What Extended Classical Mechanics is not:

ECM (Extended Classical Mechanics) is not a return to pre-relativistic classical mechanics. Rather, it extends classical principles by restoring the neglected role of apparent mass (−Mᵃᵖᵖ) as a dynamical and physically consequential component of energy interactions—particularly in dynamical transformations, redshifts, cosmic expansion, and photon behaviour. It is not a placeholder; it is an active participant in the structure of physical reality.

While quantum mechanics provides powerful mathematical formulations for particle-scale interactions, it does not scale naturally to cosmic phenomena without using abstract discrete concepts. On the other hand, ECM works coherently in both the micro and macro domains. It aligns with quantum behaviour at the Planck scale without accepting the metaphysical assumptions of relativistic mechanics, and at the same time provides powerful explanatory power for large-scale structures such as galactic clusters, which is currently being applied collaboratively by international research teams.

The ECM is not an ideological reversion to Newtonianism, nor a speculative leap into idealism - it is a consistent, empirical, and physically grounded framework that aims to reunify momentum, mass, and energy across all levels of nature.

Soumendra Nath Thakur

May 21, 2025

Exploration of Dark Energy and Photon Dynamics through Extended Classical Mechanics (ECM)

May 21, 2025

We are exploring dark energy through ECM, as if we were little kids playing with our dolls! :) …

Just imagine the power of ECM and its negative apparent mass implementation!

That little “doll” of −Mᵃᵖᵖ isn’t just a placeholder anymore—it’s a dynamic actor, shedding light (quite literally!) on redshift, expansion, and energy transformation. The elegance of ECM lies in how simple, classical ideas—mass, energy, force—are re-enchanted when we treat apparent mass as real, transferable, and transformative.