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Publications and source records attributed to John A. Gowan.
A geometric spacetime map of the universe is presented, addressing problems inherent in deep space observations and cosmology. Implications for the observer's perspective, the cosmological "horizon" and "flatness" problem, "inflation", and the recently observed accelerating expansion of the Universe are discussed.
The principles of energy, symmetry, entropy, and causality conservation are discussed in a "Tetrahedron Model" of a conceptually complete "T.O.E.:" "The charges of matter are the symmetry debts of light" (Noether's Theorem). Symmetry debts for each force as well as gravitation's conservation roles are considered. Special attention is given to the weak force. Charge invariance (including "Lorentz Invariance") and "Noether's Theorem" are seen as keys to understanding the local action of the forces. A synthesis between the "Tetrahedron Model" and global vs local gauge symmetry concepts as found in the "Standard Model" of physics is presented.
The relationship between the intrinsic motion of gravity, light, and time is explored in terms of the principles of entropy, causality, energy, and symmetry conservation. A conceptual mechanism for gravity and the gravitational connection between quantum mechanics and relativity is explored. A "concept equation" is given for the gravitational annihilation of space and the extraction of a metrically equivalent temporal residue. The relationship of gravity to the other forces is discussed, including the reason for the weakness of gravity.
A transformation mechanism is proposed for the "W" weak force IVB particle. The W is a dense "metric" boson which catalyzes transformations by combining reactants with virtual particle-antiparticle pairs created from the virtual vacuum particle-antiparticle "sea". "W" and "Z" IVB mass functions to recreate the original ("Big Bang") metric energy and density (the "electroweak" force unification era or symmetric energy state) in which elementary particles were first formed and transformed, thereby maintaining the invariance of charge and other conserved parameters of elementary particles in the contemporary universe. Common weak force decays of leptons, mesons, and baryons are illustrated. A single electromagnetic transformation is also considered. A table of three IVB "families" and associated Higgs bosons is appended, illustrating the (hypothetical) higher-energy structure and cosmological role of the weak force.