Implications of an absolute simultaneity theory for cosmology and universe acceleration.

Edward T Kipreos,Joseph Najbauer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115550

Abstract

An alternate Lorentz transformation, Absolute Lorentz Transformation (ALT), has similar kinematics to special relativity yet maintains absolute simultaneity in the context of a preferred reference frame. In this study, it is shown that ALT is compatible with current experiments to test Lorentz invariance only if the proposed preferred reference frame is locally equivalent to the Earth-centered non-rotating inertial reference frame, with the inference that in an ALT framework, preferred reference frames are associated with centers of gravitational mass. Applying this theoretical framework to cosmological data produces a scenario of universal time contraction in the past. In this scenario, past time contraction would be associated with increased levels of blueshifted light emissions from cosmological objects when viewed from our current perspective. The observation that distant Type Ia supernovae are dimmer than predicted by linear Hubble expansion currently provides the most direct evidence for an accelerating universe. Adjusting for the effects of time contraction on a redshift–distance modulus diagram produces a linear distribution of supernovae over the full redshift spectrum that is consistent with a non-accelerating universe.

Highlights

The Absolute Lorentz Transformation (ALT) is an alternate Lorentz transformation that has similar kinematics to special relativity (SR), but is distinct in describing absolute simultaneity and invoking a preferred reference frame (PRF) relative to which time dilation and length contraction occur in a directional manner [1,2,3]
This study explores the potential validity of ALT, an alternate Lorentz transformation that is not widely known, and its implications for cosmology when integrated into the absolute simultaneity theory (AST) framework in which PRFs are linked to centers of gravitational mass
Complementary time dilation experiments that studied objects traveling at slower speeds for longer durations have provided evidence that the Earth-centered non-rotating inertial reference frame (ECI) acts as a PRF to direct Lorentz/ ALT transformations

Summary

Introduction

The Absolute Lorentz Transformation (ALT) is an alternate Lorentz transformation that has similar kinematics to special relativity (SR), but is distinct in describing absolute simultaneity and invoking a preferred reference frame (PRF) relative to which time dilation and length contraction occur in a directional manner [1,2,3]. Combining the ALT framework with the kinematic interpretation of cosmological redshift creates a scenario in which Hubble expansion is linked to time dilation on a universal scale. It is possible to design experiments that would be capable of detecting light speed anisotropies predicted by AST in the context of a proposed gravitational mass-based PRF moving relative to an inertial reference frame.

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