SpaceTime. We have all heard of it, and it seems to be a revolutionary concept. One idea that I will propose (ungrounded mathematically and purely speculatively) is that of SpaceTime Residue.
What do I mean by SpaceTime residue? Well, simply arguing by analogy, let us imagine spacetime as any sort of material object that can be stretched or skewed by the presence of a mass. Pick your favorite, it could be an elastic fabric, acme rubber, or a spiderweb mesh. Now, imagine that we have placed a mass that streches this fabric (spacetime) around the mesh. Next, lets say the mass moves away, and the spacetime is no longer stretched. Now, to the casual observer it may appear that our fabric is back to normal, but many know that once something has been stretched, it is never quite the same. In other words, there is some evidence that this material has changed. This is what I call SpaceTime residue.
To put it formally, SpaceTime residue is the net effect on the spacetime by a mass that is introduced and removed.
Let's say that masses to 'stretch' spacetime. Then, by analogy, simply moving these masses around in space leaves the spacetime somewhat stretched, meaning that moving masses are constantly stretching out spacetime. The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. While it seems very simplistic, could this be a cause?
Is there some way we can figure out if a spacetime was ever (formerly) manipulated by a given mass? It seems we would have to first figure out a 'spacetime' standard, and then somehow measure against this. First, we have to figure out what 'measuring' a spacetime really means!
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Some interesting thoughts here!
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