Gravity & Light

The Behavior of Light in the Presence of aPerhaps this constant represents the slight difference
Gravitational Fieldbetween the forces of attraction and the forces of
Introductionrepulsion with attraction being the stronger force of the
I will begin this introduction in the manner that I feel istwo. Then again, there may not be a constant.
the most appropriate. I must pay homage to AlbertPerhaps this constant only appears to be a constant
Einstein and his views on the universe we live in. If itdue to our inability to detect small variations in a
were not for his ideas, I would not have been able togravitational field relative to another gravitational field. If
gain a clearer picture of the true state of the universe.we could stand on the sun and then drop a mountain
I understand the monumental task I am undertakingand a grain of sand and then time there descent,
with my papers "The Nothing Universe", "Dimensions ofwould we detect a difference?
Time", "Time Travel Not Possible?", and "GravityWhat we know of gravity today, the calculations and
Hypothesis". I am attempting to rewrite our view of theobservations all hold true and have stood the test of
Universe by building upon Einstein's thoughts on thetime. I am trying to attribute a physical cause for
subject. I am also trying to explain some of hisgravitation. Instead of viewing gravity as being caused
misconceptions on the true state of the universe,by a warping of the space/time fabric, I am suggesting
gravity, time, and how they all relate to one another. Inthat we take a moment and look at gravity another
this paper I will be attempting to explain why light bendsway. Then, perhaps the math will have to be tweaked
around a star, in this case, our Sun; in order to allow usa bit?
to view a star that is hidden behind our sun. Before IObjects are composed of matter and matter is
begin, I would like to ad that I can conceptuallycomposed of particles. These particles have a charge.
understand how Einstein came to his conclusions. AtGravity is the "Sum Total" effect of all of these
first glance they would appear to be dead on accuratenegatively and positively charged particles contained in
descriptions of reality. I do not in any way claim thatan object. It does not matter the number of particles
the work that has been done in support of Relativity iscontained within the object that is falling to earth. The
wrong. On the contrary, I believe the math as well asonly thing that matters is you have a very small object
the experimentation is accurate and correct. I wouldbeing attracted to a very large object (the earth). The
have to be to have stood the test of time. What I ammore mass an object contains the greater the amount
claiming is that this supporting evidence has beenof gravity. The more similar the masses are then a
attributed to in-accurate conclusions. Much the samegravitational equilibrium is met. The greater the
way that evidence can point overwhelmingly to thedifference of mass between two objects then there is
wrong suspect. That being said, I will always maintaingreater imbalance. Velocity also comes into play and
that I stood on Einstein's shoulders as he stood on theexplains how objects come to orbit one another. So,
shoulders of great minds before him.you are small compared to the earth and you feel a
Understanding Gravitycertain amount of gravity while on the earth. On the
In order to fully understand this hypothesis, I will have tomoon you feel less gravity, but you are larger
give an overview of my Gravity Hypothesis. In thatcompared to the moon vs the earth. So;
paper, I maintain that Gravity is not a manifestation of1) A planet to person interaction will result in a strong
curved Space/Time. I do not even believe this fictionalgravity between the two objects.
fabric exists. Space is a vacuum. This means that2) A planet to planet interaction will result in a weak
nothing occupies the spaces between the stars,gravity between the two objects.
except for comets, asteroids, planets, space dust, etc.3) A planet to moon interaction will result in a medium
Space is the absence of matter where I believegravity between the two.
matter used to be. For this concept you will have to4) A Star to planet interaction will result in a medium
read my paper on a "Nothing Universe". In that paper Istrong gravity between the two.
hypothesized that the this universe used to beIt all depends upon the mass of the object relative to
composed of a perfect atom in which all free energyanother object as well as the velocity of the object,
was locked up tight. There was no free space in thisand the distance between the two objects. An object
Nothing Universe, and the only thing that existed wascan pass by the earth far enough away to feel its
this one perfect atom. So, when the "Big Bang"gravity, but if its velocity is great enough then it will
occurred; what I call "The Event", it was not acontinue on its course. The trajectory of the object will
singularity that expanded outward. Instead, it was adepend upon its speed and distance away from the
chain reaction taking place within a sea of atoms. Ininfluencing body.
this case, the Nothing Atom. This expansion is takingKeep in mind that the more similar in mass two objects
place today at speeds greater than that of the speedare then the particles of that body comes into play. I
of light, and if you travel far enough out into space yousaid before that even though a person exhibits gravity
will come upon a wall of energy that I have termed thetowards the earth, the earth wins out every time. The
"Creation Wave".influence of the mass of my body is negligible when
So now we have our universe which in the beginningcompared to the pull of the earth on us. However,
consisted of nothing more than empty space, freewhen the mass is sufficient in each object and
energy, and particles. These particles I refer to arecomparable to the other object, then the molecules of
protons, electrons, and neutrons. Their counterpartsboth objects influence how they effect one another.
having phased into the anti matter universe, which IThe earth has protons and electrons, the moon has
maintain behaves in exactly the same way that oursprotons and electrons. The protons of the earth are
does. Its just made up of anti matter. In our matterpulling on the electrons of the moon and the protons in
universe protons that were flying around attracted anthe moon feel the presence of the electrons contained
electron. Over and over again a proton would trap anwithin the earth. At the same time the protons of the
electron and eventually we had massive quantities ofearth also feel the presence of the protons of the
hydrogen coming together to create very densemoon.
pockets of hydrogen in space. Eventually, so muchSimilarly, the electrons of the earth also feel the
hydrogen came together that a star was born. Allpresence of the electrons on the moon. What you end
over our young universe this process occurred. Withingup with is two objects that are trying to get as far
these stars the next evolution of matter took place,away as they can from one another, while at the
helium. A star will go through its life cycle andsame time they want to come together. An equilibrium
eventually explode or throw off its outer layersis reached between these competing forces and the
providing new material for the birth of new stars. Now,moon will assume and orbit around that body. This
conceive of this event occurring countless times allscenario does not take into account the velocity of
across the young universe. Within each one of theseeach object relative to one another, which is another
stars, new elements are being created that will providefactor of how masses orbit one another. It also does
us with our periodic table of elements.not take into account the distance of the two objects
The temperatures needed to create these newfrom one another. The closer these two masses are
elements are present within the core of these stars.to one another the stronger they will feel each others
This is why you will sometimes hear scientists stategravity. If they get too close to one another than the
that we are in fact made of star dust. In a way that istwo objects will collide due to the fact that the
very true. Evolution is a beautiful thing and a clearattractive force is slightly greater than the repulsive
picture can be gained from this analogy. Hydrogenforce. This only applies to objects of sufficient mass.
forms stars, which lead to helium and the evolution ofObjects of little mass will exhibit very low gravity
more elements. These elements come together tobetween one another. If you have a planet and a rock,
form planets around a star, and on one of thesethen the gravity of the planet is strong and will
planets something new happens. The elementsoverpower the weak gravity of the rock. The mass of
present form a simple single celled organism and lifeEarth pulls and repels us with the pull winning out. Our
has begun! Now we have the evolution of life. Thebodies pull and push on the earth as well, but we have
single celled organism becomes multi-celled, whichvery little mass to really influence the planets
leads to jelly fish, squid, and then to fish; which leads togravitational effect in anyway.
amphibians, reptiles, mammals, you get the picture. It isGravity and its Affect on Light
a beautiful thing to know that all of this began with theSo now we come to the heart of the matter. A star
simple merger of protons and electrons! But I digress.that is behind the sun can be seen by us on earth,
Back to curved space/time, I said before that I believebecause the light from that star was bent around the
it does not exist. The idea that time is a thing that cansun. Albert Einstein attributed this to the path that light
be combined with space, seems too far fetched andtakes across space/time, which is being warped by
complicated to me. Time is a human concept forthe Sun's gravitational field. I put forth that the path light
measuring events, nothing more. Space is what existstakes around the sun is due to the influence of the
within the nothing universe and represents the absencemagnetism on the photon. As the beam of light
of matter. I believe that the manifestation of gravityapproaches the sun, the photon begins to feel the
can be attributed to a much more familiar and simpleeffect of the protons and electrons contained within
concept. This simple concept is magnetism. Oppositesthe sun. The sum total which represents gravity bends
attract and like charges repel and so forth. We canthe light from that star so that it bends around our sun.
observe this every time we look at a compass or useAs we all know light is an electromagnetic wave,
a magnet, however; we can also observe this whenwhich is a wave composed of both a magnetic wave
an object falls to earth or by looking at our solarand an electric wave. It is also viewed as a particle
system, galaxy, etc. What we traditionally think ofcalled a photon. As a light beam approaches the sun it
magnetism is quite small when compared to theis attracted and repelled by the protons and electrons
universe. This is because traditionally we attributein the sun. The sum total effect of this, "Gravity"
magnetism to small scale events and gravity to largeattracts and repels the sun at the same time. Coupled
scale events. I say they are one and the same.with the speed at which the photon is traveling the
Gravity is nothing more than the manifestation ofbeam of light bends around the sun. As the light
magnetism on a macro scale. All matter is made ofapproaches, the photon is both repelled and attracted
protons, electrons, and neutrons. These particles format the same time. Its velocity wants to carry it straight
elements which form molecules, which form much ofon, but as it gets closer to the sun the repulsion begins
the world around us. In the case of a planet, a moon,to effect the photons trajectory. Since the attractive
or a star you have an immense number of protonsforce is greater this will lead to a shorter and sharper
and electrons. Neutrons, I believe, do not come intobend on the approaching side of the sun and a more
play, because they are neutral particles. For this reasongradual slope on the backside of the sun as the
I do not believe they play a part in the manifestation ofparticle moves away from the sun. In reality, a
gravity. In order to gain a clearer picture we willconstant stream of particles of photons are affected
consider the Earth as it is related to us and the objectscreating an unbroken beam of light that bends around
around us.the sun and reaches earth. This is how we are able to
Everyone knows that when you drop objects ofview light from a distant star that is hidden by the sun.
differing weights they will fall at the same rate. ThisThe influence of matter in the sun on a beam of light
means that gravity is a constant. The earth is pulling onas it approaches is what causes the electromagnetic
you with the same effect that it is pulling on a pebblewave to bend around the sun and reach earth.
or a feather. The reason for this has to do more withSo what about a black hole? The reason that light
the protons and electrons contained within the earthcannot escape a black hole is because the attractive
than it does with the protons and neutrons containedforce is great enough that the velocity of light cannot
within you, the pebble or the feather. This, I believe, isovercome it. The result is a beam of light that bends,
due to the huge number of particles contained withinbut ultimately will move into the black hole. This is
the earth vs the number of particles in you or anyassuming the light beam passes close enough to the
object on the earth. In order for my hypothesis toblack hole. If a beam of light passes far enough away
work we have to assume that one force is slightlyfrom a black hole its velocity will overcome the
stronger than another. The attractive force has to beattractive force and will bend sharply around the black
slightly stronger than the repulsive force. This is whyhole. Theoretically it would then be possible to see a
objects fall down, rather than up. If the opposite werestar that is in a false position in the sky if its light
true then we would spend our time slowly drifting outreached earth. It may be possible for two stars that
into space. The key is scale. A proton and an electronappear in the night sky to actually be the light from only
will attract one another, because each one has aone star. The light from the real star that is located in
specific charge. A person and another person of theits actual position, and the bent light that passed by the
same size will exert gravity on one another, but veryblack hole that is from the same star. This light will
minimal. The difference is a collection of particles vs acause a phantom star to appear in the night sky. I am
particle and a particle. Think of it this way, "Magnetismnot stating that when you look out your window at
is to Gravity, as Physics is to Quantum Physics". Eachnight you will see one of these phantom stars. I am
field is dictated by how objects behave based ononly stating that it is hypothetically possible.
scale. The behavior of magnetism on a small scale isConclusion
somewhat different on a large scale, "Gravity".Particles contained within matter are responsible for
The Earth pulls on all objects with the same strength.the existence of gravity. It is the influence of matter
The current Gravitational constant is thought to beover matter interactions based on velocity and
somewhere around 6.693 x 10 to the -11 power. Thedistance. There may or may not be a constant, or if
law of universal gravitation, big G is thought to be thegravity is not a constant; then at the present we are
attractive force between two bodies is proportional tounable to detect this difference. Mainly because we
the product of their masses, and inversely proportionalcan only perform these experiments here on earth. It
to the square of the distance between them.would really be nice to have a large rocky body with
( This constant is not to be confused with Earthsno atmosphere. The weight of the atmosphere above
gravity (little g) which is calculated by the rate anus along with the drag of our atmosphere on falling
object accelerates towards the earth as it falls. Thatobjects will effect the outcome of these experiments.
number has been placed at around 9.8 m/s2 (metersIn order to prove this hypothesis, an experiment needs
per second squared). Again I cannot argue with theto be done to detect the slight difference in the
math and I believe the experiments done in this areaattractive force vs the repulsive force. It would also
are valid. I also believe that in order to have the mosthelp to discover a phantom star, which is a star in the
accurate calculation of gravity we have to understandnight sky that is not actually where it appears to be.
what it is and then go from there. A gravitationalFor the same reason that light bends around the sun
constant is possible and would represent the true pullto show us a star that is hidden behind the sun. Einstein
of one body over another. I concede that constant towas not wrong, he just attributed an actual outcome
the experts and will agree with the accepted number.to the wrong preclusion.