Is Matter a matter of Time?

Answer 1

When time is of the essence, time matters.

Seriously, folks...time is a true enigma in science. We know it can be dilated on anything traveling close to the speed of light for example. But we have no clue why.

The dilation, stretching, of time as its framework (e.g., a space ship) approaches light speed suggests time is a something, not just a concept of the passage of events, but a real something. That is, dilation would not occur on a nothing, a mental concept for example; so it has to be a something. But to date, no one has successfully expressed what that something is. So no one knows why time dilates.

For that matter, matter is an enigma, too. Why, for example, does it exhibit inertia? Why does its velocity remain constant until affected by a net force applied to it? Someone has posited the Higgs Field as a WAG to answer that why, but thus far no one has tested that WAG. [See source.]

And to your point, in jest or not, the DeBroglie wave theory suggests all matter has inherent waves...just like light has waves. If that's true, then those waves move over time...that's the nature of waves...they move and movement is simply displacement in space over time. So, in jest or not, there may be an association between time and matter after all. But like so many WAGs, this one hasn't been verified either. [See source.]

Answer 2

Before we answer this question we must first look at our consideration on how matter exists. Can Matter exists at absolute zero momentum or does Matter always exists in motion? If we take the first possibility, then we have the equation of the change in momentum as dm = mdv. If we use this in the equation of energy we will end up with Classical energy equation of Newton. But as I sit her before my computer apperently unmoving, I am actually moving at a speed of about 55 im /sec with regards to the center of the earth. The planet where I am, is moving around the sun, the sun where my planet orbits is found to be moving towards a point in the constellation Hercules, and even the galaxies have been observed to be moving. It appears therefore that it is quite safer to assume that all things that exist are in motion. If this is the case then momentum and velocity are dependent to each other thus dm = mdv +vdm. If this relationship will now be used in the energy equation adapting a relativity equation such as the Lorentz Transform, we end up with the energy equation of Einstein. Since velocity is a function of time and mass is a function of velocity in a dynamic existence then it follows that Mass or Matter is a function of time. Matter therefore is a matter of time.

Answer 3

Not exactly. It is just misleading a thinking. You can similarly think is motion a matter of time? But observe, Newtons law states velocity is equal to distance with time. Motion is just a replacement of the object in space from one point into another.

They are simple but misleading to involve time. Therefore, time is involved only when you involve the vector quantities such as velocity and acceleration. Otherwise, matter has only spacial dimensions and qualities as much as motion of the matter or object in space.

Do not you see why Einstein has to state there is no absolute space while Newton stated space is absolute. But in case of relative motions in a relative spatial distances you need to compare at least two things to involve time.

Time is involved only in comparisons.

Answer 4

I believe yes, matter is a matter of time and space.
Just think about it. What do we call matter? Something that we can interact with, something we can exert some force upon. Matter is the measure of reaction on the same force: smaller effect means more matter.
So in curved time-space in places where distances larger and time is shorter there is "illusion" that there is more matter.

Answer 5

it dosent matter if matter is a matter of time as a matter of fact

Answer 6

Matter is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space. Time is not involved.

Answer 7

In essense, time is of the essense.

Answer 8

No.