The  Simple  Universe

The principle of a solution found by a random process

The Standard model of particle physics and quantum field theory are scientific theories that model the subatomic particles mathematically

This makes it difficult to visualise what the subatomic particles are

Perhaps an additional, non mathematical approach might help, consider for example the principle of a solution found by a random process

That is, any problem that is solved using a random process, the random process will tend to repeat the random discovery of the simple solutions, more often than repeating the random discovery of the complex solutions

Our universe

If our universe was created by a random process, then the principle should apply to our universe

That is, out of all the randomly created universes that have life, the simplest one might be created more often than any of the other ones

If our universe was created by a random process, then the principle suggests that our universe might be one of the simple universes that has life

Applying the principle of a solution found by a random process to our universe

The atom, electric fields and gravity appear to be essential for life to form in our universe, but what about something like relativity, perhaps life would still be able to form in our universe if relativity was not present

If so, this suggests that relativity might be present because it is a by-product of something else, a something else that is essential

And a similar question, what if light did not move at a constant speed? This in itself does not seem to be essential for life to form

So this too might suggest that the reason for the constant speed of light is a by-product of a something else, a something else that is essential

And what about quantum mechanics

It is believed that the atomic world behaves in a quantum mechanical manner, but perhaps atoms may also be possible in a universe that does not have quantum mechanics

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Being that the atom is an essential part of our universe

The goal of the Simple Universe model is to see if the atom can be modelled without using quantum mechanics

If a universe without quantum mechanics were to be easier to come into existence than a universe that has quantum mechanics, then it might be that our universe would be more likely to be a universe that does not have quantum mechanics

And by the same logic, a simple universe that has one type of elementary particle and one type of force carrier particle, might be easier to come into existence than a complex universe that has seventeen types of elementary particles and thirteen types of force carrier particles

First attempt

The first attempt to understand the atom without using quantum mechanics, failed, because at that time non quantum mechanical approaches appeared to lead to an unstable atom

For reference, here is a YouTube video (2020) of the Physics Explained channel discussing the Rutherford and Bohr early ideas of the atom

These ideas were then enhanced by Louis de Broglie, leading to the modern day quantum mechanical interpretation of the atom

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Random processes find simple solutions

The Simple Universe model is based on the principle of a solution found by a random process

That is, a random process will naturally discover simple solutions more frequently than complex solutions

Where possible, the model replaces a complex concept with a simpler version of that concept

The Simple Universe model

As a suggestion, the Simple Universe model consists of three dimensional space, that expands as three dimensional space from a central point, and within that expanding space, the values of distance and time are absolute

As a suggestion, the model uses a universal reference frame for the motion of its elementary particle through the three dimensional space

As a suggestion, the elementary particle of the model is a strand shaped particle, whose head and tail of the particle move at continuous constant speeds through the three dimensional space

As a suggestion, the constant speed of the head of the strand particle is greater than the constant speed of its tail

This causes the strand particle to continuously extend itself, with the head of the strand particle eventually breaking free, leaving the strand particle with a new head that repeats the process

Each parent strand particle produces a continuous stream of child strand particles

The parent strand particle and the child strand particle have a shape, a size, and a surface, and at any one moment in time a specific position in space, and the particles interact with one another when their surfaces touch

As opposed to a wave-like nature, or a point-like size, or at any one moment in time an uncertain position in space, or interaction with fields

What the model starts with

At this point in the model, there is no concept of variation in speed, or variation in time, or variation in lengths of yardsticks

There is no concept of matter or antimatter, no concept of positive or negative electric charge, no concept of mass

There is no concept of electric fields, or magnetic fields, or gravitational fields

There is no concept of electrons, protons, particles of light, neutrinos, or of atoms

The aim is to manufacture those concepts using the strand particle

Allowing the why, the how, and the what is it, to be understood

That is, the aim is to use the parent strand particle to construct the neutrino, particle of light, electron, positron, proton and neutron

And to use those particles to construct the atom

And the aim is to use the child strand particle to produce the behaviour of fields

That is, electric fields, magnetic fields, gravitational fields

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Scientific method

Amongst other things, scientific method requires observation, scepticism, and clarity of thought

In general, physics theories are validated by comparing what is calculated using the mathematics of the theory, to what is experimentally observed

In general, physics theories have a mathematical form, such as for example, gravity and the general theory of relativity

Proofs and disproofs

The approach taken by the model, is that in general, all physics theories (including the Simple Universe model) have in some way or other, one or more assumptions to the theory

And therefore perhaps, all physics theories should be considered as suggested theories

And if assumptions are always present in physics theories, it might be that those assumptions may well follow through to any disproof as well

Perhaps all physics proofs and all physics disproofs should also be considered as suggested proofs and suggested disproofs

Perhaps the most important thing, is to have clarity of thought

For reference, here is a YouTube video (1964) of physicist Richard Feynman discussing scientific method

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