The Physics of process Philosophy

 

Alfred North Whitehead gave us a vision of the cosmos that breathes. A universe not made of dead particles, but of living events, of experience flowing through time, emerging into moments, dissolving into memories, and re-emerging as something new. Part one: Process Philosophy within a deeper concept of Time. The theory promoted in these videos explains the Universe as a continuum with everything being a process over a period of time relative to the atoms of the periodic table. I believe we need a deeper understanding of 'time' to explain these ideas as a physical process. If time is not a background clock, but an emergent process with an uncertain future unfolding relative to us, as atoms.

Then the process, that we call ‘time’ can be explained by the spontaneous absorption and emission of EM waves with the atoms representing standing waves in time. Because the Universe is never at absolute zero, there is always the spontaneous absorption and emission of photon energy forming our ever changing world. That we measure as a period of time relative to the atoms of the periodic table.

This can be explained with a photon electron interaction between each cause and effect, between each action and reaction. Within such a process the Planck constant is a constant of action with an uncertain probabilistic future coming into existence quantum by quantum, moment by moment. Whenever our everyday world changes there is an exchange of photon energy with quantum uncertainty at the small scale forming statistical probability at the large scale. Part Two: 1:39 The individual within the process This can only be explained as a logical process if each object or individual observer is in the center of their own temporal frame of reference.

Each life form remains in ‘the moment of now’ in the center of their own reference frame. We only see time moving in one direction because the Universe is never at absolute zero, everything is continuously radiating light waves. If time is "formed" by the interaction between light waves and atoms, then the Arrow of Time is simply the outward wave expansion from each object, that form those interactions It’s like a ripples in a pond; the "observer" is where the stone hits the water. Within this process or continuum light is an electromagnetic wave with particle characteristics as an uncertain future comes into existence with each photon electron interaction. The interaction in the form of photon electron coupling or dipole moments are unfolding everywhere, but the electrical activity that forms consciousness can comprehend and measure this process.

We experience this process of continuous change as ‘time’ with a memory of the past and an uncertain future being able to look back in time in every direction at the beauty of the stars. Part Three: 3:47 The emergence of three dimensional space This can only be explained logically as part of a geometrical process of spherical symmetry forming and breaking.

This is based on Huygens Principle of 1670 that says, light is a spherical wave with each point on the surface of the wavefront forming the potential for a new spherical wave. In this theory each point represent the potential for a new photon electron coupling or dipole moment. Part Four: 4:48 The emergences of Phase based Gravity Some people might say this manifold forms the forth dimension of time, but it also forms a phase gradient relative to the energy and momentum of each object. Therefore it is relative to the mass of each object with the spherical geometry naturally forming the inverse square law of EM and gravitational fields.

The process that forms the outward momentum of light, causality, three dimensional space and time also forms the inward secondary process of gravity. Each object carries its phase structure with it.

This forms Newton’s first law, an object in motion will continue in motion unless acted upon by an external phase gradient.

Phase gradience are only meaningful relative to an external phase background.

This naturally gives us Mach’s Principle: that “Local inertia depends on the rest of the Universe” Part Five: 6:05 Einstein Relativity within this process. Einstein's General Relativity explains space-time curvature as a result of the presence of mass and energy, in this theory this is in the form of light photon ∆E=hf energy transforming potential energy into the kinetic Eₖ=½mv² energy of matter, in the form of electrons. Part Six: 7:27 The process that form the mathematics of Quantum Mechanics In such a theory the math of QM represents the physics of ‘time’ with classical physics representing processes over a period of time, as in Newton’s differential equations.

The wave-function ψ² collapse, photon ∆E=hf energy, the Planck Constant h/2π, uncertainty ∆x∆pᵪ≥h/4π, quantum spin and quantum entanglement all play a part in this process. Please subscribe and share it will help the promotion of this theory.

The Mystery of Time in Physics

 Could the mystery of time be explained by light being a spherical 4πr² wave?

This is based on Huygens’s Principle of 1670 that say light is a spherical wave with each point on the wave from having the potential for a new spherical wave.

Each point on the wave front represents a potential photon ∆E=hf electron interaction.

With light being an EM wave with particle characteristic as an uncertain ∆x∆pᵪ≥h/4π probabilistic future unfolds with each photon electron coupling or dipole moment.

At the smallest scale of this process this is seen as the quantum wave particle function ψ² continuously collapsing and reforming.

We have light waves radiating out in every direction with the interior of the sphere forming the characteristics of three-dimensional space.

This forms a potential time lines in every direction with every point on the surface of the wavefront forming the potential for a photon electron interaction or vibration.

Between every cause and effect, between every action and reaction light is an electromagnetic waves with photon or particle characteristics as an uncertain future unfolds.

This theory gives us a reason why so much is squared in the physics, like the charge of the electron is squared e². The speed of the process is squared, c² the speed of light. Velocity is squared v² as in the equation for kinetic Eₖ=½mv² energy. The wave particle function or probability function of quantum mechanics is squared ψ². Also natural time is squared t² in the work of Galileo with acceleration due to gravity. Distanced travelled is proportional to the square of elapsed time t². d=1/2 a t².

This geometry forms the potential for 1/r² with the Inverse Square Law of electromagnetic and gravitational fields. Spherical 4πr² geometry is key to this concept, formed by an electron sphere around the atomic nucleus and spherical light waves. The spherical 4πr² surface acts as a boundary condition or manifold for positive and negative charge. The movement of charge with the exchange of photon ∆E=hf energy interactions precede all observation, measurements and experiments.

Between each action and reaction, between each cause and effect we have a photon electron coupling or dipole moment. The wave function ψ² collapses with the absorption of the past and emission of a new probabilistic future forming the uncertainty ∆x∆pᵪ≥h/4π encountered in daily life. As a process of spherical 4πr² symmetry forming and breaking, this dynamic geometry forms entropy or disorganization with the potential for greater symmetry formation. The greater symmetry formation is in the form of the complex structures of the Universe and in the diversity of cell life.

At low temperature, we measure this process as a ‘period of time’ relative to the atoms or the Periodic Table. Within this process the Planck Constant h/2π is a minimum constant of action within a geometrical spherical 4πr² process that forms the characteristics of 3D space and continuum of time ∆E ∆t ≥ h/2π.

At higher temperature the same process is relative to plasma with charge be able to cover a large area of interstellar space. The theory is based on Conformal Geometry with the same geometrical process that forms the potential for cell life forming cellular space and the cosmic web on the interstellar scale. This process also forms the potential for ever-more abstract mathematics. I believe this is why it has been so difficult to formulate a Theory of Everything or Grand Unified Theory.

 

Physicists just found a tiny flaw in time itself

In standard quantum mechanics, time is treated as an external, clock that is not affected by the quantum system being studied. But new research suggests that the spontaneous “collapse” of the wave-function could blur time itself. Their research shows that if these wave-function collapses are part of reality, then time itself cannot be perfectly exact. Instead, it would contain an extremely small level of inherent uncertainty.

These finding open the door to the ideas promoted in these videos, that time is not a background clock, but part of a dynamic process of energy exchange.

With a spontaneous “collapse” and photon electron interaction between each cause and effect, between each action and reaction.

The extremely small level of inherent uncertainty that the researchers found, could represent an uncertain probabilistic future coming into existence quantum by quantum, moment by moment.

In such a theory the mathematics of quantum mechanics represents the physics of ‘time’ with classical physics representing processes over a period of time, as in Newton’s differential equations.

The wave-function collapse represents light being an EM wave with particle characteristics, when we have the absorption and emission of light. With the exchange of photon energy forming an emergent probabilistic future within our ever changing world.

The future only exist as a probability wave potential, turning into the actual, photon by photon with each new photon electron coupling or dipole moment.

I will leave a link to the new research below the video on YouTube. If you like these ideas please subscribe and share, it will help the promotion of this theory.

 

Quantum Atom Theory 2008 - 2026

 

This theory explains a simple three dimensional process of energy exchange that forms our ever-changing world. The Universe is a continuum with the mathematics of Quantum Mechanics representing the physics of time with Classical physics representing processes over a ‘period of time’ as in Newton’s differential equations. We can think of the atoms of the Periodic Table as standing waves in time, with the absorption and emission of light forming the passage of time. Whenever there is an exchange of light photon energy, our three-dimensional temporal world changes slightly. When this happens Photon energy transforms potential energy PE of what might happen into the kinetic Eₖ=½mv² energy of what is actually happening. Therefore we have light as a wave with particle characteristics as causality unfolds with an uncertain ∆×∆pᵪ≥h/4π future coming into existence moment by moment, quantum by quantum. The geometrical aspect of this process can be based on Huygens’ Principle of 1670, that says: “Every point on a wave front has the potential for a new spherical 4πr² wave” Each point on the curvature of the wave front forms the potential for a new photon ∆E=hf of energy, a new oscillation or vibration as the future comes into existence. We have to square the radius r² of the sphere 4πr² because the process in unfolding on the spherical surface. Therefore we have the speed of light squared c² we have the charge of the electron squared e² and the probability wave function is squared Ψ². In theoretical physics we have the Planck constant h representing a minimum quantity in the fabric of space and time. This is formed by the centre of the sphere being a constant, with the radius r² squared being a constant relative to the spherical surface. The 2π represents circular geometry that is formed by the spherical symmetry with a constant πr² relationship between the radius of the circle and its area. The interior of the sphere 4πr² is naturally three-dimensional forming our three dimensional space of everyday life. The two dimensional spherical surface forms a manifold for the movement of positive and negative charge. Our ever changing world is based on this manifold and it could be called the fourth dimension of time. Quantum entanglement naturally forms out of this spherical wave geometry. A potential photon would have the same polarization or spin for the whole surface of the light sphere therefore having opposite spin on opposite sides of the sphere. Photon polarization and electron spin share this same spherical geometry, indicating that light and matter or photons and electrons are two expressions of one process. In this theory I say that the outward momentum of light forms the inward force of gravity. This is because the surface of the light sphere forms a two dimensional manifold forming a boundary condition for momentum as the future unfolds quantum by quantum, moment by moment. Therefore the curvature of this two dimensional manifold can form a phase gradient and because these phase gradients are spherically distributed, gravitational acceleration naturally obeys the inverse-square law. In this Theory, a massive object does not form a force but a phase-delay field. The internal complexity of matter in the form of sustained photon–electron interactions slows phase propagation locally. This creates concentric spherical phase surfaces with increasing delay toward the center. Motion follows these phase gradients with objects accelerating toward regions of greater phase delay, producing what we observe as gravitational attraction. Gravity is therefore a secondary process, not a fundamental interaction. In uniform motion, a system carries its internal phase structure with it. With no external phase gradients imposed, no acceleration occurs. This forms Newton’s First Law: an object in motion remains in motion unless acted upon by an external interaction. Inertia arises as resistance to changes in phase structure.

Toroidal Emergent Phase Space

 

Phase space forms a dynamic structure for classical physics and the laws of everyday life. It is where geometry becomes motion, where dynamics becomes probability.

Phase space represents all possible states of a system, with each state corresponding to a unique point representing position and momentum.
In this theory the unique point can be traced back to Huygens principle of 1670 that says: "Every point (photon ∆E=hf) on a wave front may be considered a source of secondary spherical 4πr² wave, which spreads out in the forward direction at the speed of light".
This links the momentum of light and the momentum of phase space together as part of the same process of causality.
By explain it this way each unique point in phase space can represent a photon electron interaction forming a torus that has internal rotation forming a magnetic field and magnetic dipole moment with an internal oscillation frequency resulting in an external field of spherical waves.
This dynamic geometry forms the potential for the 1/r² of the Inverse Square law of gravitational and EM fields.
But above all this process forms ‘time’ with a photon electron interaction between every cause and effect, between every action and reaction with a probabilistic uncertain future coming into existence quantum by quantum.
By explaining quantum mechanics this way we can have classical phase space emerging out of the quantum wave particle function that is represented mathematically by Schrödinger wave-particle equation.
The wave particle duality of light and matter in the form of electrons is forming a blank canvas that atoms can interact with forming the possible into the actual.
The classical physics of Newton can represent processes over a period of time. With quantum mechanics representing the physics of time itself with a probabilistic future unfolding with each photon electron interaction.
The atoms of the periodic table form standing waves in time with the absorption and emission of light forming the passage of time.
This process is based on the Planck constant with the uncertainty of quantum mechanics forming the potential for the statistical probability of everyday life.

This channel promotes independent research into Quantum Mechanics and the nature of reality. It is based on Scientific Realism.
We have a probabilistic uncertain future coming into existence photon by photon, moment by moment forming greater degrees of freedom for statistical entropy. Just as we have photon energy levels cascading down from the sun forming greater degrees of freedom for statistical entropy and the spontaneous irreversible processes of classical physics. Such as heat energy always spontaneously flowing from hot to cold and friction always changing motion into heat forming greater degrees of freedom for the complexity and diversity of cell life.
In this theory geometry of the process gives rise to the potential for basic math and evermore-abstract mathematics. It gives rise to the potential for evermore-mathematical dimensions and mathematical structures.
This geometrical process also forms the golden angle 137.5 that in the mathematics of quantum mechanics represents the Fine Structure Constant or Coupling Constant 1/137. By this dynamic geometry, the Fine Structure Constant or Coupling Constant is linked to the speed of light c, the charge of the electron e² squared, the Planck constant h/2π and the permittivity of free space K=1/4πɛ˳. Within this theory, all these constants have a geometrical aspect with the photon and electron as particles being two aspects of the same geometrical process.
The theory promoted in this channel is called Quantum Atom Theory, because the quantization of light and electron takes place with the absorption and emission relative to the atoms.
This theory unites Quantum Mechanics with General Relativity by link the photon with Einstein’s idea that gravity is really an effect of space-time curvature. The curvature of space-time, a key feature of Einstein's theory of relativity, in this theory is formed by the 'spherical surface' as a process continuously emerging spheres symmetry forming and breaking.
Also the spherical geometry can gives rise to Pythagoras Theorem that is used in Einstein’s Relativity.
Einstein's General Relativity explains space-time curvature as a result of the presence of mass and energy, in this theory this is in the form of light photon ∆E=hf energy transforming potential energy into the kinetic Eₖ=½mv² energy of matter, in the form of electrons. The spherical geometry is broken by the energy and momentum of each individual planet forming elliptical orbits based on their energy and mass.

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The Emergence of the Fine-Structure Constant

 

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Diagram of the Fine Structure Constant 1/137
 

 “Physicists have known for over a century that the universe is controlled by a mysterious number.

A number so important that it determines how atoms form, how light interacts with matter, and how chemistry itself exists.

That number is called the fine-structure constant.

Its value is approximately one divided by 137.

Richard Feynman once described it as one of the greatest damn mysteries of physics.

Because no one really knows why this number exists.

It simply appears in the equations of nature.

But what if that number is not arbitrary?

What if it emerges naturally from geometry and interference in the structure of space and time?”

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Part 1 — Starting with the Simplest Shape

“Imagine starting with the simplest possible geometric structure.

A sphere.

From the center of this sphere, energy radiates outward like expanding waves of light.

These waves carry quantum phase — the fundamental rhythm associated with the Planck constant.

Each tiny loop of this phase is the smallest possible unit of action in nature.

At the very center of the sphere sits this minimal loop.

From there, the phase begins to propagate outward across the spherical surface.”

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Part 2 — How the Golden Angle Appears

“But something remarkable happens as these phase loops spread across the sphere.

The loops interact with each other.

Like all waves, they produce constructive and destructive interference.

Constructive interference reinforces the pattern.

Destructive interference suppresses overlapping structures.

The system naturally searches for a configuration that minimizes conflict between loops.

The solution turns out to be a spiral pattern.

And the spacing of that spiral follows a very special angle.

About 137.5 degrees.

This is known as the golden angle.

The golden angle appears throughout nature — in sunflowers, pinecones, hurricanes, and even galaxies.

It allows elements to spread out evenly without overlapping.

In this picture, the golden angle is not inserted artificially.

It emerges naturally from wave interference on a spherical surface.”

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Part 3 — Conformal Geometry

“This structure has another remarkable property.

It follows what mathematicians call conformal geometry.

Conformal geometry preserves angles, even when the overall scale changes.

That means the same geometric pattern can exist at many different sizes.

The sphere could represent something extremely small — like the structure surrounding an electron.

Or something extremely large — like the structure of the universe itself.

This idea connects to two famous concepts in physics.

Dirac’s Large Number Hypothesis, which noticed surprising relationships between atomic and cosmic numbers.

And Mach’s Principle, which suggests that local physical laws may depend on the structure of the entire universe.

In other words, the same geometry may link the smallest and largest scales in nature.”

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Part 4 — From the Golden Angle to the Fine-Structure Constant

“Now we come to the key question.

The golden angle is approximately 137.5 degrees.

But the fine-structure constant corresponds to one divided by 137.

The numbers are extremely close.

Instead of assuming the fine-structure constant first, this approach begins with the golden angle emerging naturally from interference geometry.

Then we ask a deeper question.

What physical processes might slightly distort that perfect geometric pattern?”

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Part 5 — The Emergence of the Fine-Structure Constant

“In the second diagram, we add the physical dynamics.

The spiral loops now interact through electromagnetic forces.

Electric charge creates a small radial shift in the structure.

Quantum waves interfere with each other.

Relativistic motion slightly changes the pitch of the helix.

Together, these effects introduce a very small distortion in the golden-angle geometry.

That distortion produces a dimensionless ratio.

And that ratio is what we measure as the fine-structure constant.”

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Part 6 — Why the Fine Structure Constant “Runs”

“Modern physics already tells us that the fine-structure constant is not perfectly fixed.

In quantum electrodynamics, its value changes slightly depending on the energy scale of the interaction.

Physicists call this the running of the coupling constant.

In the geometric picture, this becomes easy to visualize.

As the energy scale changes, the spacing between spiral loops shifts slightly.

The underlying geometry remains stable.

But the distortion varies.

That’s what we see in the colored spheres.

At atomic scales the value is close to 1 divided by 137.

At very high energies it gradually shifts toward about 1 divided by 128.

The spiral structure remains the same.

Only the distortion changes.”

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Final Idea

“So the proposal is simple.

First, Huygens Principle spherical waves of quantum phase propagate through space.

Second, interference between those waves produces a spiral pattern governed by the golden angle.

Third, physical interactions slightly distort that geometry.

And that distortion appears to us as the fine-structure constant.

In this way, the famous number 137 may not be arbitrary at all.

It could be a reflection of the geometry of phase flowing through space-time.”

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Closing Line

“If this idea is correct, the constants of nature may not simply be numbers we measure.

They may be patterns emerging from the geometry of the universe itself.”

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A Geometric Path to the Fine-Structure Constant (137) and why it runs

 A Geometric Path to the Fine-Structure Constant (137)

Quantum Atom Theory (QAT), a human-originated theory by Nick Harvey, a dyslexic artist exploring the physics of time.

One of the most mysterious numbers in physics is the fine-structure constant, usually written as α.

𝛼≈1/137

This dimensionless constant governs the strength of the electromagnetic interaction. It determines how strongly light interacts with electrons, influencing atomic spectra, chemistry, and much of the structure of matter.

Physicists have long wondered whether 137 is simply a measured constant, or whether it might emerge from deeper physical principles.

Quantum Atom Theory explores the possibility that 137 arises from wave geometry and photon–electron interactions.

1. Huygens’ Principle: The Origin of Wave Geometry

The starting point is Huygens’ principle.

Every point on a wavefront acts as a source of secondary spherical wavelets.

As these wavelets propagate, they interfere with one another, forming patterns of constructive and destructive interference.

Constructive interference creates stable maxima, while destructive interference creates nodes.

These interference patterns naturally organize energy in space.

2. Constructive and Destructive Interference

When many spherical wavelets overlap, the resulting field can be written as a wave function:

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Ψ=i^∑​ψi

The observable structure comes from the square of the wavefunction:

∣Ψ∣^2

This represents the probability density or intensity of the field.

Where interference is constructive, stable regions of high probability appear.

These regions can be interpreted as interaction sites for photon–electron processes.

3. Photon–Electron Interaction

In Quantum Atom Theory, the electron is interpreted as a spherical interaction surface.

Photons interact with this surface through absorption and emission events.

Each interaction involves a discrete quantum of action given by Planck’s constant:

ℎ

Because waves propagate around a sphere, it is often useful to work with the reduced Planck constant:

ℏ=ℎ/2𝜋

This naturally introduces 2π phase cycles, corresponding to complete rotations of wave phase.

4. Spin and 2π Phase Patches

Electrons possess spin-½, meaning their quantum state returns to its original value only after a 4π rotation.

This introduces a topological phase structure on the spherical interaction surface.

The sphere can therefore be interpreted as being composed of quantized phase patches, each associated with a fraction of the total phase budget.

These patches represent the smallest units of interaction between photons and electrons.

5. Geometrical Organization on the Sphere

When many interactions occur on a spherical surface, constructive interference tends to produce optimal packing patterns.

In many natural systems, optimal packing on curved surfaces is associated with Fibonacci spirals and the golden angle.

These patterns distribute points evenly across a sphere while minimizing overlap and interference instability.

As the interference field evolves, stable maxima appear across the spherical surface.

6. Counting Stable Interaction Cells

If the total phase budget of the sphere is approximately 4π, and the surface organizes itself into stable interference cells, then each cell corresponds to a fraction of the total phase.

If the number of stable cells is N, then each cell carries a phase:

Δϕ=4𝜋/𝑁

The strength of the interaction between photons and electrons is therefore related to this phase fraction.

This leads to a simple relation:

𝛼=1/𝑁

If the interference pattern stabilizes at N ≈ 137, the fine-structure constant emerges naturally:

𝛼≈1/137

7. Why the Fine Structure Constant “Runs”

Experiments show that the fine-structure constant changes slightly with energy.

At higher energies, the effective value of α increases.

In this geometric interpretation, increasing energy changes the scale of the interference pattern.

Shorter wavelengths allow the sphere to support more phase cells, slightly increasing N.

This modifies the effective interaction strength, producing the running of α observed in quantum electrodynamics.

8. A Geometric Interpretation of Electromagnetism

From this perspective, the fine-structure constant may not be an arbitrary number.

Instead, it could emerge from:

• Huygens wave propagation

• Interference geometry

• Photon–electron interactions

• Planck phase quantization

• Spin topology

• Optimal packing on a spherical manifold

Together these processes may produce a stable interference structure containing approximately 137 interaction cells.

Conclusion

The fine-structure constant has puzzled physicists for over a century.

Quantum Atom Theory suggests that the number 137 may arise from the geometry of light interacting with electrons, where wave interference and phase quantization create stable structures on a spherical surface.

If this interpretation is correct, the constant α would not be arbitrary at all.

It would be a geometric property of the way light and matter interact in time.

Link to AI formulation: https://chatgpt.com/c/69aa8c5a-93b0-8330-8a15-1d96109459ab

Link to video information: https://www.youtube.com/@Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time