In the article "What is Dark Matter" Sept. 10 2007 it was shown that one could derive the gravitational properties of dark matter by assuming it is, in part, made up of a continuous non-quantized form of mass.

However, there may other reasons to assume its existence other than the fact that it can explain and predict the properties of dark matter.

One of them is that it would give us a definition of what space is that is more consistent with our experience than the currently accepted models.

Our experiences show us that all volumes require physical support to maintain their three-dimensional integrity.

For example, beams or some other physical component is required support the volume of a building. These components must be continuous on a macroscopic scale and physically interconnected to both themselves and the building to provide support.  If they become cracked or disconnected, the volume associated with that building will collapse.

Our experiences also show us that objects and people can move about randomly in the volume of a building but they cannot support it because they are not physical attached to its structural supporting system.

However, should we assume the microscopic structure and volume of the universe is any different?

Quantum theories tell us the particles in a vacuum can move randomly in space similar to the way people can move randomly about in a building.  However, as mentioned earlier our experiences in the macroscopic world tell us all volumes require structural support, which must be continuous (on a macroscopic level) and attached to the buildings structure to maintain its volume.  Therefore, based on macroscopic observations, particles could not support a three-dimensional volume because by definition they are discontinuous.

Therefore, the Quantum Mechanical assumption that all mass is made up of particles cannot provide and explanation that is consistent with our observation of a macroscopic environment as to what supports a volume of space.  This is a basis for assuming the existence of a continuous form of mass because, as mentioned earlier observations of our macroscopic environment shows that the structural supports of a building must be continuous.

Most scientists believe our universe is expanding due to the energy associated with the big bang.  Many of them would say the momentum of particles expanding though space it provides the reason why it does not collapse.

However, this does not explain why a vacuum or a volume of space that does not contain particles expands because without the mass of any particles, it would not possess the properties of inertia and momentum therefore; there would be nothing to keep it expanding.

Others might say that the movement of particles in a vacuum could support its volume similar to the way the movement of air molecules in a balloon supports its volume.

However, there is a difference between a balloon and the universe in that a balloon has a rigid structure or membrane for the particles to interact with while observations of "empty" space indicate that it does not.

Therefore, based on our experiences with a macroscopic environment we must assume that a continuous non-quantized form of mass exists because without it volume as we understand them could not exist.

These observations are one of many that we will be discussed in "The Imagineer’s Chronicles" that point to the existence of a continuous non-quantized form of mass. 

Another would be, as shown in the article "Why is mass and energy quantized?" Oct 4, 2007 one can derive the properties of a particle in terms of a classically resonating system formed by a matter wave in a continuous non-quantized form of mass.

When you combine this with, as mentioned earlier, the fact that one can derive the gravitational properties of dark matter in terms of the existence of a continuous non-quantized form of mass the assumption that space is composed of it becomes more creditable.

So please visit us occasionally if you are interested gaining a better understanding of how the properties of a continuous non-quantized form of mass relates to the physical structure of our environment

Later

Jeff

The "Shadows" of four spatial dimensions

Copyright 2007 Jeffrey O’Callaghan

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