The discussion revolves around the concept of whether mass and energy can be understood as distorted spacetime, particularly in relation to equilibrium in the universe. Participants explore ideas about the nature of spacetime, dark matter, dark energy, and the conditions for the big bang, with varying levels of clarity and reference to established physics.
Participants generally disagree on the validity and clarity of the initial question regarding distorted spacetime, with some expressing confusion and others challenging the speculative nature of the claims made. The discussion remains unresolved, with no consensus on the proposed ideas.
Some claims lack references, and there are calls for more rigorous grounding in established theories. The discussion reflects a mix of personal speculation and attempts to connect with historical concepts in physics.
There is no distinction between the two. Curved spacetime is normal.physicsisdope said:If the ratio of "normal" spacetime to "distorted" spacetime changes with the universe
There has been some suggestion[citation needed] that matter is just crushed, squished up energy. This is not new.PeroK said:Your question doesn't make a lot of sense. An electron, for example, is a charged particle. How could that be "distorted" spacetime.
Energy is a property of matter or systems generally.DaveC426913 said:There has been some suggestion[citation needed] that matter is just crushed, squished up energy. This is not new.
Probably similar to the old suggestion of Clifford (1871), according to which matter is just Riemannian curvature of space. Even Einstein said something in that direction. See the following paper that gives a sketchy overview of that idea in relation to general relativityDaveC426913 said:There has been some suggestion[citation needed] that matter is just crushed, squished up energy. This is not new.
Equilibrium of what? Where are you getting all this from?physicsisdope said:I'm asking in reference to equilibrium.
What does this mean? Again, where are you getting this from?physicsisdope said:the ratio of "normal" spacetime to "distorted" spacetime
Then the last thing you should be doing is making up models of your own like this:physicsisdope said:I'm sorry, I'm trying to learn something my brain is unable to comprehend.
None of this has any basis in actual physics.physicsisdope said:I believe mass/energy to be extremely twisted spacetime. I believe dark matter and dark energy are not so extremely twisted spacetime. I believe the conditions needed to create a big bang include large amounts of spacetime and dark energy.
The right direction is to take the time to learn what our best current theories of physics actually say. That means learning the math. It does not mean trying to make up explanations in ordinary language on your own.physicsisdope said:Can someone point me in the right direction