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Posted by rickww on September 10, 2003 at 20:54:36:

Instead of colliding branes, what if there were once a 'universe' with 10 spatial dimensions? It inflated, expanded, and eventually died a heat death, and this space collapsed, or ripped itself apart along one of these dimensions, giving birth to a universe with one fewer spatial dimensions, the 'missing dimension' being curled up into a near-infinite number of one-dimensional strings, which we would call quarks? Basically, the entire cold, dead universe would drop down to its next energy level, where it would once again be 'hot' and inflationary. Now jump ahead a few universes, and you might just wind up with a universe with 3 spatial dimensions and six quark types. This sort of implies that the current arrangement of 3 quarks per proton or neutron actually create 3D space, which would explain Einstein's assertion that matter warps space, would imply that electrons and photons are actually 2D entities (meaning that electrons are actually a spherical surface around the atomic nucleus) and resolves the particle/wave duality issue since a 2D entity is neither, and even explains why electrical current flows along the surface of wires in a cylindrical, 2D manner instead of through a wire like a water hose. Plus, it explains the apparent invisibility of the extra dimensions.
Why couldn't it be this simple? And if the 'brane collision' theory has any merit, then where did they come from?
Actually, this is part of a much more comprehensive idea (I apologize for calling it a theory, just think of it as an idea that works for me), which is as follows: "the universe is the song that God sings".

I don't claim that my ideas are mine alone - rather, an idea based on what I know from the works and writings of others - an attempt to climb up and stand on the 'shoulders of giants', but not for my own glorification - I am anonymous, an unknown nobody. It is not the thinker that counts but the thought.

There is only one 'thing' - the universe, which is God. All matter in the universe, and thus the universe itself, is composed of energy, and at its most basic level, it is tiny strings of energy in loops. Three of them make a proton or neutron, two of them make an electron or photon.

Now, everything in the universe is in constant motion - quarks resonate at specific frequencies. Without some resonance, or harmony, the entire energy of the universe would simply be a chaos, without form, without matter, without space. Same as Nothing.

Does 'It' have an intelligence? Well, if God is the universe and vice-versa, then that would necessarily include all 'intelligent' creatures, including you and I. So, do you possess intelligence, or have will? Can you take action voluntarily? I think so. So, it is not unreasonable to assume that the sum total of all the energy in the universe could have, at one time, 'made a decision' - simply, to Be. Perhaps, in a way, the universe is 'alive'. All that is necessary for this to happen is one thought, such as "I am". This 'thought' was not a biochemical synaptic chain reaction, as occurs in a brain, but a harmony of the energy - that is to say, some of it resonated together. Individually, a quark isn't much, but a lot of them resonating together 'created' a force. It is hard to imagine when put this way, so let me give you an example that perhaps you can comprehend:

Say there is a roomful of people, and they are making random sounds. You are there, listening, and you don't hear anything of substance, just cacophony. Take those same voices and have them sing together in harmony, and they can blow the roof off the place! Have you ever been to a concert, like a Beach Boys concert for example, where the whole crowd knows the songs and all sing along? The impact is far greater than if they were all making random noises - they can be heard clearly for miles in many cases, and you can actually feel the power of the harmony if you are close enough.

So, God is the Harmony, and the universe is the result of that Harmony. Without Harmony, no particle could exist, no star, no planet, no object, no person. Even when we manufacture something, say pour molten steel into a mold to make a sphere, what we are doing is 'harmonizing' the steel into the shape of a sphere. At some later time, if you caused the quarks in that sphere to all resonate at different frequencies, it would disintegrate.

Now, to the question of whether you should worship. The point of worship is to bring yourself into Harmony with God, the universe as a whole. The whole purpose of existence is to follow the laws of nature, including entropy, and bring all of the universe into a single Harmony, to join with God, if you will. This is the point of all the religions, but few put it that way. They use harmony in worship - singing, chanting, praying, meditating, but the ultimate purpose is the same - to join God in His perfect Harmony. To be disharmonious is to be forever separated from God, to have your tiny little voice drowned out by the far greater Harmony of God, thus you would 'perish', in biblical terms. Why is it wrong to kill? Because living things create harmony, and are self-perpetuating entropy machines, which is Good from God's point of view. The other commandments are the rules of how to live a harmonious life. Don't lie, steal, cheat, or curse at people - these create disharmony. Take one day off each week and spend it with your loved ones, and on that day, 'worship', or actively seek Harmony. It's not that complicated, and people don't have to understand the physics behind it to enjoy the benefits of it.

But this still doesn't answer the question of what started it all, or what it all means. In this regard, I think that only energy actually 'exists', that it was once chaotic and without form, and that all of it is what we might call God. Since it had no form, it was perfectly symmetric, and He said "I", or "I am", or "Let there be light" or anything, and this first event broke the symmetry into that which was before and that which came after. And these words, this thought, created a bit of Harmony, which gave the energy the power to expand into everything. All is Harmony. The universe is the song that God sings. That which is disharmonious is bad.

I read books such as 'Hyperspace' by Michio Kaku, which discusses how the math becomes symmetrical when written in 10 or 26 dimensions. He tries to say that the 'missing 6 dimensions' exists as a tiny 6D universe that we haven't discovered. I think that one universe exists at a time, one after another, each having a lower energy level and higher entropy than their predecssors, that is, that the zeroth, first, second, and third laws of thermodynamics are true on the universal level as well as on the atomic one.
I think that the multiverse (omniverse, whatever we may call it) is currently in a 3 dimensional state, having been 'born' when a previous 4D universe died a heat death and, at some place in that 4D space, the temperature dropped to absolute zero, and the 4D space collapsed, similar in a way to the manner in which 3D particles become a Bose-Einstein condensate and lose their identities as individual particles when their energy level drops to near absolute zero. So, I personally don't think that higher-dimensional universes exist 'now', but were necessary precursors to this one. Quarks are 1D strings that are the remnants of the dimensions that came before. This explains where quarks came from, and where the missing dimensions went. Thus, the universe 'evolves'.

The topology, the nature of matter, and the fundamental forces in a universe with more than three spatial dimensions, though, is a tough one, and open to speculation. Recent experiments in a particle accelerator indicating the possible appearance of a 4D or 5D particle (consisting of 4 or 5 quarks) show that such particles can only exist at extremely high energies, which would indicate that our universe is too 'cold' for them to exist now, and that they have extremely high masses, so it is logical that their properties would be different from the particles we know.

I think that the multiverse (omniverse, whatever we may call it) is currently in a 3 dimensional state, having been 'born' when a previous 4D universe died a heat death and, at some place in that 4D space, the temperature dropped to absolute zero, and the 4D space collapsed, similar in a way to the manner in which 3D particles become a Bose-Einstein condensate and lose their identities as individual particles when their energy level drops to near absolute zero. So, I personally don't think that higher-dimensional universe exist 'now', but were necessary precursors to this one.

The topology, the nature of matter, and the fundamental forces in a universe with more than three spatial dimensions, though, is a tricky one, and open to speculation. Recent experiments in a particle accelerator indicating the possible appearance of a 4D or 5D particle (consisting of 4 or 5 quarks) show that such particles can only exist at extremely high energies, which would indicate that our universe is too 'cold' for them to exist now, and that they have extremely high masses, so it is logical that their properties would be different from the particles we know. I think that the discovery that 4D or 5D particles can exist, but only at extremely high energies, validates this idea that 3D particles (and thus, space) is a result of the natural law that says that energy tends to seek lower levels.

In regard to the 'Bubble Universes' idea, I'm sorry, but this doesn't pass the Occam's Razor test of simplicity. Why not a theory, as I have discussed above, that has a definite origin, a definite purpose, includes what we have personally observed regarding God and Harmony, has the simplicity of one universe at a time, and further has the simplicity of the Multiverse behaving in a manner analogous to an atom, dropping one quantum level at a time in accordance with the known laws of physics? Plus explains the origin and substance of quarks, particles, and even love?

Why must a Theory of Everything be unimaginably complicated and unprovable (in that we cannot see or interact with any other bubble universes)? In my mind (and the late Carl Sagan's, God rest his soul), the universe is based on something very simple, and this simplicity is a sign in itself. That 'something' is the circle (read "Contact" the book, not the movie). And I think this idea is compatible with string theory, if the strings are thought of as remnants of the previous dimensions of previous universes.

So, I tend to agree with Einstein that God didn't flip twenty switches or set the values of dozens of variables. Maybe I'm completely nuts. But I like it, it works for me, and makes the whole universe a wonderful, understandable place, with a purpose and a definition of good and evil and a place for God, and a wonderful, unified End.

Perhaps there are others who believe this idea, but from a purely field equation standpoint. At
http://superstringtheory.com/basics/basic4a.html
it says "Particles in a string theory are like the harmonic notes played on a string with a fixed tension."

And it also says "In the generic quantum string theory, there are quantum states with negative norm, also known as ghosts. This happens because of the minus sign in the spacetime metric. So there ends up being extra unphysical states in the string spectrum. In 26 spacetime dimensions, these extra unphysical states wind up disappearing from the spectrum. Therefore. bosonic string quantum mechanics is only consistent if the dimension of spacetime is 26.
By looking at the quantum mechanics of the relativistic string normal modes, one can deduce that the quantum modes of the string look just like the particles we see in spacetime, with mass that depends on the spin according to the formula."

And I'm sure Brian Wilson would agree, since "Good Vibrations" was to be part of "Smile", which he described as a "teenage symphony to God". (See http://www.brianwilson.com/brian/)

And there are many references in the Bible to God as the One (in Acts, for example).

Anyway, thanks again to all readers, and may you see the simplicity of what many want to be utterly incomprehensible. If I'm nuts, feel free to say so. But like I said, it works for me. The universe is comprehensible, and so is God, and I definitely say my prayers.

Peace and Harmony to all,
rickww



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