The Geometric Inconsistency of Relativistic Gravitational Lensing:

Soumendra Nath Thakur 

March 31, 2025

Steve Brunelle,

You asked, "What the hell?"—so here’s your answer: The "hell" lies in your misunderstanding of my earlier comment.  

You further question the relationship between classical mechanics' interpretation of gravity (as exerted by physical mass) and relativistic space curvature. That misunderstanding leads you to overlook a critical fact: Classical mechanics consistently interprets gravity as a force creating a gravitational field, which in turn bends the path of light. In contrast, relativity proposes that light bends due to the curvature of spacetime—an interpretation that is fundamentally flawed.  

The Geometric Discrepancy in Light Bending: 

A nuanced geometric explanation exposes the opportunistic nature of relativity’s claim that light bends due to spacetime curvature, while it simultaneously misrepresents the classical mechanics' interpretation of gravitational lensing.  

1. Classical mechanics' gravitational field extends beyond the physical boundary of a massive body, allowing light to be deflected as it travels through the field. This is a geometrically consistent model, as the extended gravitational influence enables light to pass around the massive object and reach the observer.  

2. Relativity's spacetime curvature, however, is in direct physical contact with the massive body itself. Since relativity describes spacetime as a natural fabric that bends under mass, it implies that light should be obstructed rather than deflected—because the massive body would rest directly on the "bent" fabric of spacetime, blocking light from passing through. This presents a geometric contradiction within relativity’s framework.  

Thus, the relativistic model fails to provide a self-consistent geometric explanation for gravitational lensing. Instead, relativists opportunistically rely on the classical mechanics' force-based gravitational field interpretation while claiming to uphold spacetime curvature. This contradiction exposes the flawed nature of relativistic gravitational lensing, which is nothing more than an opportunistic misappropriation of classical mechanics.