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Originally Posted by Nesti
Just for a moment, try to picture Time as a composite trend in particle outcomes, like a casino has the odds stacked slightly in it's favour; it gradually wins-over, and space as a type of latency or impedance in dynamical change...so that a weak and tardy force gives the impression of being distant, whereas a strong and immediate force gives the impression of being close. Yes, this means we let go of time dilation, Lorentz contraction...the whole idea of a field actually!
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I like this line of thought. My own theory which is not too dissimilar goes like this:
Space and time are related in an "Ohm's law" kind of way (isn't just about everything in physics?). Space represents the potential that makes time flow. Positive space (the kind we're familiar with) makes time flow in a "forward" direction, i.e. the direction we're familiar with. I'm thinking that mass would play the role of impedance in this relationship, it both slows time given the same space and stretches space given the same flow of time. The Big Bang would have been a jolt of potential (space) that enabled time to flow.
If you want time to go backwards you need to reverse the polarity of space. To do that you first need to go extremely small (approaching zero space) and then pass over into negative space where time flows the other way. Quantum effects much?
So, in contrast to your theory, here mass is a feature of matter than enables and controls the relationship between space and time.
I'm currently modifying my Fluke multimeter, trying to coax it into showing flows of time and drops of space over a massive piece of matter. It's still early days…
Cheers
Steffen.