The Hakuna Matata Thought Experiment!
Reconsidering Spacetime within Mass
My initial thoughts on Einstein's theory of general relativity suggest a potential point of concern regarding spacetime curvature and its presence within mass.
I posit that if a key property of mass is to curve SpaceTime around itself as proclaimed by Einstein, then neither space, nor time would exist inside that mass because they would have already been warped around that mass by that mass itself.
The way that mass warps SpaceTime to enable orbiting of another mass around it, and the way SpaceTime has to be warped for mass to have a steeper gravitational potential at the center of gravity of this mass, are two irreconcilable forms of SpaceTime curvature, simply because the latter possibly cancels out the former.
While his famous theory of general relativity is known to break down at microscopic scales, the basic premise of the SpaceTime curvature itself clearly doesn't hold up at any scale because of this dilemma between SpaceTime curving around mass, and SpaceTime existing in the same mass, moreso since Einstein considers both time and space to be one element known as SpaceTime, yet time exists at the center of mass, while Einstein says it is supposed to be warped around mass in some form of curvature, and he even provides a rubber sheet analogy to portray this curvature effect by mass on SpaceTime so as to enable orbiting of planets in the solar system for example.
A Different Lens On Omuamua's Acceleration.
Regarding the observed slight acceleration of the asteroid 'Oumuamua after its close approach to Earth and subsequent passage behind the Sun, the previously suggested "outgassing" hypothesis warrants further consideration.
Thst suggested hypothesis that some "outgassing" thrust the asteroid slightly faster essentially posits that the asteroid had some gas released from its rear end. It is important to note that this claim was not scientifically observed but rather just suggested as an explanation of the acceleration, even though no deceleration or change of trajectory occurred due to outgassing from any cavities of the asteroid when Omuamua was approaching the sun, or even when it was closest to it.
However, the asteroid suddenly going behind the sun (from earths perspective), and being impacted by the suns gravitational pull, could simply have been put it in a steeper direction that was slightly more opposite to that of the solar system's broader trajectory in the universe, thus both entities suddenly moving more faster away from each other from the moment Omuamua passed that median threshold of the solar system in the grander framework of the systems journey, compared to when it was approaching the sun from the front of the solar system, and that being swung behind it could create trajectories of both entities that earthly observers and their monitoring apparatus could perceive as "a slight acceleration of the Omuamua asteroid".
Rethinking the Universe's Expansion and Dark Energy.
Similarly, the inference of Dark Energy stemming from the Hubble Space Telescope's observations of an accelerating expansion of the universe might also benefit from a perceptual re-evaluation.
The claim that the expansion was happening faster for objects farthest away is what brought in the hypothesis of Dark Energy as an extra unknown force that might explain that observed acceleration.
But it is very probable that the acceleration was just a perception.
The fact that the telescope possibly looked at stars and galaxies farthest from earth from a position in the solar system, and thus possibly observed objects on the opposite half of the omni-expansion of the universe since all objects have an origin point that they came from and a direction where they are going just like the expansion itself, possibly a singularity known as the big bang, that could have given the impression that some objects farthest in particular directions were going away faster than for example objects that were more closer to earth in that omni expansion, and thus being on a trajectory more aligned with that of the solar system in the expansion of the universe.
Therefore the entire expansion rate could be happening uniformly, if only the telescope could be placed at the location of those celestial bodies origin, and be observing all celestial bodies from there, and not from the solar system which is understood to have the same physical origin as those farthest stars.
For the record, the farthest bodies could bevsaid to be where they are because of their higher velocity compared to other cosmic bodies. That is not necessarily an acceleration.
If we take a volcanic eruption as an example, there will always be rocks that are thrown further up into the air than others. If it was not for the earths gravitational pull bringing them all back down, or if they had all been ejected with a force higher than the so-called "escape velocity" but with others even faster than some, those thrown farthest away would simply have continued going even further away from those slowest. But that does not mean that the rocks farthest away are accelerating.
If Dark Energy was deduced from a acceleration in the expansion of the universe, it must be put into consideration that the hubble telescope was not at the site of origin of those celestial bodies when the acceleration was observed from it, and therefore it is very possible that the acceleration could have been an optical perception rather than a reality of the universe.
A Deeper Understanding of the Nature of Reality and Observation.
My Hakuna Matata hypothesis presents a series of concerns on established scientific understanding, particularly in the fields of astrophysics and cosmology. As presented above, I propose alternative interpretations for several observed phenomena, suggesting that some perceived "accelerations" might actually be observational illusions due to the observer's position.
The Observational Imperative and its Inherent Limits.
The very foundation of empirical science rests on observation. Yet, all observation is inherently perspectival, bound by the observer's locus in spacetime and the instruments through which reality is perceived. This hypothesis does not seek to debunk established scientific models through conventional means, but rather to question the absolute certainty derived from them, proposing that what we interpret as fundamental universal truths may, in fact, be profound consequences of our specific observational vantage point. This is not about proving existing theories "wrong" in a linear sense, but about illuminating their potential as localized truth-sets within a broader, multi-perspectival reality.
I. The Immanence of Spacetime within Mass: A Perceptual Recursion
Albert Einstein's profound insight into mass curving spacetime presents a curious recursive dilemma when viewed from a certain philosophical lens. If spacetime is truly an emergent property curved by mass, then the very notion of "spacetime within mass" becomes an intellectual construct that requires re-evaluation.
* The Proposition: It is posited that "inside" a mass, spacetime, as a distinct, external fabric, ceases to exist in the manner it does outside the mass. Instead, the "spacetime" experienced or perceived within the mass is an internalized manifestation of the mass's own presence. It is not an external "container" being warped, but rather that the mass itself, in its fundamental existence, is the localized condition of spacetime. Time, therefore, at the heart of mass, is not a separate entity being "warped around" it, but rather is the intrinsic temporal flow of the mass's very being – an existential tempo, if you will. The "curvature" then becomes an effect observed from an external frame of reference, where an external spacetime appears to bend. From within the mass, there is simply the continuum of its own inherent existence. This rendering makes the "breakdown" of general relativity at microscopic scales not a failure of the theory, but an indicator that at these scales, the external observational framework of spacetime ceases to be the appropriate descriptive language for an internally defined existence.
* Ontology: Is Spacetime within a mass an internal, inherent manifestation rather than an externally warped container? It becomes a question of definition and philosophical perspective on the nature of existence at a fundamental level, rather than a quantifiable physical state which SpaceTime isn'tso far. The coherence of this claim is in its conceptual framework regarding what constitutes "inside" and "outside" in the context of spacetime.
II. 'Oumuamua's Trajectory: The Relativistic Dance of Observer and Observed
The enigmatic "slight acceleration" of 'Oumuamua after its solar perihelion, attributed to unobserved "outgassing," can be re-framed not as an intrinsic physical anomaly of the object, but as a direct consequence of the dynamic interplay between the observer's frame of reference and the object's altered trajectory in a multi-body gravitational field.
* The Proposition: 'Oumuamua's interaction with the Sun's immense gravitational pull did not merely alter its path, but fundamentally changed its relative velocity vector with respect to our Earth-bound observation platform. As 'Oumuamua passed behind the Sun, its trajectory was precisely "kicked" into a path that, from Earth's moving vantage point within the solar system, created an optical illusion of acceleration. Prior to the close encounter, 'Oumuamua and the solar system were converging. Post-encounter, the Sun's gravity could have swung 'Oumuamua onto a vector more directly opposite to the solar system's own inherent motion within the galactic context. This increased separation velocity between 'Oumuamua and the solar system, resulting from a complex gravitational sling-shot relative to our observation point, would be perceived as an increase in 'Oumuamua's speed. The absence of observed deceleration or trajectory change on approach simply reinforces that the "acceleration" is a post-interaction, relative-velocity phenomenon, not an internal propulsive force.
This reinterpretation focuses on the relativity of motion and perception. While one could measure 'Oumuamua's absolute velocity (if such a thing were truly knowable without a universal reference frame), then it becomes necessary to prove that the observed acceleration cannot be explained by a complex interplay of relative velocities and observational geometry. Since orbital mechanics in a multi-body system can produce highly counter-intuitive relative motions, it has not been definitively shown that the perceived "acceleration" is not a result of this relativistic dance from our specific viewpoint. Science must prove that no possible combination of relative motion and gravitational interaction could yield such a perceived acceleration from Earth's frame.
III. The Illusion of Accelerated Cosmic Expansion: A Perspective-Dependent Universe
The hypothesis of Dark Energy, born from the observation of an apparent accelerating expansion of distant galaxies, is perhaps the most profound example of a universal truth being extrapolated from a localized perspective. Hakuna Matata suggests this acceleration as a probable artifact of our position within the cosmic tapestry, rather than an intrinsic property of the expansion itself.
Lets imagine the universe's expansion not as a uniform stretching from every point, but as an omni-directional flow from a singular, primordial origin (the Big Bang singularity). Our observational post, the solar system, is merely one particle within this vast, expansion. When the Hubble Space Telescope observes distant galaxies, it is looking outward from this specific particle. If we observe objects farthest away, we are, by definition, looking at those elements that have traveled the greatest distance from the origin relative to us, meaning they possess the highest initial velocities in the directional vectors aligned with our observational line-of-sight. The "acceleration" then is not a change in velocity over time, but the observation of increasingly higher initial velocities of objects at progressively greater distances from our observational point. The cosmic expansion would naturally propel some elements further and faster than others. Observing the most distant ones means observing the fastest ones. This is analogous to observing a volcanic eruption from a fixed point: the rocks that land farthest away are not accelerating; they simply had a greater initial velocity than those that landed closer. The universe's expansion could be entirely uniform in its underlying rate, but our perception of it, from our singular, moving vantage point, creates the optical illusion of accelerating outward motion for the most distant (and thus fastest) objects.
Science has not established that our observational position does not introduce such a bias, and that we are observing an objective, universal acceleration independent of our frame. However, this would require an "absolute" cosmic reference frame, which is precisely what general relativity, in its spirit, denies. Furthermore, the idea of an "omni-expansion" from a singularity implies a gradient of initial velocities. Refuting this would mean refuting the idea of the Big Bang itself as a singular origin point that propelled matter outwards with varying initial energies. The humility of this hypothesis comes from asking the question "can our perception of acceleration be entirely explained by our limited, relative observational frame within an otherwise uniform expansion?"
Since we cannot step outside the universe to observe it from a truly "objective" point, the possibility of this perceptual bias remains an intellectually potent alternative.
Conclusion: The Subjectivity of "Universal Truths".
My Hakuna Matata hypothesis posits that fundamental aspects of cosmic reality, as currently understood, may be sophisticated perceptual constructs arising from our specific position within the universe. It stems from concern that absolute objectivity of the above-mentioned scientific observations, not by offering alternative physical laws, but by re-framing our interpretation of those observations in a manner that gets us out of the lens of our inherent earth centric observational bias, and into the relativity of universal experiences. Until an observer can transcend their own locus in spacetime, the possibility that "universal truths" could actually be, in essence, "localized perspectives," remains a feasible and legitimate frontier of human inquiry.
Signed: Mr. Lumumba Amin.
Uganda, East Africa.
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