Model Ontology

Overview

The "Model Ontology" document outlines the foundational concepts, terms, and postulates of the Timothian Model, a new Grand Unified Theory (GUT) aiming to unify gravity, magnetism, and nuclear forces using Newtonian-based physics. The model introduces "chunks" as the fundamental subatomic building blocks and rejects several concepts from traditional physics, providing a new framework to describe all physical phenomena.

Core Concepts

1. Fundamental Principles:Newton’s Laws of Motion: Remain fully intact and apply at all scales.
   Absolute Time: Time is constant and not relative.
   Determinism: Future positions and velocities of masses can be determined if initial conditions are known.
   

2. Modified Principles:Concept of Space: Space is not constant; it varies in density and tension. This substrate is crucial for describing processes at any scale, with deviations potentially arising from interactions with this substrate.
   Gravitation: Recast as a restoration force mediated by a medium, where large objects move to equilibrium points due to buoyant forces within that medium.
   Magnetism: Recast as a flow within the medium, seeking to equalize pressure differentials.
   Mass/Energy Equivalence: Reinterpreted through discrete "chunks" rather than the particle-wave duality or time dilation. Mass is chunks, potential energy is the arrangement of these chunks, and kinetic energy is their movement.
   Frame Dragging: Caused by interactions between rotating atomic bodies and the surrounding dynamic subatomic medium, not by spacetime curvature.
   Electron Shells: Recast as spheres of different density gradients of subatomic chunks, stratified by an atom's core, rejecting the concept of "shells."
   

3. Rejected Terms and Concepts:Action-at-a-Distance: Rejected; all effects are local.
   Particle/Wave Duality: Rejected; particles are always pieces of matter, waves are oscillations of those pieces.
   Curvature of Spacetime: Rejected; replaced with a medium of subatomic chunks.
   Time Dilation: Rejected; faster objects experience more drag due to the medium.
   Electrons as Point Entities: Rejected; replaced by density gradients of subatomic chunks.
   

4. New Concepts Introduced:Chunks: Fundamental subatomic pieces of solid matter varying in size and density, serving as the building blocks of the universe.
   Chunk Species Zoo: Finite variations of chunk sizes and densities, each with unique aggregate properties like oscillation frequencies.
   Chunk Medium: The collection of all chunk species that are not part of atomic structures, described as dynamic, interactive, energy-storing, and capable of multiple processes.
   

Key Definitions

• Chunks: Primordial subatomic pieces with mass that interact kinetically. These chunks can move linearly and rotationally, form conglomerates, and separate, forming the basis of all forces and matter.

• Chunk Medium: A dynamic and interactive substrate formed by chunks, not part of atomic structures. It is central to phenomena like gravity, electromagnetic oscillations, and magnetism.

• Zoo of Chunk Species: Different chunk sizes and densities that give rise to diverse physical properties and behaviors.

Analogies and Metaphors

• Spheres vs. Shells: The model uses "spheres" rather than "shells" to describe density stratifications surrounding atomic to celestial structures. Spheres indicate material distributed throughout a volume, while shells are surface-only distributions.

• Subatomic Soup: The chunk medium is described as a "primordial soup" where different processes and forces arise from interactions of chunks within this medium.

Cross-References to Other Works

• This issue is part of the series "GUT Check: The Timothian Model," and readers are recommended to start with the "Preamble" issue to understand the basics. The next suggested issue for deeper exploration is “The Nature of Existence,” which provides a comprehensive view across all forces and matter interactions.

Conclusion

The "Model Ontology" lays the groundwork for the Timothian Model by defining new terms and rejecting or modifying traditional physics concepts. By framing all physical phenomena in terms of "chunks" and their interactions, this model aims to offer a fresh perspective on the nature of reality, gravity, magnetism, and nuclear forces.