Another thread on this forum got me thinking about the speed of light. Maxwell's equations (a vector calculus form of four other genius' laws to give credit) form the foundation of our understanding of E&M. Quantum physics has given us equations to relate the nuclear forces with the electromagnetic force. So now physicists work on their GUT. So more to the point;
I'm not going to try and argue any of what we have verified about light or the theories surrounding it, I'd rather work within this framework assuming our observations are correct than worry about other options at this moment, other than options that might explain my question.
Why should light travel in the way that it does? What characteristic of spacetime is the root cause of relativistic consequences? The entire argument of relativity is that time, mass and length are relative to observers frames of reference. So something about the act of moving at relatively very high speeds causes spacetime to react in a way that light travels the same speed for both perspectives.
Gravity has proven to 'bend' spacetime, and light will react to this curvature. My thoughts are that perhaps its the motion of the gravity wells that causes the relativistic effects, gravity is thought to travel at the speed of light, but so little is known about the mechanisms of gravity that I wonder what unknown effects it might have.
I have read papers theorizing gravity as a manifestation of a higher spatial dimension, but I'd like to hear responses to this. Since increased mass implies increased gravitational effects, and gravity may be associated with higher spatial dimension is mass an indicator of the effects that 4th dimensional motion has on our perception? (I know, the logic here is very faulty, but its the line of thinking I went through to try and disprove) And could the relative movement of two bodies in this higher dimension have the consequences of relativistic effects? I know this is borderline philosophical, but I'd like to hear theoretical contradictions to this idea as I'm not as well versed in this as I'd like to be.
I'm not going to try and argue any of what we have verified about light or the theories surrounding it, I'd rather work within this framework assuming our observations are correct than worry about other options at this moment, other than options that might explain my question.
Why should light travel in the way that it does? What characteristic of spacetime is the root cause of relativistic consequences? The entire argument of relativity is that time, mass and length are relative to observers frames of reference. So something about the act of moving at relatively very high speeds causes spacetime to react in a way that light travels the same speed for both perspectives.
Gravity has proven to 'bend' spacetime, and light will react to this curvature. My thoughts are that perhaps its the motion of the gravity wells that causes the relativistic effects, gravity is thought to travel at the speed of light, but so little is known about the mechanisms of gravity that I wonder what unknown effects it might have.
I have read papers theorizing gravity as a manifestation of a higher spatial dimension, but I'd like to hear responses to this. Since increased mass implies increased gravitational effects, and gravity may be associated with higher spatial dimension is mass an indicator of the effects that 4th dimensional motion has on our perception? (I know, the logic here is very faulty, but its the line of thinking I went through to try and disprove) And could the relative movement of two bodies in this higher dimension have the consequences of relativistic effects? I know this is borderline philosophical, but I'd like to hear theoretical contradictions to this idea as I'm not as well versed in this as I'd like to be.
My religion is the understanding of my world. My god is the energy that underlies it all. My worship is my constant endeavor to unravel the mysteries of my religion. 
