18 October 2025

Extended Classical Mechanics: The Phase Kernel Formalism — Rethinking Gravity Beyond Spacetime Curvature

This presentation introduces Extended Classical Mechanics (ECM) through the Phase Kernel Formalism, a wave-based reformulation of gravity that replaces spacetime curvature with cumulative phase variation.


Speakers A and B explain:

The phase-algebra derivation of Shapiro delay, matching GR through phase shift interpretation.

A unified gravitational lensing model merging geometric and Shapiro-type delays.

Perihelion precession reinterpreted as angular phase perturbation rather than curved motion.

Extraction of phase-shift coefficients from precision data (Cassini, VLBI, pulsar timing) to test ECM predictions against GR.

Key Idea: ECM reproduces GR’s measurable results in weak fields but redefines gravity as phase modulation instead of spacetime geometry — opening a new lens on gravitational physics.

Short Caption

“Gravity as Phase — ECM’s Alternative to Spacetime Curvature”