Exploring Space & the Speed of Light

We delve into the wonders of the cosmos and bring you a new understanding of the universe. In this section, we will explore the intricate details of space and the fascinating concept of the speed of light.

The Speed of Light

 

One of the most fundamental constants in the universe is the speed of light, which is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second. This speed is a crucial element in understanding the vast distances in space and plays a significant role in various cosmological phenomena. A constant speed of light indicates that virtual particles of space must be uniform across the universe. Light can only travel by being absorbed then re-transmitted by each virtual particle of space. This determines the speed of light.

Not only light but all electromagnetic waves from infra-red to X-rays, etc behave the same way.

Virtual Particles & Space Uniformity

One of the intriguing questions in cosmology is whether the virtual particles that make up space are uniform across the universe. Understanding the uniformity of these particles is essential in deciphering the mysteries of the cosmos and unravelling the fabric of space itself.

What we might see if we could see the space virtual particles (artist's impression)

 

The nature of Space is formed by Quantum Fluctuations which creates the Virtual Particles that are the "fabric of space". These particles are constantly changing but overall there is an average 'normality' of field density across our Universe which also determines the speed of light and other EM waves. These particle fields are not just local but link the whole of our Universe together like a gravitational and quantum field web where every interaction affects the whole web of a Universe. 

Light and All EM Waves - The Projector of Universe's History

Light is a record of the Universes past history. If, as I suggest later, the speed of light depends on the mass of the universe, then it should increase proportionately as the universe gets older until the energy level and matter achieve a balance (which could be the era we are in now). If the speed of light is proportional to the mass of the universe, then light travelled slower in the earlier universe (see graph below). So, as we look deeper and deeper into space, not only do we see distant galaxies 'apparently' further away from us than expected, the further we look, but we now realise they 'appear' to be accelerating more and more at the extreme distances; this could simply be because the speed of light was also slower then, giving the illusion that they are further away than expected. 

 

The only values that have been confirmed recently (NOW on graph) were obtained by the Planck cosmology spacecraft (2013). Dark energy would be 100% at the beginning and has provided the energy for the quantum fluctuations to build the normal matter, space and dark matter. As the mass of the universe increases the speed of light will also increase minutely while it approaches 100%. ​The following article supports my idea of a slower light speed in the past: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6092-speed-of-light-may-have-changed-recently/. 

The controversial finding is turning up the heat on an already simmering debate about the constancy of the speed of light. A varying speed of light contradicts Einstein’s theory of relativity, and would undermine much of traditional physics. But some physicists believe it would elegantly explain puzzling cosmological phenomena such as the nearly uniform temperature of the universe.

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A more recent article in Live Science also suggests that the speed of light may be changing and is determined by the reaction with virtual particles (from quantum fluctuations) thus  showing that space is not the simple vacuum but a structured platform that determines the speed of light, vacuum energy and gravity.

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"Photons of light, as they fly through 'space', are captured and re-emitted by these virtual particles. Urban and his colleagues propose that the energies of these particles — specifically the amount of charge they carry — affect the speed of light. Since the amount of energy a particle will have at the time a photon hits it will be essentially random, the effect on how fast photons move should vary too."

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This also relates to my theory that the mass of a universe determines the speed of light at the time of measurement. For example, although the formation of virtual particles is random, there must be an average energy level across thousands of these in forming 'space' so the photon capture/re-emission across thousands of particles will average out. It could be argued that the total of all particles in the universe accounts for the mass and density of the universe. Therefore they determine the density of 'space' which would increase as 'space' and matter is created by the quantum fluctuations. Surely, if the density of virtual particles determine the speed of light in the universe, then doesn't this show that the speed of light is proportional to mass of the universe and slowly increases as shown in the graph above?