Howard Slater

Non-linear logistic, thermal and particle diffusion wave equations describe the harmonic distribution of all Standard Model particles (SM) with mass in relative terms. The combined association of Thermal Diffusion Waves (Thermons) and Particle Diffusion Waves (PDW) is a new hypothesis, validated by experimentally-determined masses of SM particles. The Thermon-PDW mechanism requires a continuous supply of thermal energy, which is obligatory for the existence of particle mass. As well as particle mass, Thermon-PDW interaction dynamics, under steady state, non-linear equilibrium conditions, describe the concomitant appearance of universe time and gravity. The consequences for the universe’s inception and operation is correlated with known universe observations, requiring modifications to the present Model of Cosmology.

Observed SM particle masses are explained fully as the products of a harmonic sequence generated by a thermal oscillator within a quantum field. For leptons and quarks the correlation is excellent, but less so for bosons. The interpretation of the SM particle masses by this hypothesis demands a reevaluation of quantum mechanics to incorporate missing thermal factor(s).

Dark matter is the same as normal matter only excepting that dark matter quantum fields do not exhibit thermal oscillations which define time. Normal matter does exhibit stable thermal oscillations. There is no reason to postulate that dark matter is anything more mysterious than normal matter without heat oscillations. It requires no “new physics” either as laws or components.

The universe is formed from proto-quantum field(s) (PQFs). The initiating event is the formation of a thermal gradient which establishes synchronous oscillations which describes time. Time is not quantised. Concomitantly PQFs, either directly or indirectly, differentiate into all the quantum fields required for the standard model of particles and forces, and three dimensional space. The transition of PQFs to functional quantum fields is a continuous process at the boundary of a spherical universe, a “ring of fire”, necessary to maintain time.

The universe is formed from proto-quantum field(s) (PQFs). The initiating event is the formation of a thermal gradient which establishes synchronous oscillations which describes time. Time is not quantised. Concomitantly PQFs, either directly or indirectly, differentiate into the all the quantum fields required for the standard model of particles and forces, and three dimensional space. The transition of PQFs to functional quantum fields is a continuous process at the boundary of a spherical universe, a “ring of fire”, necessary to maintain time.