Could dark matter be a result of a curved spacetime phenomenon?

Question

I have no more than a novice level of expertise in this subject but have found it interesting for some years. In the mid 1970’s I had an inspiration based on an assumption that to have mass a particle has to bend all dimensions that makeup spacetime; at the time I was convinced there were only four. The logic was simple as good insights tend to be, if you look at a particle and remove one or more dimensions it doesn’t exist from our four dimensional perspective. Leptons I assumed traveled at the speed of light and had no mass; they behave as if they have mass in photovoltaic applications but the Lorentz transformations indicate their mass would be infinite at their native speed. I proposed that leptons did not exist in the “Time” dimension rendering them weightless, fast, and stable to the point of immortality. I assumed that all particles could be built theoretically from their dimensional qualities if we understood the dimensions in a better way.

Finally I assumed the dark matter question could be solved by viewing mass as a general curvature of spacetime and not a specific curvature of spacetime; in other words if an area of space has a higher population of weightless particles (like neutrinos and leptons for instance) the net dimensional stress could be enough to curve spacetime mimicking gravity where nothing tangible exist.
When I attempted to discuss this with various physics types I was put off in a big way and gave up completely in 1979, which was the year John Moffat proposed nonsymmetric gravitational theory. Recently I found an article that a newer theory called Tensor-Vector-Scalar gravity was proposed in 2004. My problem is that the article didn’t go into ANY detail about this new proposal and I seriously want to know if Tensor-Vector-Scalar gravity approaches the problem in a manner similar to my intuitive approach or are we looking at apples and oranges here. Thanks in advance for any constructive information

RU4REAL? Both the special and general theories of relativity have been around for almost a hundred years so no one that studies has thought space to be truly empty for a long time.

KennyB
I like what you say and I know the orthodoxy of particles bending space and the quest to find gravitons to transmit gravity due to discomfort with Einstein’s theories but the discomfort works both ways. Einstein didn’t care for quantum physics and one of the things he disliked most was quantum entwinement, which he described as a spooky force. The rules of entwinement indicate that the entwined particles could be any distance apart (like inter galactic distances) and the particles would still be entwined. If this is correct then how could the transmitter particle to keep these particles instantaneously synchronized? This application that caused Einstein to doubt seems to also prove him to some degree. To date I have seen few quantum predictions become reality but the Bose–Einstein condensate first predicted as a consequence of quantum mechanics by Albert Einstein, was produced by Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman in 1995 at the University of Colorado at Boulder NIST-JILA lab.

I’ve been reading other questions and answers… I’ve obviously come to the wrong kind of forum. This place is like the short bus standard of American Intellectual achievement. Less than 0.0002 percent of the population, mostly American, has developed the means for industry that this world wide civilization requires and I see questions here like what’s the smallest thing in the universe where people get thumbs up for thinking it might be a molecule and quarks are considered a projection of faith.

Thanks for the comments from the cool American guys who believe ignorance is a virtue, and good luck on remaining the worlds only Super Power for much longer.

America, so much promise, so many opportunities, and such high ideals the men that crafted you would be ashamed of the children that inherit you.

Most of us in the rest of the world would love the opportunities you find nerdy.

I've had a chance to read some more responses and I apologize for my outburst, I wasn’t hopeful for a moment…

I’m truly sorry.

Answer 1

Thanks for the question and information. A chemist who has another unique perspective re: "New Physics" and matter evolving from light is William Day. His 'gel' idea may be a dark matter alternative and worth exploring for you. I joke about the "jello" but I think he may be on to something.

My interest in the dimensional aspects of reality are solely from the perspective of psychological unity states (mysticism) and related reality shifts which indicate multiple dimensions that are holographic in nature at least to the human mind. Not just perceptual but an experience of closing down one 3-D experience before it can be replaced by another - I've described it as an experience of "folding space" unrelated to time.

Thanks for sharing your unique perspective. Please do it again.

Answer 2

Space and time are intimately linked by the speed of light, which is the speed limit of the universe. Since there is a maximum speed an object may attain, then any distance can be expressed as an absolute amount of time. But the important thing here is that relativity has withstood the test of time (and many many scientists). Relativity is the way we will understand things until we find something better. We know that matter causes gravity. We know that gravity causes acceleration and time dilation. Yet another link between space and time. So spacetime is the 4-dimensional grid upon which all occurences in the universe rest. Matter warps the grid, it's as simple as that. And until someone comes up with a simpler theory that works, this is the one that makes sense. Tesla was a genius, but so was Einstein. They both had different ideas of the universe. Tesla used his ideas to invent many great things. Einstein did as well. The only difference is that Einstein came up with a theory for the universe that still holds almost a century later.

Answer 3

While I too have always found this topic interesting, I have not researched this specific area. However, I understand what you have said. I do not know anything about the Tensor-Vector-Scalar theory, but I strongly encourage you to look into it.
I managed to find this site, if I find something better I will leave you another answer with the address. Sorry I am not of much help

http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~msgill/GLCW8/Talks/fSchmidt.pdf

Answer 4

It's been my experience that every *thing* is light. If one falls back into oneself it is seen that nothing has really happened. One stands at the moment before the beginning and is unmanifested energy. Light being timeless seems to travel but when viewed from the perspective of light nothing has really happened.

EDIT: Or to put it another way light, when seen from darkness travels, but light seen from light, well you know what I mean. PS I am just a coyote and don't know much about physics.

Answer 5

A while back scientists were able to capture a couple of dark matter particles. I don't know the results if any testing was able to be done on them. Dark matter they've determined is the glue of the universe. It gives and holds structure for all other matter.

Answer 6

Ever since we were kids, it was kind of "pushed" on us that "space" is an empty vacuum...

Since that time, a lot of what we were taught has now been found out to be inaccurate or incomplete...

My theory is that "space" has an "atmosphere" so to speak...it's NOT an empty vacuum...all the energies flowing through it give it "air," if you will...

There may not be any such thing as a "volume" of nothingness...

Answer 7

I was just talking to a physisist who said that the total of all knowledge that we have about "Dark Matter" and "Dark Energy" is that we gave it a name. Nothing more.

Probably to early to form a theory.

Answer 8

Ever hear of a fellow named Einstein? Try reading up on some of his work instead of trying to guess.

Answer 9

Possibly...

It could also be the product of a bad drug experience and just be a figment of someone's imagination.

Answer 10

could your nerdiness be a result of not having enough friends?