Size of the Universe Part 5

Gravity

Picking up where page four left off, obviously there is more to matter than just simple vibrations: There are other strange things going on that get especially weird when you get down to the sub-atomic level. But the force we will be dealing with here is gravity.

Again I want to stress that this particular page is hypothetical and should not be taken as anything academic. (rev 10/08/20)

Much like magnetism, the idea that gravity is some sort of static force has persisted for centuries. But here is something to ponder: What if the force holding us down and the force pushing two magnets or opposite charges together is one and the same? And what if that force can be described using an analogy that is closer to everyday experience than attempting to imagine curved space-time? Imagine, for a moment, sub-atomic particles as tiny tears in the fabric of space, tiny holes from our dimension to another through which space flows. Next, imagine a tank full of water with two outlets in the very top about 20 centimeters apart. Two pvc pipes are connected to the outlets, via a flexible connector, and each pipe runs straight down below the water line. Except for the two outlets and one air inlet, the tank is sealed and air is pumped in, creating pressure. The water will try and exit the tank through the pipes, and the free ends of the pipes will attract one another, moving towards each other faster and faster until they meet. At least, I’m pretty sure that is what would happen (never actually tried it). The water in the tank represents space, of course, and the free ends of the pipes: matter. Only in the case of matter, the holes oscillate (or space oscillates as it is pushed towards the holes), hence the particle and the wave—a force which repels the holes from each other even as they try to merge.

So if space is going down the proverbial tubes, so to speak, why doesn’t the universe implode? you might ask. Well, because space is being continually replenished. In other words, while matter might have been created 14 billion years ago, space is continually entering our dimension from somewhere else. Whatever entities are responsible for this “dark energy,” they must be much, much smaller than even the largest sub-atomic particle that we know of. Now, the logical and most simple conclusion from all this, in the context of my theories on both magnetism and gravity, is that the force causing magnetic attraction, the attraction between opposing charges, and the strong nuclear force is simply gravity that has found a gap between atoms/sub-atomic particles where the repulsive force has been reduced, creating the impression that there are much-stronger forces at work (gravity, in this case, being synonymous with the pressure and flow of water in the water-tank analogy). But again, I should point out that this is contrary to what I constantly hear, which is that there must be some distinct, mystical energy field/particle (or theorized particle) responsible for each force. 

What agrees with my theory:

The fact that I’m sitting here typing this without floating off into space, I suppose.

What disagrees with my theory:

1 Einstein's theory of general relativity: Even though Einstein himself pointed out that the way an object behaves within a gravitational field is indistinguishable from an object being accelerated through space; like Maxwell regarding magnetic fields, I believe Einstein viewed space as being more or less stationary in and around a gravitational field. Einstein probably would have scoffed at the suggestion that rather than being accelerated through space, propelled by the force of a rocket, an atom in a gravitational field is actually accelerated by space speeding through it and other atoms. So to accommodate his stationary space, he proposed that gravitational attraction was the result of matter following a 4-dimensional curve in space-time, with the resulting coordinate system resembling a stretched fabric.

2 Quantum theory, the experimental results of which indicate that nothing is real. In other words: The particle aspect of matter only comes into play when a wave is measured, otherwise existing in a strange probabilistic state, having no definite position.

4/10/19: I think there is one theory regarding quantum mechanics and the collapse of wave function that is compatible with my ideas, and that is the proposal put forth by physicist David Bohm in 1952. What I have gathered from several books on the subject of quantum mechanics, including David Greene’s “The Fabric of the Cosmos,” is that Bohm’s ideas have never been the most popular because they involve an instantaneous wave action—precisely what my theories entail.

On anti-gravity and alien-spacecraft propulsion

So first there was the Rowell crash, and then all of the rumors that have gone around ever since that have gradually become more detailed. Some of the latest things I have found on the net describe a craft that utilizes stacks of thin plate capacitors cable of producing millions of electron volts to defy gravity and inertia. Well, unfortunately, I do not have an alien-spacecraft parked in my garage (traded mine in back in the day on a Chevy Vega, regretful) to verify the claims, let alone prove the existence of alien visitation; but putting any disbelief aside for a moment, I have an idea how at least one aspect of such a propulsion system might work from the viewpoint of my theory of electromagnetism and gravity.

So in essence, my theory describes the mechanics behind gravity as a pressure differential between space surrounding a heavenly body and space wherever that heavenly body happens to be, the pressure difference causing an inward flow of space, towards matter, which we refer to as gravity. As to the shape of these subatomic-oscillating-portholes-that-consume-space: Could they be round, flat, or wrapped up in some Calabi-Yau shape so loved by string theorists? I really have no idea. But let’s entertain the idea that the flow into one of these incredibly small orifices is, indeed, directional. The next logical question is, could these tiny portholes composing matter be somehow forced to align with one another? And what would the result be if many billions of them became aligned?

Whether it’s a salmon swimming upstream against the current or a rocket blasting off from the earth, both have one thing in common: They are expending energy out their tails to propel themselves forward. But then imagine a salmon that could gulp an infinite amount of water, so much so that the he is no longer dragged downstream by the current. I propose that something like this might be going on in the intense electric field created by the plate capacitors. The following diagram contains my ideas regarding gravity, in simplistic terms, and and how they might hypothetically fit with other phenomena. 

I would point out that once beyond a planet’s gravitational pull (or push) and atmosphere, such a propulsion scheme could be used to propel a spacecraft to great velocity—with no exhaust.

And I would even take things a step further, here, and propose that if by chance I am correct, and some of the outermost matter of some galaxies could somehow be being aligned, like the matter in my hypothetical spacecraft—and the portholes were aligned inward (towards the center of the galaxy)—it might provide an alternative explanation to the concept of dark matter; although calculating the potential increase ingravity is way beyond me.

11/14/19: It would stand to reason that if galaxies were, indeed, glued together by “directional gravity” that it would not result in any overall increase in gravity. However, upon studying the subject of dark matter further, an overall increase in gravity reportedly does show up in the interactions between galaxies and in the gravitational lensing associated with galaxies. Not being a cosmologist by any stretch of the imagination, I don’t know exactly how conclusive the previously mentioned evidence is, but I am skeptical that my directional gravity could cause a net increase in gravity, but who knows? Of course, I am also skeptical of the entire concept of dark matter. After all, if there really is three times more of it than ordinary matter, common sense would say we should be composed of it. (More research necessary).