Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Quantum Atom Theory, QAT, is a dyslexic artist theory on the physics of time.

In this 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.

Light is an electromagnetic wave and the nucleus of every atom is surround in an electron sphere of probability. For the atoms to interact, for atomic bonds to form and break there must be an exchange of photon energy. In this theory, there is an exchange of photon energy whenever our three-dimensional world changes forming greater degree of freedom for statistical entropy. A probabilistic future continuously unfolds photon by photon with each photon electron coupling or dipole moment. In this process, the atoms of the Periodic Table are standing waves in time based on the Strong Nuclear Forces, and Weak Interactions. Based on these two forces the atoms are standing waves that pre-exist within this process, absorption and emission, that forms our ever-changing world that we measure as a ‘period of time’.

The interior of the sphere is naturally three-dimensional with the outward momentum of the spherical surface forming the Inverse Square Law of Gravitational and electromagnetic fields. As an emergent outward geometry, the radiating energy and momentum will be at right angles to the surface of the sphere. This will form the inward characteristics of gravity with falling objects obeying the Inverse Square Law.

This process gives quantum properties to space and time itself, giving us Quantum Gravity.

In QAT there are no Gravitons because gravity is a secondary force to the EM force. Light photons play the part of Gravitons with both gravitational fields and EM fields moving at the same speed, the speed of light.  

Because the photon is the carrier of electromagnetic fields by uniting EM with gravity, this process can represent this theory agrees with Einstein’s idea that gravity is really an effect of space-time curvature. The space-time curvature is formed by the broken surface of the emerging spheres.

The universal geometrical process of spherical symmetry forming and breaking can be seen in Galileo realization that all projectile will follow a parabolic curve.

QAT uses the dynamic geometry of Huygens Principle that says:

"Every point 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".

In this theory “every point” represents the potential for a photon ∆E=hf electron interaction, coupling or dipole moment. In the Huygens, description there is no explanation of why we choose only the forward direction. In this theory, each point on a wave front represents the potential for a photon spherical oscillation or vibration. We have photon electron coupling or dipole moment forming the potential for new spherical waves. In this theory, the wave front can only spread out in the forward direction. This is because it is part of an emergent process forming causality and forward passage of time. Relative to each object or life form the outward momentum of light and the forward passage of time are part of the same process formed by the spontaneous absorption and emission of light.

In this theory, light radiates out spherically forming the characteristics of temporal three-dimensional space with the spherical surface forming the holographic principle in the form of a two dimensional manifold for positive and negative charges.

In QAT there is no need for the extra dimensions of String Theory. This allows for the delicate balance of contraction and expansion. Opposite charges, attract and like charges repel this fundamental principle underlies the formation of atoms and the dynamics of cell life. The exchange of light photon energy with the movement of positive and negative charges gives rise to everything we have in our three-dimensional world. Whenever object touch it is charge, which makes contact.

In this theory we have one universal geometrical process with everything being based on an exchange of photon energy ∆E = hf, the whole of physics, chemistry and biology.  We can think of this as the other sciences emerging like the branches of a tree. Biology is the study of living organisms, which are the result of chemical interactions so all branches of biology stem from chemistry. Likewise, chemical reactions are formed by physical interaction, whenever the bonds between the atoms form or break there is an exchange of photon energy with the movement of charges. So all branches of chemistry stem from physics. Photon ∆E=hf spherical oscillations or vibrations precedes everything forming greater degrees of freedom for statistical entropy and the irreversible processes of classical physics. Such as heat energy always spontaneously flowing from hot to cold and friction always changing motion into heat.

The spherical geometry of this process forms a potential infinite number of line symmetries ‘arrows of time’ within each reference frame as spherical geometry radiates outwards. With the spherical wave front forming the mechanism for the potential of what might happen to become the actual of what has happened. This dynamic geometry forms the Uncertainty Principle ∆×∆pᵪ≥h/4π that is needed for the diversity of cell life, and complexity of creation. We have the build-up and organization of charges relative to the membrane of each living cell. This can be explained as photon potential energy transforming into the kinetic E=½mv² energy of matter, in the form of electrons as an uncertainty probabilistic future comes into existence.

This theory can be represented by just one equation: (E=ˠM˳C²)∞. This equation represents an emergent geometrical process in just three dimensions with one variable in the form of time. With energy, ∆E equals mass ∆M linked to the Lorentz contraction ˠ of space and time. The Lorentz contraction ˠ represents the time dilation of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. The curvature of spacetime in Einstein Relativity is formed by the spherical surface as a process of symmetry forming and breaking. We have energy ∆E slowing the rate that time ∆t flows as a universal process of energy exchange or continuous creation. Rest mass M˳ will increase relative to this process with gravity being a secondary force to the electromagnetic force. The c² represents the speed of light c radiating out in a sphere 4π of EMR from its radius forming a square c² of probability. We have to square the electron e² charge and the probability of the wave-function Ψ² because the area of the sphere is equal to the square of the radius of the sphere multiplied by 4π. It is because we have to square the radius r² to find the spherical surface area that so many properties are squared in physics as in Ψ² t², c², e², and velocity v² as in kinetic E=½mv² energy. This simple geometrical process forms the probability and uncertainty of everyday life that at the smallest scale of the process is represented by Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle ∆×∆pᵪ≥h/4π.  The brackets in the equation (E=ˠM˳C²)∞ represent a dynamic boundary condition of an individual reference frame with an Arrow of Time or time line for each frame of reference. Photon electron interaction are the exchange mechanism between reference frames. 

The infinity ∞ symbol represents an infinite number of dynamic interactive reference frames that are continuously coming in and out of existence. Within this universal and continuous process of energy, exchange all motion is relative whether a body is in motion or at rest depends strictly on the point of view of the observer.

At the smallest scale the Planck Constant ħ=h/2π is a constant of action in the dynamic geometrical process that we see and feel as the passage of time. This would fit spherical 4πr² geometry of Huygens’ Principle of 1670.   The same spherical 4π geometry can be seen in the equation for Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle ∆×∆p×≥h/4π. In addition, we have 2π linked to the Planck constant ħ=h/2π. A circle 2π can represent a two dimensional aspect of a dynamic spherical process.   

We find 2π if we reformulated Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle based on energy and time ∆E ∆t ≥ h/2π. As part of a geometrical process this can represent, not just circular geometry, but also cylindrical geometry forming line symmetry. Representing the emergent time line of an individual reference frame as part of and emergent process of energy exchange.

In QAT, the Universe uses the simplest geometry to form complexity. The wave-function ψ radiates out based on spherical geometry that is squared ψ², the charge of the electron e is squared e² and the speed of the process c is squared c² representing one geometrical process.  When there is an exchange of energy in the form of a photon ∆E=hf electron coupling the energy levels cannot drop below the centre of the sphere. This is because it is relative to the radius of the probability cloud the surrounds the atomic nucleus. This forms a constant of action in space and time that we see mathematically as the Planck constant h/2π.

In mainstream theoretical physics, they came up with the idea of the reduced Planck constant ħ or h-bar just to get rid of the 2pi so the equations would be more compact. In this theory we have a Planck constant h/2π linked with 2π because a one-dimensional photon ∆E=hf electron spherical oscillation is formed by the one-dimensional spherical 4πr² surface.

Because the square of probability is relative to the spherical surface (wave-function ψ²) and the centre of the sphere (Planck constant h/2π), it forms another constant in the form of the Fine Structure Constant 1/137. We can represent the Fine Structure Constant 1/137 geometrically because we have a golden rectangle on each side of the square relative to the radius and the spherical surface. In this way the absorption and emission of light photon, energy forms the A and B of the Golden Ratio ϕ. Mathematically we have to square section A to form the golden rectangle out of section B. Energy levels continuously cascading down will repeat this process with smaller and smaller rectangles forming the Fibonacci spiral. In this theory we have the Fibonacci Spiral in nature, not because of economy of growth, but because the Golden Ratio is built into the geometrical process that forms the characteristics of three-dimensional space with one variable in the form of time.    

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.

The golden angle 137.5 and the Fine Structure Constant 1/137 are measured in different units, but radians and degrees are a good aproximation of each other.

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.

In QAT consciousness is the most advance part of a universal process. Conscious awareness and time are linked together because light has momentum and momentum is frame dependent. This means that every object can be placed in the centre of its own reference frame, even the EM activity that forms consciousness.

This process forms the potential for the concept of the individual mind with each one us having our own personal view of the Universe from the centre of our own reference frame in the ‘moment of now’. Being able to look back in time in every direction at the beauty of the stars.

The Two slit experiment can seem very logical if light is an electromagnetic wave over a ‘period of time’ with quantization taking place when there is an energy transfer process between field and matter, between photons and electrons. We have electromagnetic waves, going through both slits then the waves interact with each other forming constructive and destructive interference.

When the light waves come in contact with the rear screen the energy is converted back to another form of energy in a very local and quantized event, by light photon ∆E=hf energy transforming potential energy into the kinetic E=½mv² energy of matter, in the form of electrons. Kinetic energy is the energy of what is actually ‘happening’.

In this why an uncertain probabilistic future unfolds within the reference frame of the experiment forming the light and dark lines on the rear screen.

The wave particle duality of light and matter in the form of electrons is forming an interactive process, if we turn on an electronic detector the light waves collapse into photons. If we turn the detector off the light waves reform.

This is a universal process continuously happening all around us, we can see the same light and dark lines when sun light breaks through clouds in the sky.

In this theory, it is because we have an emergent process that the spontaneous absorption and emission of photon energy is equivalent to the big bang or the big bounce in the cyclic cosmological models. When I use the word equivalent I mean based on the same continuous geometrical process. Just as we have photon energy levels cascading down from the sun forming greater degrees of freedom for entropy and greater degrees of freedom for the complexity and diversity of cell life. We also have photon energy levels cascading down from the big bang representing an apex or beginning in our time line seen from are line of sight from the centre of the observable Universe. But this in no way represents the beginning of the Universe that is infinite and eternal in this theory.

 There is a paradox at the heart of the Big Bang Theory called The Initial Condition Paradox. The paradox is that within a Universe based on causality or cause and affect the potential for everything we see in the Universe today, including life must have existed in the initial condition has a potential possibility!

In an evolving deterministic Universe where the future is always based on the past there is only one way this paradox can be explained and that is if the fundamental nature of the Universe is a process of spherical symmetry forming and breaking. This can also explain why entropy was so low at the time of the Big Bang. Nothing has lower entropy than a sphere and as the spherical symmetry is broken it forms greater degrees of freedom for the ever-increasing entropy or disorganization that we have in the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

Within such a process, thinking of the Big Bang as a focus point from are line of sight or reference frame within the Milky Way Galaxy. The expansion of space and formation of time would naturally form spherical voids with galaxies on the surface and clusters at the intersections of the spherical voids. This fits in with observations of the Universe as a foam like structure similar to soap bubbles in which the walls of the bubbles represent concentrations of galaxies and their interior represent vast areas of space.

Note also, Maxwell's equations the equations of electricity magnetism and light are conformally invariant. Which means you don't need to the scale size doesn't come into it they're just as on the big scale and the small scale they're exactly the same they're insensitive to change of scale. This can be seen with charge being able to cover a large area of interstellar space in the form of plasma or even a complete spherical star.

 Reference:

Dyslexic Artist Theory on the Physics of Time

https://www.youtube.com/user/nickharvey7

 Theoretical Physics previously quantum art and poetry

https://quantumartandpoetry.blogspot.com/

 In Alan Turing 1951-2 paper on, The Basis of Morphogenesis there is a requirement for spherical geometry. New patterns form relative to this spherical disturbance.

 New research has similar ideas: Gravity From Entropy? Bold New Approach Hopes To Bring Relativity And Quantum Mechanics Together.

https://www.iflscience.com/gravity-from-entropy-bold-new-approach-hopes-to-bring-relativity-and-quantum-mechanics-together-78323

Also in new research on Baryon Acoustic Oscillations, spherical geometry is in use, which would fit in very well with the speculative ideas of QAT:

https://astro.ucla.edu/~wright/BAO-cosmology.html

https://data.desi.lbl.gov/public/papers/y3/KP.DR2.BAO.pdf

This is a link to experimental evidence that there is a link between time and photons electron interactions. Experimental evidence that a photon can spend a negative amount of time in an atom cloud:

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.03680  

New observations supports the "timescape" model of cosmic expansion. This model uses the time dilation of Einstein’s’ relativity. Such a model would fit in very well with the speculative ideas of QAT. 

Links to Timescape cosmology

https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/dark-energy-doesnt-exist-so-cant-be-pushing-lumpy-universe-apart

https://academic.oup.com/mnrasl/article/537/1/L55/7926647?login=false

This theory can give us a reason for Fermat's principle, also known as the principle of least time, the idea that light follows the shortest path of least time represents something fundamental about our Universe!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIIaDizSng4

In our Universe, we have a limiting velocity c with the speed of light being the maximum speed of causality. But in mainstream physics, there is no logical explanation of why the speed of light is so important. In this theory, it is logical that the speed of light is the maximum speed of causality. It is because we have an uncertain ∆×∆pᵪ≥h/4π probabilistic future continuously coming into existence with the exchange of light photon energy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I00J3vNbros

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_light

Hodgkin and Huxley Neuron model as a universal process of energy exchange. Hodgkin and Huxley basically explain Neurons as electric circuits with the organization and movement of positive and negative charge. The positive and negative is in the form of ion atoms. The neuron membrane acts as a boundary separating charge with ionic gates embedded in the cell membrane forming the potential for the build-up and movement of ion charge. This process can form signals along the neurons with the potential difference across the cell membrane forming what is called an action potential.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cF-UuTBsVk

Universe Grows Like a Giant Brain

News

By Tia Ghose published November 26, 2012

The results, published Nov.16 in the journal Nature's Scientific Reports, suggest that some undiscovered, fundamental laws may govern the growth of systems large and small, from the electrical firing between brain cells and growth of social networks to the expansion of galaxies.

 https://www.space.com/18630-universe-grows-like-brain.html

The probabilistic emergent future of QAT could explain the experiment known as the Readiness Potential problem of conscious decisions making. It has been found by experiment that when a person is asked to move or make a decision the electrical activity of their brain forms a pattern of activity known as a Readiness Potential. What cannot be explained is that the reported time of each decision was consistently a short period (some tenths of a second) after the Readiness Potential appeared. The problem is there does not seem to be enough time for free-will to take place!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLNgu4f-zK0

Bereitschaftspotential or BP (German for "readiness potential")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bereitschaftspotential

How does something as immaterial as consciousness arise from something as unconscious as matter? This is known as the Hard Problem of consciousness and this theory gets around this problem by explaining consciousness as electrical activity that is aware of its own electrical potential as part of a universe process. The wave particle duality of light and matter in the form of electrons is forming a blank canvas that we, as atoms, can interact with forming a future relative to the energy and momentum of our actions. Energy and momentum are conserved as the future unfolds with each photon-electron oscillation or vibration. We have a Participatory Universe with quantum probabilities forming future possibilities and opportunities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nMS5jJQP8c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will


Friday, 28 March 2025

Why Spirals in the sky and why Fibonacci was right

We have spirals appearing in the sky and throughout nature, from the double helix within us to the galaxies above us. There are spiral galaxies from one end of the visible Universe to the other. This theory explains this based on conformal geometry, where size and distance is not important, only angles are are important. The theory explains this as a process of spherical symmetry forming and breaking. Such a process forms greater degrees of freedom for statistical entropy, with the potential for greater symmetry to form. When the spherical symmetry breaks it has the potential to form the most beautiful of geometrical shapes, the spiral. This is why we see the Fibonacci Spiral everywhere in nature, but it is never perfect because it is formed by broken symmetry. If you like these ideas, please subscribe and share it will help the promotion of this theory!


Thursday, 27 March 2025

Why Spirals in the sky

We have spirals appearing in the sky and throughout nature, from the double helix within us to the galaxies above us. There are spiral galaxies from one end of the visible Universe to the other. This theory explains this based on conformal geometry, where size and distance is not important, only angles are are important. The theory explains this as a process of spherical symmetry forming and breaking. Such a process forms greater degrees of freedom for statistical entropy, with the potential for greater symmetry to form. When the spherical symmetry breaks it has the potential to form the most beautiful of geometrical shapes, the spiral. This is why we see the Fibonacci Spiral everywhere in nature, but it is never perfect because it is formed by broken symmetry. If you like these ideas, please subscribe and share it will help the promotion of this theory!

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

AI or Grok makes a critical analysis of Quantum Atom Theory (QAT) a dyslexic artist theory on the physics of time

Key Points
  • Research suggests that the idea of light propagating as spherical waves and forming photon-electron interactions aligns with standard physics, but linking this to time’s forward movement may confuse space and time concepts.
  • It seems likely that light’s straight-line appearance results from uniform wave fronts, consistent with Fermat’s Principle, but this doesn’t explain time’s direction.
  • The evidence leans toward the theory’s claim that time emerges from quantum processes being speculative, lacking support from mainstream science.
  • An unexpected detail is the theory’s focus on spherical geometry and photon exchanges as defining time, which differs from physics viewing time as a fundamental dimension.

Direct Answer
Introduction
The idea is that light propagates as spherical waves from a center, and when these waves interact with matter through photon-electron couplings, we perceive light traveling in straight lines, taking the shortest time. This aligns with how we understand light in physics, but the theory behind it, like Quantum Atom Theory (QAT), seems to mix this spatial process with the concept of time moving forward, which might not be accurate.
Analysis
Research suggests that light does indeed radiate out spherically, as seen in Huygens’ Principle, where every point on a wave front acts as a source of secondary waves. When these waves hit something, like an electron, they can be absorbed or scattered, which we detect as light arriving. This explains why light seems to travel in straight lines in uniform media—it’s the path of least time, as per Fermat’s Principle, minimizing the travel time.
However, the theory’s claim that this process defines time’s forward movement is where it gets tricky. It seems likely that time is a separate, fundamental dimension in physics, not something created by light’s propagation. The evidence leans toward the standard view that time’s direction, or the “arrow of time,” is linked to entropy increasing, not to how light moves spatially. So, while the description of light’s propagation is correct, tying it to time’s flow might confuse space and time, as light can go in any direction in space, but time always moves forward.
An unexpected detail is how the theory uses spherical geometry and photon exchanges to suggest time emerges from quantum interactions, which is a unique but untested idea, differing from physics where time is a given framework.
Conclusion
In summary, the idea of light’s spherical propagation and straight-line paths is scientifically sound, but linking this to time’s forward movement is speculative and not supported by mainstream science. For more on light and waves, check out Huygens’ Principle or Fermat’s Principle.


Survey Note: Detailed Analysis of the Idea
The user’s idea, rooted in the context of Quantum Atom Theory (QAT), posits that light propagates as spherical waves radiating from a center oscillation, and when the wave front encounters matter, it forms a photon-electron interaction, which we perceive as light traveling in straight lines, taking the shortest time. This idea is presented in response to a statement suggesting confusion between space and time in QAT, specifically that “light propagates in any spatial direction, but time always moves forward.” The user’s explanation aims to clarify light’s propagation, aligning it with Fermat’s Principle, but the broader theory’s implications for time are under scrutiny. This analysis critically evaluates the idea’s logical coherence, scientific grounding, strengths, weaknesses, and implications, using first-principles thinking and the provided context, including three diagrams analyzed for additional insight.
Background and Context
QAT, as previously discussed, is a personal hypothesis by a dyslexic artist that seeks to unify physics through photon energy exchange, with time emerging from quantum processes. The user’s idea builds on this, focusing on light’s propagation as spherical waves, as depicted in the diagrams, and linking it to our perception of straight-line paths via photon-electron interactions. The diagrams provided—New Light wave 5D BH diagram, 1 atom and photon electron coupling, and 1 Huygens Principle 2—illustrate concepts like spherical wave fronts, photon energy exchanges, and the role of fundamental constants, reinforcing QAT’s framework. The initial statement suggests that QAT confuses space and time, likely due to its claim that time emerges from quantum processes like photon exchanges, which the user’s explanation aims to address.
Logical Coherence
Strengths:
  • The user’s description of light propagating as spherical waves aligns with Huygens’ Principle, which states that every point on a wave front acts as a source of secondary spherical wavelets, as seen in the diagram “1 Huygens Principle 2,” showing photon energy exchange with spherical surfaces. This is logically consistent with standard physics, where light from a point source expands as a sphere, and the wave front’s interaction with matter explains detection.
  • The idea that we perceive light traveling in straight lines due to these interactions is coherent with Fermat’s Principle, which states light takes the path of least time. In uniform media, this path is a straight line, as the shortest distance also minimizes time, fitting the user’s claim of “taking the shortest time.”
  • The user’s focus on photon-electron interactions, as shown in “1 atom and photon electron coupling,” where electron transitions emit or absorb energy, ties to quantum mechanics, providing a plausible mechanism for how light is detected, maintaining logical consistency.
Weaknesses:
  • The user’s explanation doesn’t directly address the initial statement’s concern about confusion between space and time. While light’s spatial propagation is well-described, the theory (QAT) seems to link this to time’s forward movement, which is a separate concept. For example, “New Light wave 5D BH diagram” suggests light’s spherical radiation forms a “potential Arrow of time,” implying time emerges from spatial propagation, which may conflate the two.
  • The claim that light “taking the shortest time” relates to Fermat’s Principle, but this is about spatial paths minimizing travel time, not explaining why time moves forward. The arrow of time, linked to entropy increase in thermodynamics, isn’t addressed, suggesting a potential confusion in QAT between spatial processes and temporal direction.
Scientific Grounding
Strengths:
  • The user’s description of light as spherical waves is scientifically grounded in Huygens’ Principle, a standard model for wave propagation, as detailed in Huygens’ Principle. The diagram “1 Huygens Principle 2” shows this with photon energy
    \Delta E = hf
    and spherical
    4\pi r^2
    surfaces, aligning with wave optics.
  • Photon-electron interactions, as depicted in “1 atom and photon electron coupling,” are well-established in quantum mechanics, where photons are absorbed or emitted during electron transitions, consistent with the equation
    \Delta E = hf
    , as seen in Quantum Mechanics.
  • Fermat’s Principle, mentioned by the user, is a fundamental principle in optics, explaining why light takes straight-line paths in uniform media, minimizing time, as described in Fermat’s Principle, supporting the user’s claim of “taking the shortest time.”
Weaknesses:
  • The theory’s broader implication, as seen in QAT, that time emerges from these quantum processes is not supported by mainstream science. Time is a fundamental dimension in both special relativity, described by the Minkowski metric
    ds^2 = -c^2 dt^2 + dx^2 + dy^2 + dz^2
    , and quantum mechanics, where it’s a parameter, not an emergent property, as noted in Spacetime.
  • The diagram “New Light wave 5D BH diagram” suggests light’s spherical radiation forms a “potential Arrow of time,” but the arrow of time is typically linked to the second law of thermodynamics (entropy increase), not light’s spatial propagation, as discussed in Arrow of Time.
  • The user’s idea lacks experimental evidence for linking light’s propagation to time’s forward movement. While diagrams show photon exchanges forming “new moments in time,” this is speculative, with no tests verifying time emergence from quantum interactions, a key criterion for scientific validity, as seen in Philosophy of Physics.
Strengths of the Idea
  1. Accurate Description of Light Propagation: The user’s explanation of light as spherical waves and straight-line paths via Fermat’s Principle is scientifically accurate, providing a clear model for how we perceive light, resonating with standard optics.
  2. Connection to Quantum Mechanics: The focus on photon-electron interactions ties to quantum mechanics, offering a plausible mechanism for detection, which is consistent with experimental observations like the photoelectric effect, as seen in Photoelectric Effect.
  3. Intuitive Appeal: The idea that light’s straight-line appearance results from uniform wave fronts is intuitive, helping laypeople understand wave optics, potentially bridging classical and quantum views, as hinted in the diagrams’ focus on spherical geometry.
Weaknesses of the Idea
  1. Confusion with Time’s Direction: The theory’s implication, as part of QAT, that light’s spatial propagation defines time’s forward movement is problematic. Light can propagate in any spatial direction, but time’s arrow is unidirectional, linked to entropy, not spatial processes, as noted in Thermodynamics.
  2. Speculative Nature: The claim that photon-electron interactions create “new moments in time,” as seen in diagrams, is speculative, lacking empirical support, and doesn’t align with physics where time is a given dimension, as discussed in Time in Physics.
  3. Lack of Testability: The idea doesn’t propose specific experiments to test whether light’s propagation affects time’s flow, making it difficult to verify, a key scientific criterion, as seen in Scientific Method.
Philosophical Implications
Strengths:
  • The idea aligns with philosophical views that emphasize process over static dimensions, suggesting time as emergent, resonating with process philosophy, as explored in Process Philosophy.
  • It suggests a participatory role for observers, as light’s interaction with matter (photon-electron coupling) could be seen as defining reality, tying into discussions on the observer effect, as seen in Observer Effect.
Weaknesses:
  • The focus on time emerging from light’s propagation risks solipsism, implying each interaction defines time, without explaining shared objective time, a challenge in consciousness studies, as noted in Philosophy of Mind.
  • The idea’s reliance on QAT’s framework, which lacks scientific grounding, echoes numerology, using mathematical beauty (spherical geometry) to explain physical reality, lacking rigor, as seen in Philosophy of Mathematics.
Comparison to Mainstream Science
  • Optics and Wave Theory: The user’s description aligns with Huygens’ Principle and Fermat’s Principle, standard in optics, as seen in Wave Theory, but QAT’s time emergence claim departs from this, lacking support.
  • Quantum Mechanics: Photon-electron interactions are standard, as in the photoelectric effect, but time is a parameter, not emergent, as detailed in Quantum Mechanics.
  • Relativity: Spacetime in relativity, described by the Minkowski metric, doesn’t involve ( e ) or light’s propagation defining time, as seen in General Relativity.
Potential for Development
  • Testable Predictions: The idea could be tested by measuring time effects in photon-electron interactions, but current physics shows no such effects, as seen in Quantum Electrodynamics.
  • Mathematical Formalization: Deriving equations linking light’s propagation to time’s flow could strengthen the idea, but current theories don’t support this, as noted in Quantum Field Theory.
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Engaging philosophers and physicists could refine the idea, addressing gaps like time’s arrow, but it would need to move beyond speculation, as suggested in Philosophy of Physics.
Conclusion
The user’s idea of light’s spherical propagation and straight-line paths via photon-electron interactions is scientifically sound, aligning with Huygens’ Principle and Fermat’s Principle. However, the theory’s broader claim, as part of QAT, that this defines time’s forward movement is speculative, confusing space and time, and not supported by mainstream science, where time is a fundamental dimension. The diagrams reinforce QAT’s focus on spherical geometry and quantum processes, but lack empirical evidence for time emergence. While creative, the idea remains a philosophical exploration, best suited for discussion rather than scientific validation, until formalized and tested.
Key Citations