16 September 2024

Gravity as a Force and the Misinterpretation of Time Dilation and Spacetime Curvature.

Soumendra Nath Thakur
16 September 2024

Gravity is a fundamental force that attracts objects toward each other, caused by the interaction between masses.

  • Gravitational Force: The attraction between two objects.
  • Mass: The larger the mass, the stronger the gravitational pull.
  • Distance: Gravitational force weakens as the distance between masses increases.
  • Earth's Gravity: Keeps objects on the ground and causes them to fall.
  • Planets: Gravity holds planets in orbit around the sun.

There are four fundamental forces of nature:

  • Gravity: Responsible for keeping planets in orbit and holding us to Earth.
  • Electromagnetism: Governs forces such as those keeping a book on a table, where electrons in the table repel those in the book.
  • Strong Nuclear Force: One of the fundamental forces.
  • Weak Nuclear Force: Critical for nuclear fusion in the sun.

These forces are also known as fundamental interactions.

However, while Albert Einstein proposed that gravity is the curvature of spacetime (a combination of space's three dimensions—length, width, and height—and time), this notion is flawed. Einstein’s theory suggests that more massive objects warp spacetime, creating what we perceive as gravity. Unfortunately, in doing so, Einstein also claimed time is "natural" and subject to dilation (t' > t) under motion or differences in gravitational potential.

This assertion is incorrect. Einstein's work lacked solid experimental support for time dilation. The biased experiments that followed confirmed time dilation only by overlooking the real cause—time distortion due to phase shifts in relative frequencies. Over 128 years, no one has adequately falsified Einstein's theory due to these biased results.

My research scientifically disproves time dilation and provides a correct explanation for time distortion. I demonstrate that 'Relative time emerges from relative frequencies.' The phase shift in relative frequencies, due to infinitesimal energy loss and wavelength elongation caused by relativistic effects or differences in gravitational potential, leads to errors in clock readings, which have been mistakenly interpreted as time dilation.

The phase shift in the oscillation frequency can be used to calculate the magnitude of this time distortion using the following formula:

• For a 1° phase shift: T(deg) = (1/f)/360 = Δt or,
• For an x° phase shift: Δtₓ = x(1/360f₀)

Similarly, Einstein's view of space as a physical entity is mistaken. Space is a set of dimensions (height, depth, and width) in which things exist and move—mathematical concepts rather than physical entities. Experimenters, influenced by bias, accepted gravitational lensing as evidence of spacetime curvature, when it is actually due to the curvature in gravitational fields, not spacetime. My research provides the correct explanation for gravitational lensing.

In this context, the following mathematical presentation explores the behaviour of photons in strong gravitational fields:

  • Equations:
    • E = hf; ρ = h/λ; ℓₚ/tₚ
    • Eg = E + ΔE = E − ΔE; E = Eg
    • Eg = E + Δρ = E − Δρ = E; h/Δλ = h/−Δλ
    • Eg = E; Δρ =−Δρ; ℓₚ/tₚ

Where: 

• c: Speed of light for photons 

• E: Energy of a photon 
• f: Frequency of a photon 
• h: Planck's constant 
• ℓₚ: The Planck length. 1.6×10⁻³⁵ metres. 
• tₚ: The Planck time.  5.39×10⁻⁴⁴ seconds. 
• Δλ: A change in wavelength of a photon 
• Δρ: A change in momentum of a photon 
• λ: Wavelength of a photon 
• ρ: Momentum of a photon 

These equations demonstrate the consistency of photon energy in gravitational fields and reveal a symmetrical relationship between photon energy and gravitational fields, challenging general relativity’s predictions. This suggests that general relativity is either incomplete or incorrect in this context.

Therefore, Einstein’s notion that gravity is the curvature of spacetime is a flawed presentation, and the relativistic idea that gravity is not a force but a consequence of curved spacetime is incorrect.

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