What do you think of my Single Atom Theory?

Question

This is just a radical theory I came up with. I'd like to hear a physicist's thought.

What if EVERYTHING in the universe is composed of one single atom, moving at a constant rate - the speed of light - to create everything that exists?
Think of pixels on your television - each one is lit starting from the top left corner, and moving in sequence to fill the screen. This composes one frame. Many frames per second make up the moving image we see.
What if life worked in the same manner and that one atom was composing everything? This would explain where all the "mass" in the universe came from. The smallest fraction of time may actually take an enormous amount of time to compose, but in our frame of reference, it moves seamlessly and at a constant rate.
The theory of relativity suggests non-simultaneousness and time dilation, both which would play major parts in supporting this theory.

It seems impossible, but the laws of Physics do not care if the human brain can comprehend them.

Answer 1

Perhaps you could not call your basic particle an "atom." Only photons that are massless can travel at the speed of light. All other particles, including electrons, have mass and can not be accelerated to the speed of light without applying infinite power. Of course your particle may operate in an unknown dimension. However, its manifestations in our world would have to comply with existing laws of physics until such laws are proved invalid. Good luck.

Answer 2

I'm not sure if I'd use an atom as the object. I'd think smaller (the smallest you can get, infinitely small) and possibly faster (an object smaller than a photon could possibly go faster than the speed of light). But yeah, it's an interesting thought.

Answer 3

Well one all i have to say is that everything can't be just made out of one atom becuase of the Big Bang theory...im not saying your theory sucks, its pretty good but the thing is the Big Bang theory. remember about the whole explosion thing ? well the cause of that its becuase of the limit of the universe....so all the molecule and the space expands and expands untill it stops to its end...then it explodes...its quite impossible for yours to be true but all i can say is that the Big Bang theory has more evidence

Answer 4

I think it is mind numbingly stupid - but that is just my humble opinion.

Now if I were to climb up on my high horse I would really tell you how I feel.

It's actually just a pony.


way to go tom. now we're thinking.

It does sound like a lot of work for just one atom. what atom would want to work that hard and why?

Answer 5

It isn't a theory; it is a conjecture. Furthermore; you aren't the first to think of this. The first reference to this concept was in a book published in the 1940's IIRC

Answer 6

Keep thinking.
If you come down to this point
"Single Atom Theory" is no longer needed
It's not "Single" nor "Plural", because there is no reference point
It can be called by any name, becuase only itself exists
"Theory" is redundant becuase you can't prove it or disprove it

If "it seems impossible", that's becuase your human mind limits its possibility

Answer 7

Iam not sure but migth be if you ask me I think your theory thus make some sense. ooohh and about thelaw of physics who cares about it anyway but don't go all positive about your theory

Answer 8

ok.. and.. this one atom is supposed to travel faster than light in order to create objects that are millions of lightyears apart?

Answer 9

If you're careful you could turn this into the basis of a religion.

Answer 10

listen, don't make my head hurt, ok?

try asking someone who knows

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