JUNK SCIENCE VERSION OF GENERAL RELATIVITY — TIME DILATION
Part Eight: Mythic Theory of Everything
Only the gods are free to make their own rules.
Foreword
The Mythic Theory of Everything (MToE) is a fabricated theory created as a parody of modern physics. If I were advocating it as truth it would be pseudo-science, but I freely agree that it is nonsense and it should not be taken seriously. In that capacity, it can never be anything more than just junk science. Ironically, it demands explicit adherence to the rules that it is built on, so it makes a great thought experiment. If nothing else, it can provide an alternate perspective of some aspects of physics and something like that can sometimes actually be inspirational. This essay addresses how Time Dilation¹ (the slowing of time) in General Relativity looks when viewed with the MToE.
In truth, when I started this thing, I never thought it could be taken this far. General Relativity is after all the capstone of Relativistic Physics. If I were doing something meaningful this would be noteworthy, but that is not the case, junk science has no (good) rewards.
With some luck, this will be the last issue of the MToE, because after all, the only path from here is straight down into a black hole.
This article is part of the series called the Mythic Theory of Everything. If you view my Lists and About data, all the other articles can be seen.
Chapter 1 — Background
Do not under any circumstance study or quote the MToE as actually theory. Keep in mind that the proper use of the MToE is to educate from a devil’s advocate position. For example, if I disagree with an aspect of modern physics, e.g. photons, rather than rant and rave about the subject and disavow the volumes of scientific literature, I simply ask the reader to explain why the MToE is wrong. Admittedly, the MToE concept is ridiculous, but it still demands thoughtful rebuttal to dismiss.
The first concept of the MToE states that giant filament loops fill up our universe. The filaments themselves are super strong, immensely long, very thin, and completely friction-less. These loops exist in a jumble that defines our universe. Other jumbles of filaments might well constitute other universes that we can not detect.
The second concept of the MToE states that all energy is transmitted though the filaments that make up the universe. As such, all treatment of electromagnetic phenomena must be viewed as actual waves and vibrations in these filaments.
The third concept states that mass is a stored form of energy when a loop is created in a one of these filaments. The loop can roll along the filament and represents an elemental particle. The loop also rotates around the filament to impart electromagnetic properties.
Details of the original MToE can be found at A Peek Into The Future Of Physics. Be aware, I have changed my mind on many elements in the original article, especially MToE gravity. Some day in the future when I have absolutely nothing else to do, I may update it. (Don’t hold you breath.)
See the Wikipedia article General Relativity (24 September 2024, at 00:20 UTC)
… the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy and momentum of whatever matter and radiation are present. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of second-order partial differential equations.
I have to confess, I have never studied the field equations, so I will avoid the humiliation of trying to make you think I understand them. I do not, but I suspect many other folks with far higher IQ’s probably do not as well. However, from my science reading, I am quite impressed with the accuracy of the calculations that arise from their use. For this article, I will examine a few principle consequences and look at how they are viewed in the MToE.
Clocks slow down in gravitational fields.
Assuming that the equivalence principle holds, gravity influences the passage of time. … Gravitational time dilation in the Earth’s gravitational field has been measured numerous times using atomic clocks …
Gravitational fields bend the path of light.
General relativity predicts that the path of light will follow the curvature of spacetime as it passes near a star. … Closely related to light deflection is the Shapiro Time Delay, the phenomenon that light signals take longer to move through a gravitational field than they would in the absence of that field.
And from the second part of the statement, we can assume that light slows down due to time dilation in a gravitational field as well.
One of the aspects of General Relativity that I will skip in this article is that orbital aberrations appear that are not seen in classical physics.
General relativity differs from classical mechanics in a number of predictions concerning orbiting bodies. It predicts an overall rotation (precession) of planetary orbits, as well as orbital decay caused by the emission of gravitational waves and effects related to the relativity of direction.
Another aspect that I will skip is gravity wave propagation.
Predicted in 1916 by Albert Einstein, there are gravitational waves: ripples in the metric of spacetime that propagate at the speed of light
At this time, the MToE has no real representation for these phenomenon, though it would seem reasonable that wave propagation might fit well in the MToE filament universe.
Chapter 2 — Gravity in The Mythic Theory of Everything
If we look back at the figure at the top of this article we can see the MToE mechanism for gravity. But what is the diagram really telling us?
First, examine the background, MToE filaments must align in parallel. This is required otherwise nothing can move at all. Fortunately, the MToE universe aligns itself this way when it collapses and expands during each cycle.
Second, examine the little dots in the “A” view. These represent objects that are composed of particles and filaments spinning around each other. An object will be defined as a collection of particles traveling together as a single unit, e.g. protons, neutrons, atoms, or molecules. Electrons and positrons are single particles and as such are not objects. More precisely, objects can easily be trapped in macro-structures whereas single particles are very small and very fast, making them difficult to trap.
MToE objects spin and will merge multiple filaments into a filament cable. There are two flavors of cables, those with particles and those void of particles, i.e. empty filaments. If the objects lie on the same cable and the cable is straight, there is no gravitational effect. Try it yourself, place two beads on a string and carefully place it on a table. Then simultaneously pull the top and bottom of the string. Without any outside influence, e.g. lateral forces, the beads should remain stationary.
In the “B” view we see the objects starting to oscillate on the filament cable. The could be a result of electromagnetic interactions or collisions with other objects. Once in motion they will continue to move until acted on by another force.
In the “C” view we see the objects moving in opposite directions on the filament cable. Now gravity, via the filament web, takes over and pulls the objects toward each other. Represented by the sequence of different colored of objects. Arrange your bead string in a horizontal “Z” configuration as shown, put a little tension on the beads to simulate their motion away from each other, and simultaneously pull the top and bottom. Does it work? No. The beads will move back to their original “A” position. The trick here is for at least one of the beads to be fixed in place. Think of an object embedded and immobilized inside a planetary body linked to a small rock in space. If the planetary body has enough mass or momentum, then the embedded object will not move and will act as a pulley allowing the smaller mass object to be reeled in.
Embedded objects are not really unusual. Atoms and molecules are happy to congregate in all manner of structures, many with chemical bonds, but just as many are simply constrained by being too large to pass though a containment medium.
From the above illustration, the pulley system in the previous illustration shows how gravity would pull two objects toward each other. Since the filament mass loops travel back and forth on the MToE filaments, the pulley makes a good conceptual representation. Here we see various configurations of objects being pulled together. This includes both spinning (red and blue disks) and empty filaments (gray lines) stuck in atomic structures. Although not impossible, it is very unlikely that two particles will be found on one string.
Now how does this speak to the relativity of slowing down time?
Chapter 3 — Clocks Slow Down in Gravitational Fields
Also, from the above illustrations, we note that the particles (mass loops) that comprise the objects are no longer rolling along the filament. They are trapped in the atoms that are embedded in the macro-structures. Ironically, they are still spinning. How is this possible?
(The solution is really quite simple, but it really took me a long time for the light bulb to come on …)
The filament is moving! Much like a fan belt attached to a pulley the mass loops are turning as the filament passes. As we have learned before with MToE Special Relativity, as the loops move faster, the mass of the loops increases. Since the loops also spin perpendicular to their linear motion, this increases the angular momentum and slows down the speed of the spin. Since virtually all clock and metabolic processes depend on the angular momentum of atoms and particles, we now have another version of the MToE Time Dilation. Just as we saw in the MToE Special Relativity, Time itself remains invariant, but clock time is slowed down.
Chapter 4 — Bending Light in Gravitational Fields
To my way of thinking, gravity bending light in the MToE has a simple explanation. The MToE filaments would constantly be vibrating as they carry various energy bundles and the occasional particle. This logically would make light carrying filaments passing near the static filaments to recoil. That increases the path length of the light and thus slows the light wave down. The collecting of large quantities of objects and their respective filaments could create dense spherical layers surrounding a stellar object. The path of light traveling though this barrier would bend as any light wave bends when the medium changes, a.k.a. refraction.² Think of light traveling through a prism.
From the above illustration, we can see that the filament (medium) density increases as the distance from the stellar object decreases.
Chapter 5 — Conclusions
General Relativity is marvelously complex, but it delivers the goods. I predict that it will be around for quiet a while. The MToE is invalidated by a simple concept, which I believe will eventually be proven. The basis of Relativity revolves around the simple concept that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. The MToE likes to contradict that concept at every turn. (There are other problems, but this is the most direct way to drive a wooden stake through its heart.)
¹ Wikipedia Time Dilation (9 September 2024, at 02:43 UTC)
Time dilation is the difference in elapsed time as measured by two clocks, … the observer will measure the moving clock as ticking more slowly than a clock at rest in the observer’s own reference frame.
In addition, a clock that is close to a massive body (and which therefore is at lower gravitational potential) will record less elapsed time than a clock situated farther from the same massive body (and which is at a higher gravitational potential).
² Wikipedia Refraction (19 September 2024, at 06:53 UTC)
… the speed of light is slower in a medium other than vacuum. This slowing applies to any medium such as air, water, or glass, and is responsible for phenomena such as refraction.
