Thermodynamic Field Theory

Abstract

The theory proposed here presents a straightforward concept that challenges the conventional understanding of heat. The current definition of heat describes it as the transfer of kinetic energy between the particles composing substances or from an energy source to an object. In other words, when we pour coffee into a coffee mug and the mug gets hot, it is allegedly because the particles in the coffee transfer their kinetic energy to the particles in the mug. This alleged transfer of kinetic energy happens at a microscopic scale so far removed from our capacity to observe that we can only analyse it by its statistical effects; but until recent years, there has been no experiment that could confirm or deny the validity of this conjecture. According to this classical model, heat should in principle be completely independent from gravity, but based on this assumption, the corrections of general relativity predict an increase in gravity as the temperature of an object increases. The core assertion of this theory is that heat is not adequately defined by the conventional notion; instead, it is a relativistic effect altering spacetime itself. According to this proposal, the mechanical changes in the motion of microscopic particles associated with temperature fluctuations really correspond to spacetime alterations. This implies that changes in heat are synonymous with alterations in spacetime dimensions. Therefore, when temperature increases and substances expand, we should observe the opposite of what is predicted by general relativity, we should see an increase in the rates of time and space, akin to a decrease in gravity. Conversely, heightened coldness implies decreased space and a dilation in time rate. This seemingly counterintuitive relationship between temperature and gravity may challenge conventional understanding, but unlike the current definition, this conjecture is supported by experimental evidence that will be presented on the experiment section.