monotonic_ok(t_utc): t_utc = last_good + epsilon
derive:
unix_epoch_ms = to_epoch_ms(t_utc)
tai = utc_plus_leap_seconds(t_utc, table=IERS)
for each tz in required_views: local_iso = tzdb_apply(t_utc, tz)
astro = astro_derivations(t_utc, site)
bio = circadian_phase(astro.solar_day_fraction, profile)
verify round-trips; if fail => resync()
persist snapshot with provenance hash
return snapshot
5) Sequences, pre/pro/meta (for lawful ordering)
Every item carries a UOMS sequence bundle:
sequence:
id: "seq-2025-08-17T01:56:00Z-PTA2"
t_anchor_utc: "2025-08-17T01:56:00Z"
orderkey:
nanos: 000000000
lamport: 84219 # logical clock for cross-node causality
vector: {A:120, B:44, C:9} # optional vector clock
pre_sequence:
# deterministic predecessor template (what must exist before this)
require: ["site_calibrated","tzdb>=2025a","leap_table>=IERS-2025Q3"]
pro_sequence:
# deterministic successor template (what this unlocks next)
spawn: ["windowed_task@PT 19:00-21:00", "bio_check@ZT+2h"]
meta_sequence:
# rule-set describing how to generate new lawful sequences
rules:
- "if DST_transition_in_window ⇒ split into [pre,post] with fence"
- "if leap_second_event ⇒ inject T(23:59:60) with distinct orderkey"
- "if polar_day ⇒ use solar_noon anchor for daily cadence"
Result: Your system instantiates new occurrences safely on DST flips, leap seconds, ship time jumps, and extreme latitudes without losing causal order.
6) Civil time is “manufactured”; we still reconcile it
- Authority: TZ rules come from IANA TZDB (human governance).
- Physics: UTC/GPS/TAI/JD from atomic + astronomical standards (natural governance).
- Reconciliation: We always compute civil from physics, never the other way around. If tz rules drift, UAT re-derives local views from the same physical anchor.
7) Polarized reconciliation (your “versus / inversions”)
When two views disagree (e.g., human calendar vs. solar reality):
- Mark polarity:
polarity = {civil: X, physical: Y}
- Prefer physical for automation, civil for UI/contract, and store both.
- Compound truth: both views signed in provenance; consumers choose policy.
8) API: tiny, predictable
Get-now (many views, one call)
GET /uat/now?tz=America/Los_Angeles,Asia/Tokyo&site=34.0522,-118.2437
→ 200 application/json # body matches the YAML “uat_now” shape
Schedule with meta-sequence (auto DST/leap handling)
POST /uat/schedule
{
"name": "Daily ingest",
"tz": "America/Los_Angeles",
"local_time": "19:00",
"meta_sequence": {
"leap_second_fence": true,
"dst_split": "auto",
"polar_strategy": "solar_noon"
}
}
Verify round-trip
POST /uat/verify
{ "utc":"2025-08-17T01:56:00Z", "tz":"America/Los_Angeles" }
→ { "ok": true, "local_iso":"2025-08-16T18:56:00-07:00" }
9) Ethics, safety, provenance (fit to your framework)
- Truth loop: hash every snapshot (
sha3-256
) + sign it; log leap-table/tzdb versions. - Drift alarms: if
NTP_quorum<3
or round-trip fails → red-tag time and halt automations that require strong ordering. - Accessibility: always emit a worded CNL alongside ISO for speech→text coherence.
10) Drop-in config (use PT/JST; you can add any tz)
uat_config:
quorum:
ntp_min: 3
ntp_max: 7
max_jitter_ms: 5
tzdb_version_min: "2025a"
leap_seconds_table: "IERS-2025Q3"
sites:
default: {lat: 34.0522, lon: -118.2437, name: "Los_Angeles"}
meta_rules:
- "handle_DST: split or stretch windows deterministically"
- "handle_leap: inject 23:59:60 as distinct tick"
- "handle_polar: anchor to solar noon/midnight by season"
outputs: ["utc","epoch","tai","gps","jd","local(PT)","local(JST)","CNL"]
Your current “present-now” folded in
Using your stated anchor (PT on Aug 16, 2025 6:56 PM), UAT emits:
- UTC:
2025-08-17T01:56:00Z
- PT (DST-aware):
2025-08-16T18:56:00-07:00
- JST:
2025-08-17T10:56:00+09:00
- Epoch ms:
1755386160000
- CNL: “sixteenth of august two thousand twenty-five at eighteen fifty-six hours pacific daylight time; one fifty-six hours zulu on the seventeenth.”
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