Gravity a new Hypothesis

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Introduction

The scientific community has failed to answer the question, "What is Gravity"?  Einstein's General Theory of Relativity tells us a lot about Gravity, but not what it actually is.  I intend to answer this question, but I will need help, for the following reasons:

Nobody will believe that I have the answer

Very few people will see this article, let alone read it

Most people wont understand it

I have considered everything that is known about Gravity and my explanation is the only thing left, as far as I know!

Help Needed

Please tell people about this article.  The answer to Gravity will be a major milestone in the quest to conquer Space.

The Ether

Einstein dismissed the Ether and replaced it with Space-Time.  So what is space-time?  In my opinion, its ether another name for the Ether, or just another similar medium.  Einstein had a problem with Light passing by a massive object, because Photons are massless.  To solve this problem, he used the concept of refraction of light in a gravitational field.  This is a well defined part of General Relativity, light is delayed in a gravitational field.

Evidence of a Medium

Gravity distorts Space-Time.  So what is Space-Time and how can it be deformed?

Light is refracted and delayed by gravity.  Light is refracted when it enters a new medium.

Quantum fields.  What is a field?  We have the Higgs field, and many other quantum fields.

Rotation speeds of Galaxies.  The answer given to this one, is Dark Matter, but I have an alternative suggestion.

Gravitational lensing.  So light bends in a gravitational field, but this is due to refraction and therefore a medium.

Frame dragging.  A rotating massive object causes space-time to rotate.  This causes a curvature in the path of a falling object.  Only a small deviation on Planet Earth.

Dark Flow.  There is a part of the observable universe that is moving in a strange direction and nobody knows what is causing it. 

Galaxy Rotation Speed

If you rotate a large wheel, the outer edge will be moving faster than a point closer to the centre.  Which is what is happening to the outer stars in a Galaxy.  Now imagine that there is a rotating medium.  The stars at the outer edge would be dragged along with the medium.  This would be similar to 'Frame Dragging' but on a galactic scale.  The most common reason given for this is Dark Matter, but nobody knows what it is and they haven't found any.

Simple Gravity

Put simply, gravity is caused by changes in the density of the medium.  So I need to explain how a medium affects light and matter.  However, the simple answer is that waves propagate in the direction of least resistance, but in actual fact it is path of least time.  Just to be more precise!

Quantum Field Theory

Schrödinger believed in waves, so do I and QFT proves it.  All particles are waves in a Quantum field.  Waves only propagate in a medium.  So there must be a medium and the fields are parameters at points within the medium.  As one scientist put it, “What is a field”?

Special Relativity

A fast moving object shrinks in its direction of motion and its time is dilated.  Now model the object as a wave.  Its energy has increased and so its frequency has also increased.  A wave propagating though a medium will have a fixed speed which is equal to its frequency times its wavelength.  Since frequency is the reciprocal of the period, the wave is shorter and its time is dilated.  Note, using the Gamma formula can be confusing.  Its just a question of deciding which side of the equation the Time symbol should go.  However, the gamma formula works for waves in exactly the same way as for matter.  So I conclude that length contraction and time dilation are due to Quantum fields propagating waves/particles through a medium.

Gravity

Special Relativity came before General Relativity and QFT.  So just as Einstein used SR as part of GR, I am suggesting something similar. Gravity causes Time Dilation, so it must be affecting the medium in a similar way to SR.  So gravity changes the medium, the speed of propagation changes and waves are refracted.  Which means that the speed of light isn't constant.  That is correct!  The speed of light is only observed to be constant.  So why do we always measure the speed of light to be constant?

Gamma Factor 2

We are on the space ship and our speed gives us a gamma factor of 2.  We send a radio signal of 1MHz with a corresponding wavelength of 300 meters.  A stationary observer sees 2MHz and 150 meters.  Both observers see a speed of 300 Million meters per second, the speed of light.  I'm ignoring the Doppler effect in this example and the speed of light is actually 299792458 m/s.  Since both observers measure the same speed of light, it must mean that the particles of matter are also propagating through the same medium and maintaining the same relative relationship.

The Higgs Field

I'm not an expert on the Higgs field but I know it stops matter from propagating at the Speed of Light.  However, quantum fields must be responsible for maintaining the relative velocity between matter and the speed of light.

Energy

Mass and energy are interchangeable and particles are waves in Quantum fields.  So everything which has energy, has a frequency and wavelength associated with it.  So a particle has a rest mass and therefore a rest frequency and wavelength.  When a particle moves, it gains kinetic energy and so its frequency and wavelength change accordingly.  Matter is made from particles, so length contraction and Time Dilation are due to the energy of the particles contained within the object.

The Medium

Air is a medium for sound waves.  It is made of molecules of Nitrogen and Oxygen.  So the "Space-time" medium must also be made from particles.  Particles are waves in a Quantum field and undergo changes in frequency and wavelength.  Which means length contraction and Time dilation.  So putting energy into the medium will change its Mass, frequency and wavelength.  In other words, energy will change the density of the medium.

Inertia

When matter propagates through the medium it must be transferring some of the energy into the medium.  This will change the density of the medium.  So I believe this is how length contraction and time dilation works.  It also explains Inertia.  It seems to me that inertia is caused by the exchange of energy between particles and the medium.  I don't know enough about Quantum field theory to say what part QFT plays, so I will leave that to the experts.

Gravity

Mass creates gravity, but mass has energy.  Energy changes the density of the medium.  Particles propagate through the medium.  Therefore I hypothesize that mass exchanges energy with the medium.  This changes the density of the medium.  The density of the medium determines the speed of propagation and the refraction index.

A Stationary Object

Why does the apple fall?  The apple is stationary, but its particles are waving in the same direction within a stationary medium.  However, if the medium above is different to the one below, it will have a different speed of propagation in the vertical direction.  So it is no longer in balance and starts to fall.  This is important, because I can't see why a curvature of space-time would do this!

The Speed of Light

The speed of light is not constant in a gravitational field.  Other literature on the subject agrees.  The speed of light is always the same when measured, because time dilation changes our perception correspondingly.   This must also be true onboard the spaceship.  The speed of light is always measured to be the same, but not in actuality.  Without a medium, this would not be true!

The Medium

We have a large space full of particles.  So there must be something similar to weather.  There are anomalies in the Universe.  Dark Flow is one example.  How about the expansion of the Universe?  I have already stated that Galaxy rotation speeds may be due to rotations in the medium, similar to cloud formations.  At least I think they look like clouds!

Why Does GR Work?

The values of space-time are different at various locations of a gravitational field.  If instead we have a medium which propagates light at different speeds at similar locations.  Then the period and wavelength of the light will change.  In other words, space and time will vary in the same way.  GR works!  I'm just offering an explanation of how it works!

String Theory

String theory predicts that the observable universe is full of strings on the scale of the Planck Length.  I don't know if the medium is composed of these Strings but I would suggest something similar.  However it must be  made from very small particles, otherwise we would have detected them.

Sub-Space

The medium is a new layer of reality.  It must absorb very little energy, otherwise we would have noticed.  Although its possible that the scientific community may have overlooked an energy anomaly?  Personally, I'm hoping that we can use it for sub-space communication Mr. Spock?

Planck's Constant

Lets assume that the medium is composed of particles or strings, each separated by the Planck length.  Then anything with a wavelength shorter than the Planck length would not be able to propagate.  So I am speculating that Planck's constant is also due to the space-time medium.

Dark Matter and Dark Energy

If the medium is expanding it would act like Dark Energy.  If the medium has mass, it would look like Dark Matter.  Is it possible that the scientists have overlooked this?

Maxwell's theory of Light Propagation

We have an explanation of how light can move through empty space without a medium.  I have many objections to this idea.  Special Relativity is one of them.  Why would we observe a constant speed of light?  Putting a medium back in the universe gives us a better explanation.  If particles propagate in the same medium as light, then both particles and light would change their frequency and wavelength by the same amount.  Kinetic energy would change the medium, resulting in an increase of frequency of the light and the particle.  Resulting in length contraction and time dilation.

Gravity

The observable universe contains a medium which propagates waves and particles.  Matter and Energy change the density of the medium which changes the speed of propagation.  Since light and particles are affected by the same amount, the speed of light is always observed to be constant.  The apple falls because the speed of propagation is faster in the downward direction.

Jim Redgewell

Further Reading:

Speed of light in glass

PBS space-time video about how gravity affects light