Notes On Spacetime Engineering
Notes On Spacetime Engineering
D. Chakalov
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chakalov.net
September 23, 2021
Abstract
1. Introduction
The reader should know the crux of spacetime engineering right from
the start (Fig. 1): swing the “carrot” (potential future) toward your
desired destination, and the donkey will carry you and the cart there.
Notice the Law of Reversed Effort: “To the mind that is still, the whole
universe surrenders” (Lao Tzu).
Fig. 1
In the next chapter, I will highlight some of the new concepts above
and will explain them like a Husserlian noema ― an indefinite whole,
which becomes gradually filled with concrete content. In Ch. 3, I will
explain the ‘engine’ of spacetime engineering ― the arrow of Time
depicted in the left (vertical) section of Fig. 2 below. In Ch. 4, I will
elaborate on the matter-psyche relations (after Gottfried Leibniz2)
shown in the upper (horizontal) section of Fig. 2. Needless to say, I will
have to introduce many more ideas1, which also require explanation.
In 1976, Hans Ohanian wrote6: “matter (the Cheshire cat – D.C.) acts
on the gravitational field (changes the fields), but there is no mutual
action of gravitational fields on matter; that is, the gravitational field
(the grin of the cat without the cat – D.C.) can acquire energy-
momentum from matter, but nevertheless the energy-momentum of
matter is conserved (∂vTμν = 0). This is an inconsistency.” I think it is
more than “inconsistency”. It is sheer parapsychology, like saying
‘abracadabra ― voila!’. Read Matt Visser17 and pp. 22 ff.
Can we make gravity a natural force6,9 ? Yes we can, but the solution is
counter-intuitive: we introduce a Platonic state of the entire Universe
as ONE, called here Res potentia (Fig. 2), which is the source of both
geometry and matter. It (not “He”) is their common cause8 accessible
via Res potentia (Fig. 2) viz. via the carrot in Fig. 1. Now, replace the
carrot with the so-called matrix (p. 4 and p. 6 in The Physics of Life1).
Now we have to dive into the abyss: the arrow of Time11. With light,
we can see only the irreversible past, e.g., the state of the Sun 500
sec ago (p. 4 in Time.pdf). What if Time is perfectly hidden by light?
NB: The Platonic hand makes the ‘4D glove’ self-acting (Fig. 1). Any
effort to derive the self-action of gravity from physical fields leads to
fictitious “dark energy” and “black holes”. Check out the so-called
evolution equation at p. 28 (last) in The Physics of Life1. Bottom line
is to move at pre-geometric level and split (Fig. 4) the geometric point
‘here and now’18, in order to “insert” the atemporal ‘change of space’
mentioned above. Complicated? Let’s go to the “speed” of light18.
Suppose you are tossing a ball toward a wall and are monitoring ball’s
trajectory. You have recorded four consecutive instantaneous states of
the ball, at which it has come back to you (Fig. 5).
But if you are shooting a photon toward a mirror, you will see only a
perfectly continual trajectory of four photons (Fig. 5). You can never
see the photons going toward the mirror, bouncing back, and hitting
your eyes. With light18, we see the physical world only post factum,
and only once-at-a-time, as recorder with a clock (local mode). With
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Thirty-two years ago, in January 199020, the task was looking doable.
Not anymore22. Why making these efforts? A friend of mine18 asked
recently whether he could learn spacetime engineering without the
hassle of reading “your crazy stuff”. Suppose you wish to learn how to
juggle three balls: watch the manual at YouTube. However, suppose
you cannot see the balls, and actually have three spoons at your
disposal. You only believe that you’re dealing with balls, but they are
in facts spoons. Then suppose you believe that you will be tossing balls
(not spoons) in the air, but you have feedback from your legs only,
because you are blindfolded and can’t see anything. You try to move
your arms and toss the balls in the air, but in fact you’re moving your
legs and kicking the three spoons on the floor. What skill could you
learn without that “crazy stuff”? Try meditating on a rock instead.
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Let me explain the matrix above. Suppose you are slicing onion with a
kitchen knife and accidentally cut your finger: you put a plaster on it
to heal faster and on the next day your skin will recover completely.
Trivial, you may say, but recall that there is no custom-made software
application, which can be inserted in every skin cell to execute such
process, just in case you cut your finger22. This is how the biological
matrix works. The second quantum-gravitational matrix is even more
effective, as it creates the protons and photons, and the 4D physical
world. Last but not least, the brain has access to the third cognitive
matrix, as demonstrated with the experiment below.
Fig. 6
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Now you have to apply the doctrine of trialism (p. 3 in The Physics of
Life1) to merge all types of matrixes, and use your brain to practice
spacetime engineering (Ch. 2). It works better than a Swiss watch12,
but perhaps it will be more difficult than learning to juggle three balls.
As Henry Ford famously noted, whether you believe you can do a thing
or believe you can’t, you are right. The corollary in German: Die beste
Art die Zukunft vorauszusagen ist, sie selbst zu erschaffen. Good luck.
5. Criticism
Let me start with criticizing the arrow of Time11 in Nature, and then I
will focus on its presentation in my ‘map’: the left (vertical) section of
Fig. 2. Later, I will critically examine the upper (horizontal) section of
Fig. 2 (the doctrine of trialism, p. 3 in The Physics of Life1). Hopefully,
this can make my ‘map’ falsifiable, to some extent at least.
5.2. The arrow of Time, shown in the left (vertical) section of Fig. 2, is
not backed by physical evidence.
t2
t1
Your good old clock reads (t2 – t1 > 0) as the infinitesimal (ε) temporal
interval along the local (physical) time mentioned in Ch. 3. Your clock
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cannot read the “vertical” shift in Fig. 7 viz. the dark strips in Fig. 5,
separating the consecutive snapshots from the movie reel. In ADM
hypothesis, however, the “vertical” shift in Fig. 7 above is part and
parcel from the spacetime (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8
In Fig. 8, the “leaves” (shown with balls in Fig. 5) are welded together
by themselves. In Fig. 7, the two “leaves” are welded together in a
perfect (Sic!) continuum, and are empowered by the Unmoved Mover21
― the Final Cause (5.2.1). Which of the two ‘maps’ matches Nature?
The answer is very simple: without the vertical dark strips in Fig. 5,
there will be only one single ‘snapshot’ of Nature. As John A. Wheeler
put it, Time is Nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at
once. Ergo, Fig. 8 is false. Forget GR5 (p. 4).
5.3. Influence from the future (Fig. 4) can change the past: the
grandfather paradox.
Let’s move to the upper (horizontal) section of Fig. 2 and the doctrine
of trialism (p. 3 in The Physics of Life1). I will critically examine the
self-action of the human brain ― only matter can interact with matter
― exhibited in the binding phenomenon, which is acts as “mediator” of
the human mind and volition (Res cogitans) via the common source of
matter & psyche2, dubbed Res potentia (Fig. 2). The latter lives only in
the potential future of the arrow of Time (Fig. 4). Thus, the matter &
psyche2 are not directly linked ― the psyche (Res cogitans) does not
have energy to interact with its physical correlate (Res extensa) above
your neck, just as there is no generic “gravitational energy” (Zhao-Yan
Wu). To explain this counter-intuitive puzzle, I suggested in January
1990 the idea of fundamental dualism20, which was later (April 2000)
upgraded to the doctrine of trialism (Slide 14). The idea is as follows.
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Suppose you are an Eskimo, who has never seen and will never see an
elephant in his life. Yet you can make observations on elephant’s trunk
with two complementary devices, measuring either properties of your
arm, or properties of your nose. You can never imagine the common
source of your arm (Res cogitans) and of your nose (Res extensa),
which you blindly called trunk (Res potentia), because the latter does
not have any arm-like windows nor nose-like windows: it (not “He”) is
‘the true monad without windows’. You may only suggest that what
you see as an arm (Res cogitans) is pre-correlated with what you see as
a nose (Res extensa) by pre-established harmony2. But again, you’re an
Eskimo and cannot even imagine the ‘trunk’ (Res potentia).
For example, recall the experiment with your brain in Ch. 4: your brain
(nose) interacted with your mind (arm) via their “hub” called trunk or
Res potentia in Fig. 2. There is no direct “arm-nose” connection.
5.4.1. Agree. But the alternative that the psyche emerged from
psyche, and matter emerged from matter, leads to infinite regress:
‘turtles all the way down’. There should be a cutoff in Nature, which,
for example, prompted Aristotle to suggest the Unmoved Mover21.
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5.5.1. True. Our cognition works with a set of objects, call it A, which
can be defined only relationally, with respect to another set non-A.
The ‘set of all sets’, pertaining to ‘the entire Universe as ONE’, is not
a ‘set’. It is inherently incomprehensible to us. But Nature is smarter.
The latter may be an undecidable proposition. Ultimately, the trunk is
ONE incomprehensible entity, resembling the Noumenon. Nur die Fülle
führt zur Klarheit, und im Abgrund wohnt die Wahrheit (Fr. Schiller).
13. W.G. Unruh (17 Dec 1993), Time, Gravity, and Quantum Mechanics,
arXiv:gr-qc/9312027v2. https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9312027v2
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15. H. Bondi, Negative Mass in General Relativity. Rev. Mod. Phys. 29,
423 (1957); Negative mass. Wikipedia, 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_mass#Runaway_motion
17. Matt Visser (17 Apr 2002), The quantum physics of chronology
protection, arXiv:gr-qc/0204022v2.
p. 3: “The essence of the problem lies in the fact that the Einstein
equations of general relativity are local equations, relating some
aspects of the spacetime curvature at a point to the presence of
stress-energy at that point. (…) What general relativity does not do is
to provide any natural way of imposing global constraints on the
spacetime ‒ certainly the Einstein equations provide no such nonlocal
constraint. In cosmology this leads to the observation that the global
topology of space is not constrained by the Einstein equations; spatial
topology is an independent discrete variable that has to be decided by
observation.”
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19. Adam D. Helfer (18 Sep 1997), Are Negative Energy Densities
Detectable? arXiv:gr-qc/9709047v1.
Q1. You said that you have an equation. What do you mean?
All this is for you, my dear reader. I personally don’t need industrial
spacetime engineering viz. new energy sources or new flying machines.
I’m fine.
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Again, the Platonic origin (P) of both spacetime and matter (Q) leads
to a new non-linear and self-acting 4D ‘glove’ (M. Escher). Forget GR.
A4. Read Henry Ford above, pp. 15-25 and C2 (p. 13) in Quantum of
Spacetime1, and also pp. iii - vi in Sec. Q&A in The Physics of Life1.
However, everything you can learn from me is only half of what you
need to practice spacetime engineering ― I can only help you get on
the right track, so that you are not kicking spoons on the floor (p. 8).
The rest you can do only by yourself: ask God (Matthew 7:7) for help,
in order to help the people around you. Otherwise it won’t work.
A5. Let me use Plato’s allegory of the cave (Wikipedia). Unlike the 4D
physical world (e.g., the Sun, see p. 4 in Time.pdf), the Platonic world
cannot be observed with light18. But it is not a physical stiff, so do not
call it “dark” (p. 6). We are mental “shadows” watching physicalized
4D “shadows”, like the Eskimos (p. 14) pictured below. See also Fig. E.
Addendum 1
Rest assured that light itself does not travel anywhere, because it is
everywhere (Fig. E). Only the photon travels with the invariant speed
denoted c. If we try to “look” at 4D spacetime with the physical time
read with a clock, we may picture the nodes in Fig. A like “sandbags”
(photons) being passed from one node to the neighboring one, thereby
creating EM waves. These sandbags (photons) oscillate back and forth
to the neighboring nodes, but one cannot time the elementary shift of
sandbags/photons between the different nodes in Fig. A. Why? Because
the elementary shift of Time (Fig. 7) is atemporal14. With light, we see
only the irreversible past (Fig. 4), and with squared physical time (Q2).
Let’s start with something we can clearly define locally, such as the
dimensions of 3D space (Fig. C), and then will try to increase its size by
shooting light beams from the center toward the “edge” of 3D space.
Can light reach the endpoints/edges (if any) of space and stop there?
Or perhaps light will bounce back and hit the center of Fig. C below,
much like Chuck Norris counted to null infinity and back? No way José.
But is there anything that can wrap the 3D space en bloc? As Stephen
Leacock explained: “We cannot imagine that the stars go on forever.
It’s unthinkable. But we equally cannot imagine that they come to a
stop and that beyond them is nothing, and then more nothing.
Unending nothing is as incomprehensible as unending something.”
Fig. C Fig. D
Yes, space is indeed bounded, but not by ‘outer space’ (Ned Wright).
The pre-geometric Platonic world (Fig. E) is a different type of reality.
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It wraps the spacetime both “beyond” future null infinity and “inside”
every 4D instant here-and-now: split the photon to “see” it (Fig. 4).
Now you probably say ― naah, there’s no such animal! But is there any
metric in your memory, with which you could separate, for example,
the notion of a tree from the notion of a mountain? They are different
concepts and, unlike any physical stuff, they do not decay in time. The
same tallies to the Platonic matrix (p. 5). The latter is like a Platonic
hand perfectly embedded in its 4D glove (p. 7). With light, we see only
a self-acting 4D glove (p. 7), and the Platonic hand enables the glove
to “think” globally and act locally ― read the note at p. 18. Which is
why the spacetime ― the bare grin of the cat without the cat, Fig. 3 ―
has global properties as well, defined by the global (Platonic) mode of
spacetime (p. 6). Thus, the local properties of mater, defined by the
local physical cat, and the global properties of 4D spacetime defined
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The self-action is the hallmark of the physics of Life. This is the fifth
force empowering gravity, the human brain, and all living organisms
and quantum-gravitational systems. Read p. iii in The Physics of Life1
and recall Albert Einstein23. The mythical dark energy, dark matter,
and black holes are for the birds (p. 6). You will have to start anew.
This is the atemporal feedback from the entire Platonic world (for
example, in the origin of inertia), encoded in the so-called Zenon
Connection (Sec. 4 in Quantum of Spacetime1). This is the fifth force
(5.2.1). In the inanimate macroscopic world (say, your laptop), the
feedback from the potential future (Fig. 4), carried out by Macavity19,
is effectively zero, which is why every event ‘here and now’ is FAPP
determined only by its past. Subsequently, your laptop cannot act on
itself. In all living and quantum-gravitational systems, the fifth force,
facilitated by the three matrixes (p. 9), makes them self-acting (p. 7).
But only the human brain is equipped with biological and cognitive
matrixes (p. 9) and can be trained in spacetime engineering (Fig. 1).
Sure enough, the fifth force (5.2.1) in the human brain is many orders
of magnitudes weaker than the Earth tides9 and “dark energy” (p. 6),
perhaps in the range of the Casimir force. What matters here is that
the fifth force may spring from the “negative” energy15 stored in the
quantum vacuum, with the ultimate precision of geometric points.
Should you wish to learn more (Q3), read my note on physical theology
and follow the steps (1)-(2)-(3) at p. 5 in explanation.pdf. Good luck.
Addendum 2
Obviously, the first state of the ball can reach its last state if and only
if the ball passed through its intermediate states. But suppose that the
same ball in Fig. F is pre-correlated with all billiard balls (not shown)
via their common potential states, by their intact, atemporal, and
not-yet-physicalized Platonic matrix (p. 5) depicted in Fig. G below.
Then all billiard balls, including the one in Fig. F above, will be EPR-
like pre-correlated and will exhibit holomovement like a school of fish.
The billiard balls will always follow the principle of locality, but now
they will be “alive” and pre-correlated like the neurons in the human
brain, participating in their fleeting neural pathways.
Who is playing the “billiard game” using the fifth force (p. 25)? You.
Recall the experiment with your brain at p. 9. But to use spacetime
engineering (Q4), you will have to increase the fifth force (p. 25) and
gain control over the quantum tunneling. If we use the example with
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the single billiard ball in Fig. F, now the ball can literally jump into
any of its four physical states, via its potential Platonic states in the
global mode of 4+0 D spacetime (p. 5 and Fig. E), depicted in Fig. G.
Again, the translocation of the ball between any of its physical states
will always follow the principle of locality, only now the ball will face
a continuous spectrum of equally-possible physicalizable states, which
can be otherwise separated by large (including space-like) distances. In
short, the exercise has two stages: (i) make all billiard balls EPR-like
correlated or “alive” (p. 27), and (ii) increase further your fifth force
(p. 25) to gain control over their future (Fig. G) energy-momentum
and angular momentum, until all balls can be tunneled/teleported at
the desired location, perhaps like the ‘gimbal’ shown at p. 19.
Now replace the ball in Fig. F with a grain of rice, and all rice in the
left jar in Fig. H can “tunnel” into the empty jar at right, nice’n easy.
This is brain-controlled quantum tunneling (p. 26). Not “magic”.
Addendum 3
Is there anything that can wrap the 3D space en bloc (p. 23)? Physicists
like Ezra Newman (p. 19) disagreed with my proposal for the topology
of spacetime, shown in Fig. E, as if they have any alternative solution.
Let’s see what they can offer. Where is ‘null infinity’ (Chuck Norris)?
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Physicists cannot calculate its numerical value (if any), so they use the
notion of ‘sufficiently faraway’. As an illustration, suppose you are
having a BBQ on your terrace. It is a summer day, with air temperature
25 degrees Celsius. You bring your thermometer close to the BBQ and
now it reads 50 degrees Celsius. Then you walk away and measure the
temperature, until it reaches 25 degrees Celsius, say, 5m away from
the BBQ. Likewise, 1090 km is ‘sufficiently faraway’ (5m from the BBQ)
from the Hulse-Taylor pulsar below, courtesy of Bernard Schutz.
km (Fig. I). Otherwise Kip Thorne and his collaborators may not use the
linearized gravity and have to start from scratch ― read Hans Ohanian
at p. 4, and try to construct a “geodesic” under the perpetual energy
non-conservation due to gravity6. More facts at pp. 1-6 in facts.pdf.
The closed interval [BC] has a numerically finite value matching the
increasing cosmological age viz. the increasing radius of the inflating
“balloon” (Slide 2). But to we define [BC], the Beginning at Time zero
(A) must disappear: BC = AC – AB. If (AB] is an infinitesimally ( )
“running” half-closed interval, B can never reach A and stop there.
Hence the Beginning at Time zero and the End at Time infinity are
always present in the Platonic world, which leads to physical theology.
If you wish to learn more about Time (Fig. 7), follow steps (1)-(2)-(3)
at p. 5 in explanation.pdf. I will reply by suggesting new physics and
new Mathematics (Q2). In one sentence, Nature is smarter (5.5.1).
We know nothing about the wave pattern of very strong GWs in the
immediate vicinity (M. Maggiore) of GW150914, but the GW experts
believe that the same totally unknown (Sic!) pattern was absolutely
not (Sic!) altered due to non-linear interactions (MTW p. 968) for one
billion years, before being detected on 14 September 2015. Otherwise
LIGO will be totally useless, as it cannot detect any non-linear GW.
The only thing GW experts know for sure is that GW gravitons are very
easy to produce, as explained eloquently by the Nobel Laureate Kip
Thorne and father of GW astronomy in his ‘Gravitational Waves and
Experimental Tests of General Relativity’ from 7.09.2012, pp. 31-32:
Acknowledgements
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