Can time be the cause of gravity's weakness and nonpolarity?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion explores the relationship between time and gravity, specifically questioning whether time could be a factor in gravity's perceived weakness and nonpolarity. It touches on theoretical concepts, including string theory and the nature of dark energy, while examining the implications of irreversible time on gravitational interactions.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant proposes that gravity's weakness may be due to it "disappearing" into the distant future, akin to concepts in string theory where gravity dissipates into other dimensions.
  • Another participant questions whether irreversible time could cause gravity to become non-polar and additive, contrasting it with electromagnetism.
  • The same participant suggests that dark energy, which affects only space, may be a stronger force than gravity, given its negative nature compared to gravity's positive nature.
  • Some participants assert that the ideas presented are not possible, but do not provide mathematical proof to support this claim.
  • One participant emphasizes the need for peer-reviewed literature to support any hypotheses, indicating that mere speculation is insufficient.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is significant disagreement among participants regarding the feasibility of the initial claims. Some participants categorically reject the ideas presented, while others seek to explore the implications of time on gravity without reaching a consensus.

Contextual Notes

The discussion lacks mathematical proofs or references to established literature, which some participants highlight as necessary for validating the claims made. The speculative nature of the ideas presented remains unresolved.

Martin Sallberg
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Is it possible that the reason why gravity is the weakest fundamental force is because it is disappearing into the distant future? Similar to string theory's notion that gravity dissipates into other dimensions, only in this case it is time it dissipates through? Radon 220 and radium 224 nuclei are known to take on a pear-like shape that the notion of time as an illusion cannot explain. Is it mathematically possible that truly irreversible time may cause most of gravity to disappear into the distant future and leaving only a small part to affect the present? Also, it is mathematically possible that truly irreversible time can make an otherwise polar force that interacts with it non-polar and additive, allowing gravity's interaction with time (such as time dilation) to explain why it is not polar like, say, electromagnetism which does not affect time?

Given that dark energy affects only space and not time (the accelerating expansion of the Universe is an expansion of only space, not of space-time as it would cause time dilation) and is negative (gravity as we know it can only be positive), is it possible that dark energy is an example of a space only warping force that is stronger than gravity?
 
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None of that is possible.
 
Vanadium 50 said:
None of that is possible.
Can you provide the mathematical proof that it is fundamentally impossible?
 
That is not how physics works. You have to show that some approach has some merit (in this case: give peer-reviewed literature discussing it). Just putting some words together is not a hypothesis.

I closed the thread. If you have publications discussing something like this, please send it to me, then I will reopen the thread.
 

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