New Explanation for Dark Energy? Tiny Fluctuations of Time and Space


This led to the theory of Dark Energy, a mysterious invisible force that is driving the expansion of the cosmos. Much like Dark Matter which explained the “missing mass”, it then became necessary to find this elusive energy, or at least provide a coherent theoretical framework for it. A new study from the University of British Columbia (UBC) seeks to do just that by postulating the Universe is expanding due to fluctuations in space and time.
















Further Reading: UBC News, Physical Review D

17 Replies to “New Explanation for Dark Energy? Tiny Fluctuations of Time and Space”

  1. Why would this sub-microscopic fluctuation average to expansion and not contraction or if it is truly random more likely average to neutral?

  2. Another mathematical attempt to salvage theories which evade any experimental or observational proof. The continued use of mathematics to attempt to support these preposterous and wholly illogical theories should be a huge red flag. Either way, these theories have demonstrated no predictive value which should be another red flag. The fact that these theories are based on concepts which fall outside the scope of the known laws of physics should be the final straw. It is clearly past time to thoroughly inspect alternate theories (i.e. the electromagnetic models put forth by Thornhill and Scott) which are consistent with the known laws of electrical engineering and plasma physics, have shown excellent predictive value and have both experimental and observational support. Whether or not you have the courage to do this here, the validity of this model is being seriously addressed in many other forums.

    1. The EU electric Sun hypothesis is only being seriously addressed in a very few other discredited forums.

      Yes, it is being interjected into forums like this one, but that does not make it valid.
      What ever made you believe in this constantly needing to be revised, hypothesis?


      1. The EU theories seem to be increasingly verified as the newest radio telescope data arrives.
        I find the interpretations of this data by Scott and Thornhill to be convincing. Their models for the data are consistent with the known laws of plasma physics and electrical engineering. Their models have also been shown to have predictive value.
        These just seem more logical and also have experimental evidence to support them.
        For these reasons I believe they deserve serious consideration. The utter lack of predictive value and the dependence upon unproven concepts ( i.e. dark matter, dark energy, singularities) makes the current standard model very unattractive as well as unlikely to be correct.
        Brian Tray, M.D.

    2. “I am QUITE pompous and happen to be one of the VERY lucky few that really understands what’s going on! Listen to how superior I and my handful of other crackpot compatriots are! BWAHA-HA-HA-HA-HAHAHA! I know more than sci-ence… I know more than sci-ence!”

  3. The universe is excellent at keeping its deepest secrets.

    This concept is appealing. Why should a universe as mysterious as this have to behave in a uniform way at all times?

  4. It’s just a desperate effort to save the wrong theory – general relativity because Einstein’s relativity theory has already been disproved both logically and experimentally (see “Challenge to the special theory of relativity”, March 1, 2016). A press release for the paper has been published on Eurekalert website for the same length of time (, plus numerous comments on Nature, Science and many other websites. I just don’t understand why science reporters and physicists just keep ignoring all these and continue writing articles and papers on the wrong theory. Science is not a religion which is based on belief. Science should pass strict logical reasoning. Einstein’s relativity theory just fails in the logical reasoning.

    The most obvious and indisputable experimental evidence, which everybody with basic knowledge of special relativity should immediately understand: is the existence of the absolute time shown by the universally synchronized clocks on the GPS satellites which move at high velocities relative to each other while special relativity claims that time is relative (i.e. the time on each reference frame is different) and can never be synchronized on clocks moving with relative velocities.
    Many physicists claim that clocks on the GPS satellites are corrected according to both special relativity and general relativity. This is not true. The corrections of the atomic clocks on the GPS satellites are nothing to do with relativistic effects because the corrections are absolute changes of the clocks, none of which is relative as claimed by special relativity. After all corrections, the clocks are synchronized not only relative to the ground clocks but also relative to each other.

    Some people may argue that the clocks are only synchronized in the earth centered inertial reference frame, and are not synchronized in the reference frames of the GPS satellites. If it were true, then the time difference between a clock on a GPS satellite and a clock on the ground observed in the satellite reference frame would grow while the same clocks observed on the earth centered reference frame were keeping synchronized. If you corrected the clock on the satellite when the difference became significant, the correction would break the synchronization of the clocks observed in the earth centered frame. That is, there is no way to make a correction without breaking the synchronization of the clocks observed in the earth centered frame. Therefore, it is wrong to think that the clocks are not synchronized in the satellite frame.

    Actually, on the paper mentioned above, I have proved that if clocks are synchronized in one inertial reference frame, then they are synchronized in all inertial reference frames because clock time is absolute and universal.

    Similarly, all the differences of the clocks in Hefele-Keating experiment were also absolute (i.e., they were the same no matter whether you observe them on the moon or on the space station). Therefore, they are nothing to do with relative velocity caused time dilation as claimed by special relativity. It is simply a wrong interpretation that the differences of the displayed times of the clocks are the results of relativity.

    The increase of the life of a muon in a circular accelerator or going through the atmosphere is also an absolute change which is the same observed in all reference frames.

    Therefore, all these so-called relativistic effects are not relative at all, nothing to do with relativity.

    The simplest thought experiment to disprove special relativity is the symmetric twin paradox: two twins made separate space travels in the same velocity and acceleration relative to the earth all the time during their entire trips but in opposite directions. According to special relativity, each twin should find the other twin’s clock ticking more slowly than his own clock during the entire trip because of the relative velocity between them as we know that acceleration did not have any effect on kinematic time dilation in special relativity. But when they came back to the earth, they found their clocks had exact the same time because of symmetry. This is a contradiction that has disproved special relativity. This thought experiment demonstrates that relativistic time is not our physical time and can never be materialized on physical clocks.

    That is, time is absolute and space is 3D Euclidean. There is nothing called spacetime continuum in nature. The visible universe is filled up with a fluid – aether which is responsible for the propagation of light.

    It seems that the mass of aether provides the extra gravitation in the space and its pressure is responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe.

    1. No, General Relativity has been proven time and time again. You are entitled to your own opinions, but not your own science. In fact, commenting in a scientific publication is a waste of time if your only interest is in peddling fringe theories and don’t even know what you are talking about.

      1. General relativity is still a theory that is still unproven. The evidence used to support it was gravitational lensing. This interpretation of data was faulty as the results can explained by simple diffraction. Also, since light has no mass gravity should have no effect upon it.
        Even Einstein had grave misgivings about relativity due to the findings he referred to as “spooky action at a distance”. These quantum physics findings directly oppose relativity. It is becoming ever so clear that C is not Vmax which would invalidate the theory of relativity. This is the reason that Tesla referred to relativity as a “beggar in a purple robe”.
        So rest assured,for these reasons and many more, relativity is still just a popular theory.

      2. It is not unproven, repeated experiments since 1915 have have born it out. These started with the perihelion precession of Mercury, moved on to redshift experiments, and have since included modern cosmological simulations that examine the evolution of the Universe over the course of billions of years. There were all consistent with Einstein’s field equations, as was the discovery that the Universe is in a state of expansion.

        Also, it is well known that gravity has an effect on light because it bends space-time, which alters the course light takes – consider black holes. Mass doesn’t even come into it! And Einstein’s comments were not an expression of doubt with relativity, it had to do with his dismay over the possibilities arising out of Bohr’s theories and quantum mechanics.

        Like I said, you are not entitled to your own facts or science, so please don’t misrepresent things based on ignorance or reject established theories you clearly don’t understand.

      3. No, your comment is wrong. A correct theory should withstand all challenges. If it fails only in one case, it should be thrown away no matter how many so-called proofs you can list. Einstein’s relativity has been disproved as I presented. If you want to defend relativity, you should refute my points, rather than meaningless blames.

      4. If there was anything worth refuting, I would do so. But as it stands, there is not. You’ve offered nothing more than opinion and a single paper, which you claim is enough to refute Relativity. This is not only arrogant in the extreme, it betrays a deep ignorance of the century of proofs for relativity, and how the scientific method works. You don’t prove or disprove something once, you have to do it over and over, which Einstein’s field equations have been.

        As for “blames”, I’ve made none. I simply reject fringe reasoning on behalf of people who assume they know more than the actual scientific community, but in reality, don’t even know what they are talking about.

      5. Matt, are you totally blind? Not to mention the details in my paper, my comment itself has listed to evidences that are enough to disprove relativity.

      6. No you have not, you’ve listed proofs that do not hold up to scrutiny and which can be easily disproved (and have been by others comments) by citing reputable research. Your ignorance in this matter is apparent and your attempts to discredit relativity have no value in any scientific discussion.

  5. Here’s one your spellchecker missed in para 2:

    ” . . . it then became necessary to find this illusive energy . . . “

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