Synergetic Lattice Field Theory
CONTENTS
SYNERGETIC LATTICE FIELD THEORY & RELATIVITY
Just as realist models of quantum mechanics are generally out of favor, ether-type models have also similarly been out of favor since Einstein’s introduction of special relativity. The paper on synergetic lattice field theory explains how relativistic ether-type models are in fact tenable within the context of both special relativity and general relativity.
Indeed, Einstein himself recognized that general relativity describes a sort of ether-type model of space [1], albeit a greatly expanded model relative to the original luminiferous ether. The paper also discusses various ways in which extensions of general relativity might provide new models with which synergetic lattice field theory might be compatible. Of particular interest are various "world crystal" type models of general relativity, which are also based on the concept of regular discrete lattices [2, 3, 4, 5].
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