Phurlon & Phlash
(⟷ & ⚟ᶠ)

Visualisation 

If space is made of light-bands, then stretching a band stretches the light with it. Like a rubber train on a rubber track — stretch both equally, and the time it takes to travel the track stays the same. The Phurlon is always the shortest connection between two points, even if that connection stretches. No amount of distortion changes the speed of light; it remains constant, grounded in the unchanging traversal time.

Phurlon & Phlash: Redefining Space & Time

In Phen Theory, we replace fixed external constants like Planck time & Planck length with internal, projection-based units that arise naturally from the structure of the universe itself. These units are defined not by background fields, but by the rhythm & geometry of projection.

Note on Space:

In Phen Theory, space is not a substance or structure. It is an eternal, passive void, a null container with no properties. All observable structure emerges from projection via Phenomena (ΦΝ∞), not from the expansion of “space” itself. This is a key departure from traditional physics & underpins the behaviour of Phurlons & Phlashes described below

Core Principle:

Phenomena (Universe) is stretchable. Time is projection. Light defines both.

Phurlon (⟷)

The Phurlon is the stretchable unit of projected Phenomena. It is not a rigid ruler like Planck length. Instead, it is the elastic light-band that connects two Phenom (vector points) within the Phenomenon. This connection is formed by a Phibre, a 2P line that can stretch under tension or compress from lack of tension.

The Phurlon represents the shortest active connection in projected Phenomena, but it is not fixed. It can lengthen or contract depending on tension, making it more like a structural spring than a rigid stick.

Photon (⚟)

When we talk about Photons, it also sometimes includes the Red, Green & Blue Phenom or Phibres as they are all just flavours of the same thing

A Photon in Phen Theory is not a particle moving through space, but the act of Phenomena being revealed. It is the projection itself. Every time a Photon is emitted, it projects a Phield Phibre (←→), forming a stretchable scalar link - a Phurlon (⟷). It is not bringing a distance into existence, but the structural tension path that can be measured.

Phlash (⚟ᶠ)

A Phlash is the most fundamental act of emergence, the instant a Phield Phibre is emitted, revealing one stretchable unit of space (a Phurlon). It is the shortest possible unit of time in Phen Theory. Each Phlash defines one projection frame as a single discrete unit in the unfolding rhythm of the universe.

This replaces the need for Planck time. There is no background clock. Time is internally defined by the cadence of Phlashes:

Time (T) = 1⟷ per 1⚟ᶠ

Phlash Cycle (⚟ᶜ or c)

The Phlash Cycle defines the tempo of the universe & the rhythm at which Phlashes occur. It is akin to the speed of light in SP, but is not a velocity. It is the constant structural rate of projection itself.

⚟ᶜ = ⟷ / ⚟ᶠ

In the native frame of Phen Theory, the Phlash Cycle is fixed at 1. That is, one Phurlon is projected per Phlash:

Phlash Cycle = 1

This constancy preserves c without relying on fixed distances or durations. Even as space stretches (⟷ varies), the Phlash remains invariant maintaining projection rhythm.

Analogy: The Projector

Think of the Phen as a film projector in a dark room. It does not emit time or space. It allows projection to occur. Each Phlash is one act of projection, a discrete scalar event (⚟ᶠ). Each Phield Phibre is a line of light from the source. What appears on the screen (Philter) is a Phenom.

You don’t move through time. Time is the sequencing of Phlashes.

What we perceive as continuity is just a high Flash Rate of projection events & we are unable to see the gaps between frames.

Time, Tension, & Observation

Now, stretch your mind a little further.

We’ve said before: Phurlons are stretchable, but traversal time is constant. One Plank (pun intended) still takes the same step no matter how far it’s been stretched or compressed. So if you were walking across a region of dense Phenomenon, you’d still be moving one Plank at a time.

But if I’m observing you from a relaxed, spread-out region of the Phenomena, your steps would appear absurdly fast. To me, you’re warping through space. Meanwhile, if you look back at me, I’d seem to be crawling, barely moving at all.

Time, then, is not a universal beat.

It’s a relative flow, determined by how dense or stretched your Phenomena region is compared to mine. The tighter the mesh of tension, the faster things appear to move to an external observer. Not because time speeds up, but because the Phenomena is folded tighter.