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| author | Rhythm |
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| contents | <p>This work proposes that the universe itself may fundamentally be a single photon-like entity. In this framework, spacetime and all contained energy arise as internal manifestations of a massless, lightlike structure. Since a photon possesses zero rest mass but finite energy and momentum, the total energy of the universe could be interpreted as the energy of this “cosmic photon,” with no need for external creation.</p> <p>Unlike standard cosmology, where the expansion of spacetime causes the redshift of photons, this hypothesis reverses the causality: the continuous redshifting of photonsan intrinsic property of the universal photon’s wave evolution drives the expansion of spacetime itself. Observers within this photonic system experience redshift and metric expansion as interlinked consequences of being embedded inside the wavefield of the photon.</p> <p>In this picture, the universe’s growth, energy distribution, and apparent vacuum expansion are natural outcomes of a single, self-contained photonic process. Matter, energy, and spacetime curvature emerge as structured patterns within this lightlike continuum. This model offers an alternative route to address the origin of cosmic energy and the nature of expansion without invoking an external cause or singularity.</p> |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
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| spellingShingle | update Rhythm <p>This work proposes that the universe itself may fundamentally be a single photon-like entity. In this framework, spacetime and all contained energy arise as internal manifestations of a massless, lightlike structure. Since a photon possesses zero rest mass but finite energy and momentum, the total energy of the universe could be interpreted as the energy of this “cosmic photon,” with no need for external creation.</p> <p>Unlike standard cosmology, where the expansion of spacetime causes the redshift of photons, this hypothesis reverses the causality: the continuous redshifting of photonsan intrinsic property of the universal photon’s wave evolution drives the expansion of spacetime itself. Observers within this photonic system experience redshift and metric expansion as interlinked consequences of being embedded inside the wavefield of the photon.</p> <p>In this picture, the universe’s growth, energy distribution, and apparent vacuum expansion are natural outcomes of a single, self-contained photonic process. Matter, energy, and spacetime curvature emerge as structured patterns within this lightlike continuum. This model offers an alternative route to address the origin of cosmic energy and the nature of expansion without invoking an external cause or singularity.</p> |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17597467 |