SELFPROOF 0117 - SPACE CURVATURE
CURRENT COSMOLOGY MODEL
General
Relativity is a metric theory of gravitation. At its core are
Einstein's equations, which describe the relation between the
geometry of a four-dimensional, pseudo-Riemannian manifold
representing spacetime, and the energy-momentum contained in that
spacetime. Phenomena that in classical mechanics are ascribed to the
force of gravity (such as free-fall, orbital motion, and spacecraft
trajectories), correspond to inertial motion within a curved geometry
of spacetime in general relativity: there is no gravitational force
deflecting objects from their natural, straight paths. Instead,
gravity corresponds to changes in the properties of space and time,
which in turn changes the straightest-possible paths that objects
will naturally follow. The curvature is, in turn, caused by the
energy-momentum of matter. (Wikipedia 20 Mar 2012)
MALTA COSMOLOGY TEMPLATE
- The Universe consists of space and teels. (see Argument 0119)
- Space has no properties independent of the properties of the teels within it and is thus nothingness. (see Argument 0120)
COMMENTARY
The
Current Model and the Malta Template disagree
with the former assuming that space has properties and can curve
and the latter assuming that space is "nothingness" and thus cannot
curve.
The Malta Template evolves out of known facts and a
bare minimum of assumptions and, in doing so, an ability of space to
curve doesn't arise. Since the Template subsequently
evolves satisfactorily into the Universe we see about us today it
is reasonable to suppose that space has no need to curve.
All
that said, while space doesn't curve in The Malta Template, it can
give the appearance of curvature if the Universe is looked at on a
scale larger than teels. Space is filled with prodigious numbers of
teels which are ordered by gravity into streams which can be dense and
fast moving. These streams curve around massive objects, thus producing
all the effects predicted in General Relativity.
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