What is a one sentence summary of absolute quantum gravity (AQG)?
Absolute quantum gravity (AQG) is general relativity quantized in absolute space
and time.
What is a one sentence summary of quantum electrogravity
(QEG)?
Quantum electrogravity (QEG) is absolute quantum gravity (AQG)
combined with electromagnetism.
Can QEG simulate our universe on a computer?
Yes.
Do you think QEG is the Grand Unified Theory?
Yes. I do not think
there is a Grander Unified Theory that adds the weak and strong forces, because
so far it appears that the interactions between the AQG gravitons and charged
particles can account for the weak and strong forces.
What are the AQG gravitons?
Absolute quantum gravity replaces the
curved spacetime that transmits gravity in classical general relativity, with
three new kinds of gravitons that transmit gravity in absolute space and
time. The three new kinds of gravitons are a scalar g graviton, a vector
w graviton, and a matrix S graviton. g, w, and
S stand for gravitational, weak, and Strong.
What is absolute space and time?
Absolute space is a fixed
3-dimensional (x,y,z) coordinate system spanning all of space. Absolute time is
an independent variable that increments at the same rate everywhere. Absolute
space and time is the coordinate system used in pre-relativistic classical
mechanics, in pre-relativistic quantum mechanics, in the aether theories, and in
most 3D computer games.
Is absolute space and time the same as flat spacetime?
No. Flat
spacetime allows for Lorentz transformations that convert space into time and
vice versa, but Lorentz transformations are impossible in absolute space and
time because space and time are totally independent and cannot be converted
into each other.
Can AQG be derived directly from general relativity?
Yes.
Does AQG maintain the physics of general relativity?
Yes, except at
the quantum scale, where the dimensions are so small that classical general
relativity no longer applies.
Are AQG and QEG Lorentz invariant?
No.
If AQG can be derived directly from general relativity, how can AQG and
QEG not be Lorentz invariant?
AQG and QEG are not Lorentz invariant
because general relativity is not Lorentz invariant, except in very special
cases. Two special cases where general relativity is Lorentz invariant are
where there is no gravity (in flat spacetime), or in infinitesimally small
regions in spacetime. General relativity, in general, does not allow for
Lorentz transformations between two points that have a finite separation in
spacetime, because the gravitational field changes between the two points.
Are AQG and QEG Galilean invariant?
No. Galilean invariance would
allow you to transform to coordinate systems that change the absolute
accelerations, which would change the AQG and QEG equations.
Are AQG and QEG generally covariant?
No.
What is general covariance?
The principle of general covariance
states that the laws of physics should look the same in all reference systems.
It's a guideline that simplifies some of the math in classical general
relativity. General covariance means that the laws of physics should even look
the same in reference frames where gravity disappears, such as the insides of
falling elevators. However, transforming to those reference frames makes the
gravitons disappear, too, which I think is one of reasons why quantizing
classical general relativity has failed so far. Absolute quantum gravity is
built using absolute space and time — the only coordinate system (within
isomorphism) where the effects of gravity cannot be transformed away.
If AQG is not generally covariant, then how does it maintain the physics
of general relativity?
AQC maintains the physics of general relativity
because AQC can be derived directly from Einstein's equation for general
relativity. Einstein used the principle of general covariance only as a
guideline to construct his equation. Now that we have Einstein's equation, we
no longer need the scaffolding he used to construct it. In AQG, Einstein's
equation still stands in the classical limit, but AQG discards general
covariance because it is not compatible with physics at the quantum level.
Isn't general covariance necessary somehow?
No. General covariance
allows us to use an infinite number of coordinate systems to describe our
universe. But we live in only one universe (or holoverse), so we really need
only one coordinate system.
Are AQG and QEG aether theories?
Sort of. The aether was a
universal frame of reference, like absolute space and time. I think that the
aether, however, was commonly assumed to have properties of its own, whereas
absolute space and time have no properties; they are just coordinates. QEG
unites the aether theories with general relativity and electromagnetism and
quantum mechanics.
Why didn't anyone develop AQG or QEG back in the days of aether
theories?
I don't know, but I suspect it may have been because they
wanted to construct a theory similar to electromagnetism. Gravity is analogous
to the electric field, so I think they might have been considering a momentum
field analogous to the magnetic field. Momentum fields are insufficient; AQG
adds a matrix S field which in simple circumstances can be viewed as a
force or acceleration field.