Do Black Holes Equal Universes?

Do Black Holes Equal Universes?

Copyright 2007, Dennis H. Kane

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In order to get a full grasp of the Cosmological Problem, two important discoveries from Einstein are going to have to be understood:

1) E=mc^2
2) The universe is composed of a self-adhesive, flexible substance that is called the spacetime continuum (or just "spacetime").

The fatal flaw with current cosmologies is that they do not come to grips with these fundamentals. In fact, they completely ignore them. Cosmologists instead remain wedded to using physical models that treat space and time as distinct, empty dimensions that are simply meant to be "filled in" with the equations of particle physicists. Using this context, a true cosmology is not even possible, because spacetime must be understood as the primordial substance that allows for the existence of all of the substances that we experience in every day life.

Theoretical particle physicists (TPP's) always proclaim that space is simply a vacuum, filled with something called "vacuum energy", out of which particles may appear, causing a phenonmenon called "antigravity" (aka "dark energy"). Upon closer inspection, this notion becomes so incredibly preposterous that it almost boggles the mind! In other words, what they are saying is that the total energy content of the universe is constantly increasing because "dead space" is actually filled with a kind of energy that mysteriously replicates itself. This is the necessary axiom of today's so-called "cosmology".

In order to believe this axiom, however, we are forced to forget everything that we were taught about the conservation of mass-energy in junior high school! We are told that this principle no longer applies to the real world, because of what the TPP's, in all of their infinite wisdom, have jotted down in their notebooks.

However, if we were to just close our ears to those "rabid dogs" called TPP's, then perhaps we can start to make sense of the universe that we've been given, using Einstein's discoveries. This way, a whole new world of possibilities becomes open to us!

If we are to understand that the universe is constantly gaining in mass-energy while at the same time holding on to common sense, then we must come to the unavoidable conclusion that the known universe is simply a dynamic part of a much bigger system. In this way, our universe must consist of at least one "inlet valve" into which mass-energy is input and possibly one or more "drains" into which mass-energy escapes (any guesses as to what these drains might be called?).

Now let us think about this always changing (by way of general relativity) substance called spacetime. It is said that mass-energy causes spacetime to expand, which thereby allows mass-energy to travel longer distances in the same periods of time (as witnessed by bending light and the slingshot effect of satelites around planets). What this is really saying is that mass-energy causes spacetime to grow and that spacetime causes mass-energy to grow (space grows while energy content grows). Well, this seems to be the classic case of a vicious circle. It seems, by all rights, that this "law of gravity" should spiral out of control at the very moment it is implemented! We are supposed to think that mass-energy causes itself to grow!

What is really happening here is that it makes precisely zero sense to speak of mass-energy and spacetime as being different kinds of substance. For every reason imaginable, spacetime is mass-energy and mass-energy is spacetime. So, let us see if we can borrow a razor from our good friend, Ockham. For the moment, let us use mass-energy and forget about that thing called spacetime. But even the term "mass-energy" is unnecessarily complicated, because mass and energy are two sides of the same "E=mc^2 coin". In fact, we could just say that an amount of mass-energy is simply a "mass" of Energy. In this way, we are able to reduce the two fundamental concepts of cosmology (spacetime and mass-energy) to one easy to understand idea: the universe is simply a mass of Energy.

In fact, whenever we talk about a universe as a whole, it is of fundamental necessity to talk about it simply as a singular, undifferentiable mass of Energy. After all, any of its internal differences are of concern only to the relationships between the beings of the universe in question. If we think in these terms, then we can plainly see that there is no way that this mass can grow without some kind of external input.

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If we think of a black hole, we understand an extremely dense mass of Energy that is called a singularity. We understand that Energy is always being "pulled" into black hole singularities. The effect of this action upon the incoming Energy waves is profound: they are stretched out until they are nearly completely flat (think of a sine wave). It is said that this dramatic decrease in the frequency of Energy waves means that time dramatically is slowing down inside of the singularity.

What this means is just that whenever a mass of Energy grows, it is also true that the time that is internal to it also grows (or stretches). However, since space and time are forever bound together into a substance called spacetime, then an increase in the "length" of time is identical with an increase in the "mass" of spacetime. Furthermore (pay very close attention here), to say that spacetime grows is equivalent to either of these two statements:

1) space expands
2) time expands

Within the singularity of a black hole, then, there is precisely no difference between the following two ideas:

1) time expands while space remains constant
2) space expands while time remains constant

It is funny how physicists describe the singularity of a black hole only in terms of #1 and the singularity of the moment of the "big bang" only in terms of #2. In all respects, however, both kinds of singularity have the exact same essence: their spacetime increases. According to both Einstein's theory of general relativity and to common sense, then, there is precisely zero difference between a black hole that continually slows down time and a universe that continually expands! They are tautologous!

A black hole singularity is a "big bang" singularity!

For ever imaginable reason, then, it entirely necessary to say that our universe is the singularity of a black hole and that our black holes contain universes. To say otherwise to slap both Einstein and your own good sense squarely in the face!

The Energy that is always being input into our universe, then, has precisely nothing to do with a mysteriously replicating entity called "dark energy" that only finds life in the weird scribblings of the notebooks of those crackpots called theoretical particle physicists. But rather, it is the same ordinary kind of Energy that is always disappearing into countless black holes across our own universe!

The only problem in all of this is that we haven't fully come to terms with that mysterious force that is called: gravity. All we have shown is that the concept of gravity, as such, leads into a vicious cycle, whereby spacetime and mass-energy become what are known as infinitely recursive functions (computer programmer terminology) that continuously feed into each other. Perhaps, then, we should consider that spacetime might just grow and shrink all on its own accord, much like a living organism. As we don't want to violate our common sense understanding of the conservation of mass-energy (aka spacetime), the growth of spacetime in one region should cause the shrinkage of spacetime in another region. And when this growth becomes too great, perhaps there is a moment during which it could be said that spacetime ruptures, causing it to drain into a region that is known (depending on your perspective) either as a black hole singularity (in which time grows) or as a universe (in which space grows).

Just as speculation, because we now think of spacetime as a kind of living organism, perhaps it is just as likely that a black hole can start shrinking, causing either of these phenomena (again, depending on perspective):

1) time within the known black hole starts shrinking
2) space within the hidden universe starts shrinking

In either case, we could say that Energy (spacetime) is being returned from the singularity of the black hole back into the surrounding universe. After all, if regions of the universe can arbitrarily start growing, there is no reason why they cannot arbitrarily start shrinking! (Consider this the Kane Hypothesis).

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All of the problems in the state of the cosmology are due to the fact that physicists are mere technicians without anything in the way of genuine philosophical intuition. This fact is almost unavoidable if we consider that academies are tremendously competitive institutions that must always outdo one another with the newest, sexiest theories. In fact, it is in their best interest to invent bizarre mathematical theories that are taken as confounding, yet amazing revelations concerning the the "strange, hidden ways" of the universe. After all, many people just want to live their lives in constant states of amazement, brought about by the so-called impressiveness of mathematical symbology. And these are precisely the people who feel ethically bound to support the "sciences", no matter how fantastically ungrounded are the sciences in question.

Theoretical particle physicists are modern day alchemists, claiming that they are able to turn iron into gold with their mysterious formulations!

They are today's "Rainmen" who are able to count a six-deck black jack chute but aren't able to tell you if a car costs more than a candy bar!

Einstein was simply an honest man with good philosophical insight who was confounded at every turn by those "mathematical wizards" who wanted to make everyone else think that only the "elect" could understand the ways of the cosmos!

Viva la philosophe!

(To understand where I am coming from, read almost anything by Heidegger.)