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Originally Posted by Profpat  Hi everyone;
My question is what is the "ether"?
Is it Dirac's negative space?
Is it spacetime ( quantum ) foam?
Is it gravitional waves that bind all matter?
Is it the background radiation? ( photons )
Is it electro/magnetic fields?
Your thoughts please.
Best to all,
Pat |
I have my own model of ether. Anyhow, I am satisfied with Ether as an
umbrella model as long as any continua in-between matter-energy contribute to the inclusion of physical reality in a theory.
Vacuum concept is oversimplified. In contrast, any non-vacuum are ether-like.
And all ATM (
Against
The
Mainstream) concepts are helpful to explore the physical reality of the universe rather than just mathematical simplification.
Best Regards. Bottomlander