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Time and Energy.

In order to better understand what I am about to describe, it may be helpful to acquire a good background in a few of the current theories. Not a complete knowledge, but at least an understanding. I did. I would suggest at the very least to check out these sites on

Quantum Theory
Relativity Theory
String Theory
Calabi-Yau Spaces
Supersymmetry.

Although I’m going to speak in plain English, I assume that when I speak of things which are involved in these theories, that the concepts are already implicit.

Quantum theory.

The Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle (HCP) states that it is impossible to completely know both the momentum and the position of any particle. Now this is not a problem of inexact measurement tools, it’s deeper. The more you know about one of these things, the more uncertain you must be about the other.

This is because the quantities are orthogonal to each other. Sort of like they’re at right angles. Now a second consequence of HCP is that time and energy have the same relationship.

Everything I read on quantum theory discusses both of these ideas, but the second consequence is always mentioned as an aside, a curiosity. But I believe that this is the main consequence. To think, the more exactly we know the energy of a particle, the less we know when it is. Energy and time are orthogonal to each other.

Relativity Theory

Mr. Einstein expanded ours minds by telling us that gravity could be explained if we realized that time was a fourth dimension. That we lived in a 4-D space-time universe. According to the general theory of relativity, large bodies of mass are like ‘puckers’ in the fabric of space-time.

The special theory of relativity states that all speeds are relative and that the speed of light is the fastest speed there is. In fact your time is relative depending on how fast you are going with respect someone else. When you travel at the speed of light, you’re time is effectively stopped. There is no passage of time between when you start at light speed and when you slow below light speed.

Now, science fiction aside, nothing with mass can travel at the speed of light. Light travels at the speed of light. Free energy. This is usually where the books stop. But look at it another way: without mass there is no time. Time is intricately tied up with mass somehow.

String Theory

String theory, or more up-to-date, m-brane theory, is an attempt to bring together the theories of quantum and relativity. The string theorists postulate that there is a limit to how small the universe actually goes. At the plank length the universe as we know it stops. All bundled up inside this tiny space are six more dimensions. That makes ten total. It is the vibration of string loops in this 10-D space that gives rise to all the particles and forces. m-Brane theory suggests another dimension. Instead of a vibrating string, imagine an undulating tube.

An important point should be made at this moment. The mathematics behind string theory are incredibly complex. In fact, we (humans, that is) could not possibly do the exact calculations for one particle. A method of ‘best guessing’ is used. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. In fact I think I have a good guess too.

Symmetry

There is a belief throughout all of physics, mathematics, philosophy and religion that the universe exists in a state of symmetry. I believe this too.

These are some of the ideas I used to come up with this…

I propose that m-brane theory doesn’t go far enough. There aren’t eleven dimensions – there’s twelve! Or at least that’s the way it seems to us. The six little dimensions that are tied up in little Calabi-Yau spaces at the plank dimension have six (ah, symmetry) large dimensional counterparts. I will propose the names of these dimensions as follows

Length. (l)
Width. (w)
Depth. (d) 

Well, duh. But more importantly… 

Imaginary (i)
Probability (p)
Paradox (?) 

Although I would really like to use the name time for the first larger dimension, I think this name carries too many preconceptions. I chose Imaginary for a number of reasons. As i is the symbol for the square root of -1, it is orthogonal to our standard mathematics (i.e. complex numbers). Also, it is often used in calculations to represent time.  

I will use the term ‘time’ to refer to the latter three dimensions as a whole. I will use the term ‘energy’ to refer to the former three. 

I further propose that the six big dimensions are no different than the six little ones. In fact I say that the six large dimensions are contained within the six small ones – and obviously the reverse holds true as was stated by the original string theory. 

Dimensions 

I think it prudent to discuss the visualization of dimensions for a moment.  A point has no dimensions. A line (1-D) is described as an infinite series of points, lined up side by side. A plane (2-D) is an infinite series of lines. A cube (3-D) is an infinite series of planes. It follows that in 4-D, there is an infinite series of 3-D objects. This fits our current idea of time very well. If you imagine ‘snapshot’ of the universe at a given instant, there are an infinite number of these lined up in a series. 

So what’s next? Well, for 5-D, there must be an infinite series of space-times. This is probability – all the different possible space-times. 

Now for 6-D, we must line up many 5-D ‘all possible universes’ side by side. This boggled me for a while; I mean what more is there than ‘all possible universes’? 

Impossible ones! That’s paradox.  

The line we see ourselves moving through time with is actually a wiggly sort of one moving through a 3-d space. 

Cosmology 

The purpose of the study of cosmology is to determine how the universe started and where it is going. This really makes no sense if you think of the 3 dimensionality of time. What I believe is that the 3 dimensions of time and the 3 of energy actually form something of an intersection. The point (singular) where they intersect forms what we know as the universe. All the galaxies and super-clusters are the interference patterns formed where time and energy interfere with one another. 

To speak of cosmology in this sense is to ask what are the shapes of these two interacting dimensions (at least from our point of view). Given what we currently know, the universe ‘began’ with the big bang and appears to be ever accelerating to what may be a ‘cold-death’ universe. But couldn’t the acceleration of the universe be due to the shrinking of time instead of the increase in expansion rate? 

I think our current cosmology facts would best be explained by the intersection of two 3 dimensional bell curves facing in opposite directions. At the peak of the energy curve, all energy is compacted into an infinitely dense small space. But the time dimension at this point is wide open. As you move away from the infinitely dense point, time is huge. Things move very slowly. Through the middle of this intersection of dimensions, time would constantly grow smaller while energy grew more spread out. From our perspective, this seems like the acceleration of the expansion of the universe. The infinitely dense point moving outward through the time dimension which is so spread out that a microsecond is like a billion years, is the point we call the inflationary period of the universe. So much seems to have happened so quick from our perspective. But that’s only because we assume the constancy of the shape of the time dimension.  

This changing of the shape of the time and energy dimension in this manner should also have the consequence of a variable speed of light. I was surprised to read an article (by a real physicist) on this exact subject here. 

The Music 

It is my belief that all that is, are vibrations within this six dimensional space. When I say all that is, I mean everything – including consciousness. Actually consciousness is the vibrations. All that we see are different forms of one great mind.  

Each of the particles and forces arises from a different vibrational mode. I can’t say as to which is which. I leave that to better men. 

As stated in m-brane theory, the vibrational modes aren’t necessarily a simple loop of 1-D string, but can also be 2-D (flag), 3-D (sound), 4-D, 5-D or, 6-D. Now, normally I would say that you can’t vibrate a 6-D figure in 6-D space (what dimension does it vibrate into?) but I believe the connection between the big and little 6-D spaces is a dimension in itself. So, in total there are actually 7-dimensions. 

The vibration of 1-D loops in the 6-D space gives rise to all the basic forces and particles. This is the lowest form of consciousness. From the point of view of time, this is gravity consciousness. From the point of view of energy, this is the three other forces. The reason there are three generations of elementary particles is due to the 3 dimensions of energy. 

If enough 1-D loops are vibrating in a certain harmony, a 2-D vibrational mode will result in an emergent sort of way. This life at it’s most basic molecular level. Different vibrational modes giving rise to different possibilities for self-replicating systems culminating in fully autonomous cellular life, such as the amoeba.  

When 2-D vibrational modes start humming together – in just the right way – a 3-D mode of vibration can emerge. Multicellular life. As the vibrations grow more complex, so does the organism that it produces. Eventually, if the song goes just right, you can get beings as complicated as us, humans. 

But it doesn’t seem right to put humans into the same category as ferns, trees, worms, fruitflys, jellyfish, alligators and pigs does it? We are special. We have a soul. I think I might know why it feels that way. 

Orbital Consciousness Theory 

Quantum theory gave rise to the orbital theory of the atom. Due to the confinement of an energy vibration in specific space, only a few vibrational modes are mathematically available. And low and behold, the atomic orbitals match these constructions perfectly.  

God I think quantum theory is beautiful 

The electrons vibrate around the atomic nucleus in certain fashions depending on their energy level. There are 4 types of orbitals known – s, p, d, and f. As you rise up the periodic table, these orbitals are filled in a manner according to their energy levels. This in turn, coupled with the Pauli Exclusion principle. Give rise to the periodic table. 

What I propose is that consciousness fills orbitals too. And, although I understand that it’s a stretch, I believe that the orbital patterns are very similar to those of the periodic table.  

As a reminder, 4 quantum numbers (n, m, l, s) describe the state of an electron. These numbers are restricted to certain values. These restrictions are, once again, what gives rise to the periodic table. 

The orbitals fill in (roughly) the following order 

1S
2S 2P
3S 3P
4S 3D 4P
5S …

I won’t go on from here, that’s where my theory starts (?) to get a little metaphysical.

I use capital letters (the convention being small letters) here to denote that I am now talking about consciousness orbitals.

The 1S orbital fills the most basic level of consciousness. This is the consciousness of the basic forces. A complete filling of the 1S orbital gives rise to all the basic elements. All 120 of them.

Yes that’s right. I don’t believe that we will find more than 120 elements to exist – even in the labs. I’ll cite reasons of symmetry, which I may or may not explain at another time.

As atoms vibrate together they form the next level of consciousness: the 2S or molecular level of consciousness. Moving up to the second level, we find that there is a completely new vibrational mode available in the P orbitals.

I would like to note that I refer to the S orbitals as the Self orbitals; the P orbitals are the Program orbitals.

As molecular interactions become more and more complex, life emerges. I could say that it’s when Px, Py, or Pz orbitals are full, but I really have no idea. But I do know that when all three are full, that’s when you have a fully autonomous live cell.

As cellular interactions become more complex, eventually multicellular life emerges. The 3S orbital is filled. Filling of the 3P orbitals gives rise to organ differentiation and more and more complex organisms.

Now it could be said that, due to the Pauli exclusion principle, there should only be 120 forms of consciousness – as many as there are elements in the periodic table. I think the Pauli exclusion principle is due to the type of vibrating entity gives rise to the basic particles – a 1D loop. A 1-D entity can only face two ways, hence the exclusion principle.

Filling the 3P orbitals gives rise to a very complex mind. All higher animals extend to some extent into all three of the 3P orbitals.

Now an odd thing happens in the periodic table. The next orbital to fill is not the 3D but is actually the 4S orbital. What does this represent? Well, if the 3S is multicellular life, then 4S is the interaction of multicellular life forms with each other. The socio-cultural level. All higher brained social animals have this orbital filled to a certain extent. When it is completely filled, as in humans, you have culture.

Now what’s next in the periodic table? The 3D orbitals are filled. This, I believe, is where humans fit in. Filling the 3D orbitals gives us something more. It gives us what we see as a soul.

I guess it’s sort of fitting that I would eventually find an explanation for the human soul based in chemistry.

Was it the fact that I’m a chemist that led me to this theory, or did the fact that an explanation lay in chemistry lead me to be a chemist?

To answer this question is to misunderstand everything that I have said.