What if spacetime were a kind of fluid?

Nope mate, I’ve got 99 problems, but this ain’t one.

Then enjoy not understanding what occurs physically in nature. If you ever do want to correctly understand what occurs physically in nature then understand the following.

Aether has mass which is physically displaced by the particles of matter which exist in it and move through it.

There is no such thing as non-baryonic dark matter anchored to matter. Matter moves through and displaces the aether.

The Milky Way’s halo is the state of displacement of the aether.

The Milky Way’s halo is curved spacetime.

What is referred to geometrically as curved spacetime physically exists in nature as the state of displacement of the aether.

A moving particle has an associated aether displacement wave. In a double slit experiment the particle travels through a single slit and the associated wave in the aether passes through both.

The “conventional wisdom” which you seek to overturn has been mathematically formalized as General Relativity and Special Relativity for behaviors with and without consideration of gravitational interaction, respectively. These theories have been used to predict and model real world behavior to very a very high degree of precision. How does your “theory” provide predictions of observed behavior of equal or greater precision?

Stranger

Heh well, I guess the joke’s on me for expecting any sort of answer. The problem with your intuitive concepts is that they’re often misleading; hence, the use of mathematics to make precise what is often obscured by intuition. ‘Many worlds’ don’t have anything to do with the mathematics—it’s a controversial interpretive superstructure tacked onto the math to get it to make more sense intuitively; but the mathematics itself is perfectly clear, in so far perfect agreement with observation, and unequivocally establishes that your babbling about the state of displacement of the ether is indeed nothing but babbling.

But still, it’s your choice: bring the math, or babble.

Curved spacetime is a mathematical description of gravity. Curved spacetime does not physically exist in and of itself.

What is referred to geometrically as curved spacetime physically exists in nature as the state of displacement of the aether.

Mainstream physics does not understand there is no such thing as non-baryonic dark matter anchored to matter. Mainstream physics does not understand the Milky Way’s halo is the state of displacement of the aether. Mainstream physics does not understand the Milky Way’s halo is curved spacetime.

Mainstream physics does not understand what ripples when galaxy clusters collide is what waves in a double slit experiment; the aether. Mainstream physics does not understand Einstein’s gravitational wave is de Broglie’s wave of wave-particle duality; both are aether displacement waves.

Mainstream physics does not understand what relates general relativity with quantum mechanics is aether is displaced by the particles of matter which exists in it and moves through it.

The mathematics of quantum mechanics well represent physical observations. The screwed up concept is thinking a wave function physically exists.

‘Quantum mechanics rule ‘bent’ in classic experiment’

‘For his part, Professor Steinberg believes that the result reduces a limitation not on quantum physics but on physicists themselves. “I feel like we’re starting to pull back a veil on what nature really is,” he said. “The trouble with quantum mechanics is that while we’ve learned to calculate the outcomes of all sorts of experiments, we’ve lost much of our ability to describe what is really happening in any natural language. I think that this has really hampered our ability to make progress, to come up with new ideas and see intuitively how new systems ought to behave.”’

“Intriguingly, the trajectories closely match those predicted by an unconventional interpretation of quantum mechanics known as pilot-wave theory, in which each particle has a well-defined trajectory that takes it through one slit while the associated wave passes through both slits.”

A particle physically displaces the aether. A moving particle has an associated aether displacement wave. In a double slit experiment the particle enters and exits a single slit. It is the associated wave in the aether which passes through both. As the aether wave exits the slits it creates wave interference. As the particle exits a single slit the direction it travels is altered by the wave interference. This is the wave piloting the particle of pilot-wave theory. Strongly detecting the particle causes a loss of coherence between the particle and its associated wave in the aether.

What waves in a double slit experiment is the aether.

The problem with making the pilot ave travel through a physical medium is that it behaves non-locally. This means that by doing something to your ‘aether’ at one side of the Universe I can effect an instantaneous change to it at the other side of the Universe.

You are mistaking de Broglie’s wave mechanics for Bohmian mechanics. The wave of de Broglie’s wave mechanics is local.

Fair enough. Just ignore them.

Gee, thanks.

Are you trying to imply that’s like some sort of blind, uncritical faith?
Like I said, you’re trying to overturn established scientific understanding. There’s nothing wrong with that, but don’t be surprised that you have to answer questions. If you’re in a huff about people ‘believing conventional wisdom’, you should certainly not expect people just to believe your hypothesis unless you explain it.

Where did I say that?

I don’t think I’ve discussed the double slit experiment with you.

Nope, as soon as you consider multiparticle systems (which is necessary even to describe a measurement on an initially isolate single-particle system) you get non-locality.

Yes, I understand that you can spout a bunch of pseudoscientific terminology out and claim that “mainstream physics doesn’t understand”, et cetera. What I’m asking from you is the formalized mathematical framework which can be used to predict the behavior of specific physical phenomena that we observe and for which the supposedly incorrect tenets of “mainstream physics” has provided precise and reproduceable mechanics. In other words, how does your theory intend to both show an objectively measurable validation, and how will it do so with greater precision and accuracythan “mainstream phsysics”?

Stranger

Nope, what you get is de Broglie’s wave mechanics and double solution theory.

‘Quantum mechanics rule ‘bent’ in classic experiment’

‘For his part, Professor Steinberg believes that the result reduces a limitation not on quantum physics but on physicists themselves. “I feel like we’re starting to pull back a veil on what nature really is,” he said. “The trouble with quantum mechanics is that while we’ve learned to calculate the outcomes of all sorts of experiments, we’ve lost much of our ability to describe what is really happening in any natural language. I think that this has really hampered our ability to make progress, to come up with new ideas and see intuitively how new systems ought to behave.”’

“Intriguingly, the trajectories closely match those predicted by an unconventional interpretation of quantum mechanics known as pilot-wave theory, in which each particle has a well-defined trajectory that takes it through one slit while the associated wave passes through both slits.”

A particle physically displaces the aether. A moving particle has an associated aether displacement wave. In a double slit experiment the particle enters and exits a single slit. It is the associated wave in the aether which passes through both. As the aether wave exits the slits it creates wave interference. As the particle exits a single slit the direction it travels is altered by the wave interference. This is the wave piloting the particle of pilot-wave theory. Strongly detecting the particle causes a loss of coherence between the particle and its associated wave in the aether.

What waves in a double slit experiment is the aether.

So, I gather from your response that the answer is no, you cannot provide any kind of formal framework or mathematical relationships which can be used to predict the behavior of your “aether” which is consistent with observations.

Also, the two articles you linked say nothing with respect to any aether or other medium and have fuck all to do with any of the random technobabble in your posts.

Stranger

It seems to me that your hypothesis has aether interacting or not-interacting with particles pretty arbitrarily. Here we have it interacting with the slit and the particle and pushing it around - but otherwise, the particle can travel through aether, displacing it without friction or effort.

The posts state in a double slit experiment the particle travels through a single slit and the wave through both. de Broglie said it is the hidden medium which waves. It is the mass which fills ‘empty’ space which waves.

’ Walking Droplets’

Why are you wasting time badgering people on a message board about their reluctance to embrace your ideas instead of writing them up properly and submitting them to a journal? Just writing them up properly would be useful; you’ve mentioned time and time again here that aether is responsible for everything in electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, and general relativity, but you’ve never made any definitive predictions, any concrete statements about how aether interacts with other particles or forces (beyond vaguely ascribing every non-classical phenomenon to it), or any real specifics at all. We’re not ignoring you because we’re brainwashed by mainstream physics and can’t comprehend your revelation; we’re ignoring you because you have nothing to say and are saying it badly.

Nope, 'fraid you still have to contend with non-locality.

If you can’t understand it is the mass which fills ‘empty’ space which waves in a double slit experiment you have been brainwashed by mainstream physics.