🔑 Complete Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) Index

🔑 Complete Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) Index

Foundations & Identity

These posts establish RST’s identity and foundational premises. They introduce the eternal Substrate Field (Σ), reject the Big Bang singularity, and position matter as solitons. They also define RST’s scope and summarize its overall picture as a universe made of tension.

Quantum & Relativity Challenges

These entries tackle quantum puzzles and relativity paradoxes. They reinterpret entanglement, teleportation, wormholes, and the horizon problem as substrate stress phenomena. They also address Einstein’s EPR critique, showing RST’s deterministic substrate dynamics.

Historical & Conceptual Context

These posts situate RST against ether theories and mainstream physics. They reinterpret the Michelson–Morley null result, contrast RST with Schofield’s substrate, and critique MOND and Dark Matter. They also reframe the Planck length collapse as a substrate phase transition.

Applied Physics & Cosmology

These applied posts demonstrate RST’s predictive scope. They show how GPS paradoxes, thruster physics, cosmic expansion anomalies, and relativistic mass increase are explained by substrate tension rather than standard relativity or ΛCDM.

Formalization & Reviews

Here RST begins its mathematical backbone. Posts derive the Substrate Field Equation (SFE) from the action principle, introduce β nonlinearity, and reinterpret mainstream physics (quantum uncertainty, Higgs crisis, relativity, QED) as approximations of substrate dynamics.

Observational & Numeric Roadmap

RST lays out its empirical testing program. These posts propose phased observational tests using SN Ia, BAO, CMB, and GW datasets, provide numeric priors, and mock up the field equation with β nonlinearity to anchor the theory in measurable cosmology.

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Conceptual Summary #2: (∂t2​S−c2∇2S+βS3)=σ(x,t)⋅FR​(C[Ψ])

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The tests designed to find the Aether—principally the Michelson-Morley experiment (M-M)—would be largely ineffective at detecting the fundamental S field (Substrate) in the Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) framework, though their null results are highly compatible with RST's structure. The reason lies in the distinct conceptual definition and behavior of the two media. The Test: Michelson-Morley and the Aether. The M-M experiment was designed to detect the "aether wind," a predicted change in the speed of light caused by the Earth's motion relative to a stationary, rigid medium—the classical Luminiferous Aether. Classical Aether: A static, absolute reference frame; an elastic, passive, material-like medium that fills space and serves as a carrier for light waves. Predicted Result: Light traveling parallel to Earth's motion through the Aether should be slightly slower than light traveling perpendicular to it. Actual Result (Null Result): No significant differenc...
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The Non-Attraction Model of Gravity: From Attraction to Displacement: RST's Theory of Gravitational Push..

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Brief on the Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) RST posits that all of reality—matter, energy, space, and time—emerges from a single, continuous, non-material field called the Substrate (S). Matter: Defined as a σ Soliton, a stable, localized "knot of tension" in the S-field, replacing the concept of a point particle. Energy: Defined as dynamic, propagating tension (waves) in the S-field. Unification: RST views E=mc2 as the conservation of Substrate tension: mass is stored tension; energy is tension in motion. Reactive Substrate Theory (RST) fundamentally redefines gravity as a Substrate tension gradient, which is the mechanism underlying the "buoyant" view of gravity. This explanation also clarifies why the Michelson-Morley (M-M) experiment failed to find the classical Aether, supporting the RST concept of a dynamic Substrate. In essence, gravity is "buoyant" in RST because matter (high tension) sinks into a less-strained S-Field (lower tension...
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Beyond the Flaws: Why RST Succeeds Where Push Gravity and EM-Aether Failed to Unify the Void

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RST vs. Extended Electromagnetic Theories (Pre-Relativity) These theories attempted to unify all forces by making gravity a secondary or residual effect of electromagnetism, treating space as an electromagnetic Aether. Why Extended EM Theories Failed Gravity's Independence: The most critical failure is that gravity does not behave like a polarizable electromagnetic force. Gravity affects all matter equally (the equivalence principle), regardless of its charge or composition, which a secondary electromagnetic effect would not do. No Gravitational Shielding: Electromagnetic fields can be shielded (Faraday cage), but gravity cannot.1 This fundamentally contradicts the idea that gravity is an electrical or magnetic residual force. Conflict with GR: They could not accurately predict or explain phenomena later verified by General Relativity (GR), such as the exact amount of light bending around the Sun or the precession of Mercury's orbit. RST vs. Le Sage's The...
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