scholarly journals Towards a More Well-Founded Cosmology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartmut Traunmüller
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Gravitational Effect ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Inertial Forces ◽  
Cosmic Inflation ◽  
Cosmological Principle ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Galaxy Rotation Curves

First, this paper broaches the epistemological status of scientific tenets and approaches: phenomenological (descriptive only), well-founded (solid first principles, conducive to deep understanding), provisional (can be falsified if universal and verified if existential), and imaginary (fictitious entities or processes, conducive to empirically unsupported beliefs). The ΛCDM “concordance model” involves such beliefs: the emanation of the universe out of a non-physical stage, cosmic inflation (invented ad hoc), Λ (fictitious energy), and exotic dark matter. Big Bang cosmology further faces conceptual and pragmatic problems in delimiting what expands from what does not. The problems dissolve after untying inertia from space. The cosmology that emerges appears immediately compatible with the considered observations and the ‘perfect cosmological principle’. Waves and field perturbations that propagate at c expand exponentially with distance (a gravitational effect). The cosmic web of galaxies does not. Potential -Φ varies as H/(cz) instead of 1/r. Inertial forces arise from the gravitational action of the rest of the universe. Due to dilatation, they are reduced disproportionately at low accelerations. A cut-off value a0 = 0.168 cH is deduced. This explains the successful description of galaxy rotation curves by MoND. A fully elaborated physical theory is still pending. Wider implications are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Time Direction of Information Propagation and Cosmology

1972 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
DT Pegg
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Information Propagation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Consistent Solution ◽  
Electrodynamic Theory ◽  
The Universe ◽  
State Universe

In conventional electrodynamic theory, the advanced potential solution of Maxwell's equations is discarded on the ad hoc basis that information can be received from the past only and not from the future. This difficulty is overcome by the Wheeler?Feynman absorber theory, but unfortunately the existence of a completely retarded solution in this theory requires a steady-state universe. In the present paper conventional electrodynamics is used to obtain a condition which, if satisfied, allows information to be received from the past only, and ensures that the retarded potential is the only consistent solution. The condition is that a function Ua of the future structure of the universe is infinite, while the corresponding function Ur of the past structure is finite. Of the currently acceptable cosmological models, only the steady-state, the open big-bang, and the Eddington-Lema�tre models satisfy this condition. In these models there is no need for an ad hoc reason for the preclusion of advanced potentials.

scholarly journals Gravity and Inertia in General Relativity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Woodward
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Equivalence Principle ◽  
Gravitational Effect ◽  
Inertial Forces ◽  
Gravitational Effects ◽  
Gravitational Forces ◽  
Ernst Mach ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Universe

The relationship of gravity and inertia has been an issue in physics since Einstein, acting on an observation of Ernst Mach that rotations take place with respect to the “fixed stars”, advanced the Equivalence Principle (EP). The EP is the assertion that the forces that arise in proper accelerations are indistinguishable from gravitational forces unless one checks ones circumstances in relation to distant matter in the universe (the fixed stars). By 1912, Einstein had settled on the idea that inertial phenomena, in particular, inertial forces should be a consequence of inductive gravitational effects. About 1960, five years after Einstein’s death, Carl Brans pointed out that Einstein had been mistaken in his “spectator matter” argument. He inferred that the EP prohibits the gravitational induction of inertia. I argue that while Brans’ argument is correct, the inference that inertia is not an inductive gravitational effect is not correct. If inertial forces are gravitationally induced, it should be possible to generate transient gravitational forces of practical levels in the laboratory. I present results of a experiment designed to produce such forces for propulsive purposes.

scholarly journals Perspective: Why Exercise Is Good and Its Lack Bad for Everything

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-274
Author(s):  
Walter M. Bortz
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Energy Flow ◽  
Basic Mechanism ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
First Principle ◽  
Central Value ◽  
Laws Of Thermodynamics ◽  
Big Picture ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

Evidence of the central value of physical exercise in human health is rampant, yet the fundamental underlying explanation of this universal benefit evades comprehension. The first principles of this underlying effect are found within the laws of thermodynamics and are explicitly outlined within the metabolic field (Schrodinger) as presented herein. To understand the basic mechanism responsible for the universal positive benefits of exercise mandates that the first principle of energy flow be enunciated. “On the dry bones of atoms and the distribution of energy in the universe are assembled the flesh and blood of life” (Prigogine, 1984). The engine of metabolism requires the ready provision of the primal energy first evidenced at the Big Bang as described in The Big Picture.

scholarly journals Towards a More Well-Founded Cosmology

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 1005-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartmut Traunmüller
Keyword(s):  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Empirical Science ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Modified Newtonian Dynamics ◽  
Universe Expand ◽  
The Galaxy ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

AbstractFirst, this paper broaches the definition of science and the epistemic yield of tenets and approaches: phenomenological (descriptive only), well founded (solid first principles, conducive to deep understanding), provisional (falsifiable if universal, verifiable if existential), and imaginary (fictitious entities or processes, conducive to empirically unsupported beliefs). The Big Bang paradigm and the ΛCDM ‘concordance model’ involve such beliefs: the emanation of the universe out of a non-physical stage, cosmic inflation (hardly testable), Λ (fictitious energy), and ‘exotic’ dark matter. They fail in the confidence check that empirical science requires. They also face a problem in delimiting what expands from what does not. In the more well-founded cosmology that emerges, energy is conserved, the universe is persistent (not transient), and the ‘perfect cosmological principle’ holds. Waves and other field perturbations that propagate at c (the escape velocity of the universe) expand exponentially with distance. This results from gravitation. The galaxy web does not expand. Potential Φ varies as −H/(cz) instead of −1/r. Inertial forces reflect gradients present in comoving frames of accelerated bodies (interaction with the rest of the universe – not with space). They are increased where the universe appears blue-shifted and decreased more than proportionately at very low accelerations. A cut-off acceleration a0 = 0.168 cH is deduced. This explains the successful description of galaxy rotation curves by “Modified Newtonian Dynamics”. A fully elaborated physical theory is still pending. The recycling of energy via a cosmic ocean filled with photons (the cosmic microwave background), neutrinos and gravitons, and the wider implications for science are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals Big Bang Theory based on Hubble’s constant

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Robert J Buenker ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
Inertial Forces ◽  
Direct Proportion ◽  
Constant Acceleration ◽  
Elapsed Time ◽  
Gravitational Forces ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Origin Of The Universe

The experimental relations between the speeds of galaxies and their corresponding separations from the Earth are discussed in some detail. It is pointed out that Hubble’s Constant, which indicates that the speeds and separations have the same constant ratio for every known galaxy, can be combined with well-known relationships for objects under the influence of constant acceleration to give some concrete predictions of how these quantities vary with time. It is found according to this analysis that the acceleration of each galaxy is directly proportional to its speed, for example. This value is the net result of the continuous competition between gravitational forces and the inertial forces still operative since the Big Bang explosion. Its value is extremely small, equal to only 1.17x10-10 ft/s2 for the Hydra galaxy, for example, which moves at a speed of 38,000 mi/s. Most importantly, the indication is that is that the inertial forces are constantly winning out over the gravitational forces for each galaxy. The resulting equations also indicate that the speed of any galaxy varies in direct proportion to the time Δt which has elapsed since the origin of the universe (Big Bang explosion), while its distance from the Earth varies as the square of this elapsed time. On this basis, it is concluded that Hubble’s Constant itself varies in direct proportion to Δt and thus acts as a “clock of the universe.” More generally, the conclusion from this analysis is that the universe is open and continues to expand outward at an ever increasing rate

scholarly journals Big Bang Theory based on Hubble’s constant

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Robert J Buenker ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
Inertial Forces ◽  
Direct Proportion ◽  
Constant Acceleration ◽  
Elapsed Time ◽  
Gravitational Forces ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Origin Of The Universe

The experimental relations between the speeds of galaxies and their corresponding separations from the Earth are discussed in some detail. It is pointed out that Hubble’s Constant, which indicates that the speeds and separations have the same constant ratio for every known galaxy, can be combined with well-known relationships for objects under the influence of constant acceleration to give some concrete predictions of how these quantities vary with time. It is found according to this analysis that the acceleration of each galaxy is directly proportional to its speed, for example. This value is the net result of the continuous competition between gravitational forces and the inertial forces still operative since the Big Bang explosion. Its value is extremely small, equal to only 1.17x10-10 ft/s2 for the Hydra galaxy, for example, which moves at a speed of 38,000 mi/s. Most importantly, the indication is that is that the inertial forces are constantly winning out over the gravitational forces for each galaxy. The resulting equations also indicate that the speed of any galaxy varies in direct proportion to the time Δt which has elapsed since the origin of the universe (Big Bang explosion), while its distance from the Earth varies as the square of this elapsed time. On this basis, it is concluded that Hubble’s Constant itself varies in direct proportion to Δt and thus acts as a “clock of the universe.” More generally, the conclusion from this analysis is that the universe is open and continues to expand outward at an ever increasing rate

THE SCHWARZSCHILD STATIC COSMOLOGICAL MODEL

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (02n03) ◽  
pp. 553-562
Author(s):  
P. H. PEREYRA
Keyword(s):  
General Relativity ◽  
Cosmological Model ◽  
Gravitational Effect ◽  
Stability Theorem ◽  
Variable Pressure ◽  
Constant Density ◽  
Lorentz Transformations ◽  
Schwarzschild Solution ◽  
Cosmological Principle ◽  
The Universe

The present work describes an immersion in 5D of the interior Schwarzschild solution of the general relativity equations. The model-theory is defined in the context of a flat 5D space–time-matter Minkowski model, using a Tolman-like technique, which shows via Lorentz transformations that the solution is compatible with homogeneity and isotropy, thus obeying the cosmological principle. These properties permit one to consider the solution in terms of a cosmological model. In this model, the Universe may be treated as an idealized star with constant density and variable pressure, where each observer can be the "center" of the same. The observed redshift appears as a static gravitational effect which obeys the sufficiently verified and generally accepted square distance law. The Buchdahl stability theorem establishes a limit of distance observation with density dependence.

A view of the universe before the big bang

2006 ◽  
Vol 190 ◽  
pp. 15-15
Author(s):  
D CASTELVECCHI
Keyword(s):  
Big Bang ◽  
The Big Bang ◽  
The Universe

Black Hole Universe: a grand cosmic recycler and Big Bang generator?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matheus Pereira Lobo
Keyword(s):  
Black Hole ◽  
Big Bang ◽  
Subsequent Increase ◽  
Expansion Of The Universe ◽  
The Universe

We propose the discussion of a highly speculative idea for the scenario where black hole collisions and their subsequent increase in sizes exceed the expansion of the universe.

Cosmological spacetimes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Deruelle ◽  
Jean-Philippe Uzan
Keyword(s):  
Cosmological Model ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cosmic Time ◽  
De Sitter ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Observable Universe ◽  
Cosmological Principle ◽  
Riemannian Spacetime ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Copernican Principle

This chapter provides a few examples of representations of the universe on a large scale—a first step in constructing a cosmological model. It first discusses the Copernican principle, which is an approximation/hypothesis about the matter distribution in the observable universe. The chapter then turns to the cosmological principle—a hypothesis about the geometry of the Riemannian spacetime representing the universe, which is assumed to be foliated by 3-spaces labeled by a cosmic time t which are homogeneous and isotropic, that is, ‘maximally symmetric’. After a discussion on maximally symmetric space, this chapter considers spacetimes with homogenous and isotropic sections. Finally, this chapter discusses Milne and de Sitter spacetimes.

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