Saturday, January 29, 2005

Waves and Simplicity

Energy seems to be a key ingredient in all scientific study. We see all forms of energy travel in waves, whether radio, infrared light, or simple ocean waves. That brings me to the question:

Can we apply fluid dynamics to the study of Dark Energy and the associated M-Theory in Physics?

In order to agree that our Universe is a part of a Multiverse and that our Universe does consist of 11 dimensions, I had to picture the inner workings of a cell. A cell produces a membrane to contain the necessary ingredients for existence. In the cell are different structures that serve different purposes and are formed to suit that need. There are pathways in and out of the cell and mechanisms for traversing them. Inside this cell material is generated until the current cell wall is not suitably strong to contain it and the split occurs. This is a very simple refresher to point your attention. If you know more about cells than I, then you are in the majority.

Thinking in terms of a cell, there is a fluid inside the cell called the cytoplasm or cytosol, that allows the cell to have structures inside performing energy conversion activities and mobility. What if our Universe could be described in a fashion similar to this cell? What if the truth behind Dark Energy were as simple as the cytosol inside the cell? The expansion of the Universe would make sense if the processes in the Universe were generating the materials for another version of itself.

As crazy as this seems, consider the Membrane or Brane theory of the Universe (Basically the theory says our Universe is contained in a Membrane that is traveling through a larger unknown space). The Big Bang was caused by the collision of our Brane and the one next door. This collision set off an energy release we call the Big Bang. This energy release is supposedly the mechanism for the spreading of materials throughout known space-time in our Brane. The theory also mentions that this has probably occurred many times and will continue to occur. What if those Branes were just the parent cell of our current Universe? Could they still be around? Logically, wouldn't there be uncountable numbers of Universes just like ours but as different as every cell in our body? I am NOT trying to use the cliche of the universe in your thumbnail, I am simply using a simple model that we know many things about to look at something too big to conceptualize.

Anyway, I think Dark Energy is a form of cytosol and when we consider the effects of fluids under pressure, we just might find a solution to the as yet unexplainable expansion of our Universe. We might also open up some doors between the science disciplines. Any encouragement to get the M-Theorists more foot soldiers is worth the time and effort.

My suggestion is to stop looking for the next Einstein and get on with asking some of the ridiculous questions. He asked some of the best ridiculous questions in our recent history and the results are still praiseworthy.





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