That is an interesting thought, Geoff, but I prefer to keep the material aspects as the ones I have my feet standing on, and the immaterial aspects as the ones I wrap my head around.
I do not seek to find a relationship between matter and space because they do not belong to one and the same system. Matter is matter. Space is space. As I see it, marrying them is like having a fish ride a bicycle.
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The problem with space is that one cannot grasp the essence of space other than in the negative of what space is not.
Space does not move.
Space does not interact.
Space does not have any borders.
The reason physicists are confused about space is that Einstein reviewed Newton's information about the movement of matter through space, and Einstein added a framework that captures correctly the anomalies that Newton could not explain. That correct framework, Einstein called out as Spacetime.
And that is weird.
When we have an outcome about the behavior of matter, then why would we apply this outcome to space? It makes no sense. It is illogical to discuss matter and to end up with the solution for a problem perceived with matter that is then space-based.
If a car races around a corner and rolls out of control, we would never declare that space had something to do with that. Rather, we'd call out the speed of the car and perhaps the grade of the roadway in that bend of the roadway.
Again, when we talk about matter, then it is illogical to apply space as the solution for a problem with matter.
So, that is the fun part. Einstein delivered a correct calculation system, but he did not know where to hang his hat. He did not look for the answer with matter.
In simple terms, Einstein looked at the puzzle, saw the missing piece of the puzzle, and instead of finding the piece itself, he provided a correct description about the size of the piece that should be put in that empty spot.
Obviously, he found the perfect fit because he described exactly the part that was missing. Yet he did not color in the piece he provided. He found an abstract answer.
He provided the How, but he did not provide the Why.
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It is therefore fascinating that he did not see this himself.
During the time he worked this all out, Einstein did not yet know about the Big Bang. So, he missed the most important behavior of matter moving through space, which -again- is the essential aspect of discussion. The discussion is not about space; it is about the specific behaviors of matter.
The answer is therefore that it is about the fastest motion we are involved in, and Einstein did not know about it. The entire Milky Way is moving in a single direction away from where the story began. This motion is faster than the circling of the Milky Way.
In short, planet Earth is involved in four motions.
1. Big Bang sent-off (and matter in motion stays in motion until something interrupts that motion).
2. Circular motion at the largest collective level of matter (which for us is the Milky Way).
3. Revolution of planets around the Sun.
4. Earth itself spinning.
Einstein only reviewed the motions of #2, #3, and #4. Einstein did not include motion #1.
For certain, once Einstein learned about the Big Bang, he will have looked at his work and found not much reason to change his position, a few modifications in as far as I can tell. He saw that the framework remained correct. He saw that the How remained correct. Yet he did not look for the Why.
Obviously, if we use a framework that is based on a force only, in this case gravity, then the First Motion action of the Big Bang is not captured. The Big Bang provided this enormous sent-off, which means that the force to do so got spent, then and there.
Matter in motion stays in motion, unless intercepted. So, the force of the Big Bang event got spent once, and there is then no ongoing force associated with the First Motion. Only the Second, Third and Fourth Motions are based on an ongoing force.
Einstein missed a very important motion and failed to explain the why matter is not pure Newtonian in behavior. For certain, Newton never knew about the Big Bang.
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Thank you for reading my article and your appreciative words and sharing your ideas. I appreciate that.
