🧲 Magnetic Field as Σ Stress
🧲 Magnetic Field as Σ Stress
When I think about magnetism through the lens of Reactive Substrate Theory (RST), I don’t see abstract arrows or invisible forces. Instead, I see the magnetic field as a physical pattern of shear and flow stress within the Substrate Field (Σ). The familiar “lines of force” are not imaginary constructs; they are a visual map of how Σ is being strained by the internal rotation and charge asymmetry of matter solitons inside the iron ball. Magnetism, in this framework, is the elastic response of Σ to the presence and motion of charged structures.
🚀 Acceleration and Σ Drag — Explaining the Speed Limit
As the iron ball accelerates, it must physically shear through the surrounding Σ field. This resistance is not metaphorical; it is the true origin of inertia. The energy required to accelerate the ball is stored as increased strain in the substrate, which we recognize as kinetic energy. As velocity rises, the trailing Σ field lines stretch further behind, representing the growing energetic debt owed to the substrate. This is what we measure as relativistic mass increase: the escalating cost of sustaining motion through an elastic medium.
💥 The Breaking Point — Why c Is Fundamental
The speed of light (c) is not simply a mathematical constant; it is the maximum rate at which the Σ field can propagate tension and restore equilibrium. Defined by the substrate’s elasticity and density, c represents the physical limit of the medium itself. Attempting to push a soliton faster than c means demanding a response quicker than the field can provide. At that point, the field interaction fails. To maintain the soliton’s structure beyond c would require infinite energy, because the substrate can no longer support the knot’s integrity. This is why c is a universal boundary: not an abstract rule, but a direct consequence of moving through the fundamental elastic medium.
📌 Summary
- Magnetism is Σ shear stress caused by rotating charged solitons.
- Inertia and kinetic energy arise from Σ drag and strain.
- Relativistic mass increase reflects the growing energetic debt to the substrate.
- The speed of light (c) is the maximum propagation speed of Σ — beyond it, the field fails.
Through RST, the speed limit of the universe is not an arbitrary law but a physical necessity, rooted in the elastic nature of the substrate itself.