Observations of Micro-scale Effects on Macro-scale Gravity

Written by John Burke

Abstract

The experimenter proposes that gravity is not a continuous smooth effect, but something applied in a series of discreet steps. Evidence based on experimental physical simulations suggest gravity is indeed subject to the rules of the subatomic world. Digital, not analogue. In other words, quantum. Examination of transitional environments between atomic and sub-atomic scales reveal clear evidence of granularity.

The experimenter’s first demonstration involved a reflexive spheroid rolling down an inclined plane. Attention was payed to the scalar irregularity of the slope relative to the three-dimensional boundaries of the spheroid as well as the transitional velocity relative to initial conditions. Under these conditions, it became apparent that the directional behaviour of the ball was completely dependent on linear acceleration and axial spin relative to the coefficient of friction between the surfaces, imposing angular momentum and increasing the duration before the potential energy was expended. Speed and position are relative to position of the observer, effectively making time relative. The experimenter noted that, due to sensitivity to initial conditions (the chaos effect), it becomes virtually impossible to predict the trajectory or the zero-energy state of the spheroid relative to initial conditions.

The second experiment involved a series of staged platforms at regular intervals in place of the inclined plane. Spheroids of various dimensions were released at finite energies with regard to velocity and angular momentum, revealing a direct correlation between the scale of the spheroid and the scalar ratio between the size of the platforms and their relative heights. (The relative size of the ball compared to the size of the steps.) The demonstration revealed that the ball bounced from step to step only when a very specific quantity of kinetic energy was initially transferred. Energy levels outside of this range, even by a small amount, introduced the same unpredictability as the inclined plane. But there was an observable correlation between this energy level and the ratio of the spheroid diameter and the angle of the staircase, even when a significant amount of angular momentum was imparted on the ball during release. The inclined plane in the earlier experiment then becomes essentially a staircase with a very small run relative to the spherical dimensions.

In a third experiment, the spheroid was photographed with two cameras, one set a high shutter speed, the other at low shutter speed. In the first photo, at a high shutter speed, measurement of the position of the ball was extremely accurate, but the relative velocity was impossible to determine. In the second photograph, using the duration of the very slow shutter speed, a simple calculation revealed an accurate indication of velocity, but the sphere’s exact position within the blurred image was impossible to determine. In other words, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle applies at macro scales, and using tools to measure either speed or position cannot both be accurate. Time and space are relative to the observer (the camera) and the entire universe becomes a function of probability.

While the experimenter has no formal training in physics, the methodology employed was elegant and simple and her conclusions logical and sound. Her macro-scale examination of the effects of gravity have led to some interesting insight into our perception of quantum effects in our everyday world. Due her lack of formal education and the perceived inherent sexism in the system, her findings have been scoffed at by the established scientific community and seem unlikely to gain wide-spread acceptance in the short term. The experimenter hopes that micro-gravity experiments on the International Space Station and at CERN will lend more credence to her theories and open the door for full scale experimental funding.

Though, being a dog might give them pause.

On October 22, 2021,

Annie-Jack sadly passed away from liver cancer, aged 12.

Rest in peace you wonderful, silly creature.

October 15, 2009 – October 22, 2021

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