Sub-principles

  1. Energy is Not a Substance: Energy is a calculation or measurement describing the motion of matter at any scale. It is not an independent physical entity.
  2. All Energy is Motion: All energy, including what conventional physics calls "potential energy," is matter in motion at some scale. There is no separate category of "stored" or "potential" energy substance.
  3. Macroscopic Motion: What conventional physics calls "kinetic energy" is motion at macroscopic scales that we directly perceive – visible movement of objects through space.
  4. Microscopic Motion: What conventional physics calls "potential energy" is matter in motion at microscopic or submicroscopic scales, creating what appears to be static situations from our perspective.
  5. Energy Transfer: Energy "transfer" is the transfer of motion from one piece of matter to another through mechanical contact and collision, occurring at whatever scale is relevant.
  6. Energy Conservation: What we call "conservation of energy" is really the conservation of matter and its motion. Neither matter nor its total motion can be created or destroyed, only redistributed across scales.
  7. No Pure Energy: There is no such thing as "pure energy" existing independently of matter. All energy is matter in motion at some scale.

Core Principle

This axiom establishes energy as a description of matter in motion at any scale rather than an independent substance. Building on:

  • Axiom 1 – Only space, matter, and motion exist (no separate entities like "energy")
  • Axiom 3 – All matter has mass (no massless energy particles)
  • Axiom 6 – Matter moves through space uniquely and continuously
  • Axiom 8 (preview) – All matter is in constant motion

Axiom 7 asserts that energy is fundamentally a calculation – a useful mathematical tool for describing and quantifying the motion of matter at whatever scale is relevant. This has profound implications:

  1. Energy cannot exist independently – it's always motion of matter at some scale
  2. All energy is motion – including what appears as "potential" energy (motion at smaller scales)
  3. Energy "transfer" is motion transfer – mechanical collisions between matter at relevant scales
  4. Energy "conservation" is matter-motion conservation – nothing is created or destroyed
  5. No massless energy carriers – photons, gluons, gravitons don't exist as physical entities
  6. E=mc² is a relationship – not evidence of matter-energy interconversion

Unlike conventional physics, which divides energy into "kinetic" (motion) and "potential" (stored configuration) as if they were fundamentally different categories, the AAM recognizes that all energy is matter in motion – the apparent difference is only a matter of scale.

Key Definitions

Energy

A calculation or measurement describing the motion of matter at any scale.

Key characteristics:

  • Not a physical substance or entity
  • Always describes motion of matter, never independent
  • Useful mathematical tool for quantifying motion effects
  • Can describe motion at scales from macroscopic to submicroscopic
  • Units: mass × (distance/time)² reflecting its matter-motion nature

"Kinetic Energy" (Conventional Term)

Motion at macroscopic scales that we directly perceive.

Mathematical Forms:

  • Unidirectional Motion (E = ½mv²): Describes effect of moving matter coming to complete stop. Example: bullet hitting target, object falling to ground.
  • Bidirectional Motion (E = mv²): Describes effect of matter moving in multiple directions. Example: explosion, radiation in all directions.
  • Light and Wave Motion (E = mc²): Describes bidirectional energy transfer to/from aether. "c" is velocity of light wave through aether medium.

"Potential Energy" (Conventional Term)

Matter in motion at microscopic or submicroscopic scales, creating what appears to be a static situation from our macroscopic perspective.

This is the crucial insight: What conventional physics calls "potential energy" is not energy "stored in a configuration" – it is actual matter in actual motion at scales smaller than we directly perceive.

Common examples:

  • Gravitational "Potential" Energy: Aether pressure differential from aether particles in constant motion bombarding from above and below at different rates
  • Elastic "Potential" Energy: Molecular vibrations, oscillations, and bond stresses – molecules constantly in motion maintaining strain
  • Chemical "Potential" Energy: Orbital motions of orbitrons and planetrons, plus aether bombardment maintaining atomic structure
  • Nuclear "Potential" Energy: Aether (SL₋₃) particle bombardment creating pressure differentials that maintain nuclear structure

Energy Transfer

The process of motion being transferred from one piece of matter to another, occurring at whatever scale is relevant.

Mechanism:

  • Always occurs through mechanical contact and collision
  • Moving matter collides with other matter
  • Momentum transferred in collision
  • No mysterious "energy" substance flows between them
  • Can occur at macroscopic scale (direct collisions) or microscopic scale (aether interactions)

Conservation of Energy

This is really conservation of matter and conservation of motion:

  • Matter cannot be created or destroyed (Axiom 3)
  • Motion cannot be created from nothing or disappear into nothing
  • Matter at one scale can reorganize to other scales (what appears as "conversion")
  • Motion can be transferred between matter at different scales
  • Total amount of matter and total motion remain constant across all scales

Why All Energy is Motion

This section demonstrates that what conventional physics calls "potential energy" is always matter in active motion at scales smaller than we directly perceive.

Gravitational "Potential Energy": Aether Pressure Differential

Conventional View: A boulder held above the ground has gravitational potential energy E = mgh. This energy is "stored" due to the boulder's position.

AAM View: The boulder is not statically storing energy. It is being actively pushed downward by differential aether pressure RIGHT NOW, at every moment.

The Actual Mechanism:

  • Above the Boulder: Aether particles (SL₋₂) in constant motion rain down on the boulder, creating downward pressure
  • Below the Boulder: Earth's mass creates geometric shadowing, so fewer aether particles reach the boulder from below
  • The "Potential": Continuous aether bombardment (matter in motion) creating pressure differential, pushing boulder downward constantly, resisted by support structure

E = mgh calculates the work the aether pressure differential will do over distance h. But this doesn't mean energy is "stored" – it's a calculation predicting what will happen based on active forces already present.

Elastic "Potential Energy": Molecular Motion and Stress

Conventional View: A compressed spring has elastic potential energy E = ½kx². This energy is "stored" in the deformation.

AAM View: The compressed material is not storing static energy. Its molecular structure is in intense motion maintaining the strain.

In Compressed Spring:

  • Metal atoms forced closer than equilibrium spacing
  • Orbitrons (valence cloud particles) overlap more than preferred
  • Atoms constantly vibrating, trying to restore equilibrium
  • This vibration is matter in motion – not static storage

Chemical "Potential Energy": Orbital and Atomic Motion

Conventional View: Fuel molecules have chemical potential energy "stored in their bonds."

AAM View: Fuel molecules are complex dynamic systems with matter in continuous motion at atomic scales:

  • Planetrons orbiting in electron planes (matter in motion)
  • Orbitrons in valence clouds moving between atoms (matter in motion)
  • Aether bombardment creating pressure differentials maintaining structure

During combustion, orbitrons and planetrons rearrange into more stable configuration, and excess motion appears as kinetic energy of products (heat).

Nuclear "Potential Energy": Aether Bombardment at SL₋₃

Conventional View: Uranium nucleus has enormous potential energy "stored" in its nuclear binding.

AAM View: Uranium nucleus is not storing energy. It's a dynamic system maintained by intense aether bombardment at SL₋₃ scale:

  • Nucleons in tight configuration
  • Aether particles at SL₋₃ bombarding continuously
  • Geometric shadowing at nuclear scale creates pressure differentials maintaining structure
  • All of this is matter in continuous motion

Holding a Boulder: The Illusion of Static Force

When you hold a heavy boulder overhead, it seems completely static. But what's really happening:

  • Nerve Signals: Electrical impulses traveling through neurons – ions moving through cell membranes
  • ATP Reactions: Molecular bonds reorganizing, orbitrons redistributing
  • Molecular Motors: Myosin heads pulling on actin filaments – protein molecules moving
  • Aether Bombardment: SL₋₃ particles maintaining atomic structure

The "static force" is continuous nerve firing, ATP consumption, and molecular motor cycling – all matter in motion coordinated to maintain the macroscopic pattern.

Contrasts with Conventional Physics

1. Energy as Independent Substance

Conventional View: Energy can exist independently of matter, be stored in fields, flow through empty space, and transform into matter.

AAM Position: Energy cannot exist independently because it's not a substance – it's a description of matter in motion:

  • No Pure Energy: Energy is always matter in motion at some scale
  • No Energy Fields: "Energy stored in field" really means matter in motion at smaller scales
  • No Energy in Vacuum: "Vacuum energy" is aether (SL₋₂ matter), not field fluctuations

2. Mass-Energy Equivalence (E=mc²)

Conventional View: Mass and energy are equivalent and interchangeable. Mass can be "converted" into energy.

AAM Position: E=mc² is a valid mathematical relationship, but its interpretation is wrong:

  • The equation describes bidirectional motion energy when matter interacts with aether
  • Derived by Maxwell (1862) from electromagnetic theory, not relativity
  • In nuclear reactions, matter is rearranged, not converted

Fusion (Mass Appears to Decrease): When atoms fuse, multiple valence clouds merge into one, and billions of orbitrons are lost in the process. This appears as "mass defect" but is actually matter (orbitrons) being ejected during structural reorganization.

Fission (Mass Appears to Increase): When atoms split, single valence cloud splits into multiple, and millions of orbitrons are added to form new valence clouds.

3. Photons as Energy Packets

Conventional View: Light consists of discrete packets of pure energy called photons – massless particles carrying energy.

AAM Position: Photons don't exist as physical entities. Light is wave motion through aether:

  • Light is wave motion in aether medium (SL₋₂ matter)
  • Waves propagate through mechanical collisions
  • No particles needed – just motion through medium

Photoelectric Effect Explained: The discreteness comes from quantized atomic structure, not quantized light. When wave frequency matches orbital frequency, resonance occurs and energy transfers in discrete amounts determined by orbital structure.

4. Binding Energy and Mass Defect

Conventional View: Nuclear binding energy represents mass converted to energy during nuclear formation.

AAM Position: Binding energy represents matter in tight configuration, not converted mass:

  • During nuclear formation, some matter gets compressed/confined
  • This confined matter is still there (not converted)
  • When measured from outside, appears as "missing mass"
  • During breakdown, previously confined matter is released with kinetic energy

5. Quantum Field Theory's Vacuum Energy

Conventional View: Vacuum is seething with virtual particles and zero-point energy.

AAM Position: "Vacuum" energy is really aether (SL₋₂ matter) in motion:

  • Virtual Particles: Gravitational accumulation of SL₋₂ matter fragments – real matter at smaller scale
  • Zero-Point Energy: Aether is never at absolute rest (Axiom 8) – just matter in perpetual motion
  • Casimir Effect: Aether density varies between closely spaced plates, creating pressure difference – no vacuum energy needed

Implications

1. Eliminates Mystical Concepts

By recognizing energy as a property of matter rather than an independent substance:

  • No pure energy, no massless photons, no vacuum energy
  • No matter-energy conversion (apparent conversions are matter rearrangement)
  • No dark energy or exotic energy forms

2. Simplifies Physics

  • Thermodynamics: Heat is matter in motion (molecular kinetic energy); all heat transfer is motion transfer
  • Mechanics: Work is motion transfer to matter; power is rate of motion transfer
  • Electromagnetism: "Electrical energy" is gravitational orbitron flow plus atomic configuration states; light transmission is mechanical wave process

3. Resolves Paradoxes

  • Mass-Energy Paradoxes: How can massless photon have energy? (It can't – light is waves, not particles)
  • Vacuum Energy Paradoxes: Why is vacuum energy prediction off by 10¹²⁰? (Vacuum energy doesn't exist)
  • Quantum Paradoxes: What is wave-particle duality? (False dichotomy – light is waves)

4. Cosmological Implications

  • Tired Light: Energy loss over cosmic distances is inevitable; explains redshift without expansion
  • No Heat Death: Infinite matter means infinite energy reservoir (Axiom 5)
  • No Big Bang Energy Problem: Matter and motion eternal; no creation event needed

Objections & Responses

"E=mc² has been verified countless times. Doesn't this prove matter-energy conversion?"

The equation is mathematically accurate for describing certain relationships, but this doesn't prove the conventional interpretation. Nuclear reactions involve matter being rearranged, not converted. Tightly bound matter released from binding structure has high kinetic energy. Total mass is conserved – just redistributed.

"The photoelectric effect proves light comes in discrete packets."

The discreteness comes from quantized atomic structure, not quantized light. Atoms have discrete orbital configurations. When wave frequency matches orbital frequency, resonance occurs – like pushing a swing at the right frequency. The threshold exists because orbital binding requires minimum energy, not because light comes in packets.

"Doesn't quantum field theory require energy to exist independently in fields?"

QFT fields are mathematical constructs, not physical entities. "Energy in field" is motion of underlying matter (aether). Virtual particles are gravitational accumulation of SL₋₂ matter fragments – real matter at smaller scales. Successful predictions don't require field ontology.

"Doesn't gravitational potential energy prove energy can exist without motion?"

Gravitational potential energy describes matter's position in gravitational shadow pattern, not stored substance. "Potential" is a calculation about what will happen, not what is stored. The ball on a hill doesn't contain stored energy substance – it's in a position where acceleration will occur if released.

"How do you explain energy quantization in atoms without photons?"

Energy quantization comes from discrete orbital configurations, not quantized light. Only certain orbital configurations are stable (like harmonics on a vibrating string). Intermediate states are unstable and decay quickly. "Photon emission" is wave generation in aether when orbital transition creates disturbance.

Open Questions

Theoretical Development

  • Detailed tired light mechanism: exact mathematical model of energy loss rate
  • Complete mechanical derivation of E=mc² from first principles
  • Mathematical model of wave-orbital resonance for photoelectric effect
  • How energy concepts scale across similarity levels

Quantitative Predictions

  • Detailed predictions from resonance model for photoelectric effect
  • Wavelength change from wave-matter collision in Compton scattering
  • Deriving Planck's law from wave mechanics
  • Calculating energy release from matter reconfiguration in nuclear reactions

Experimental Tests

  • Experiments distinguishing wave-only behavior from particle predictions
  • Tired light observations: spectral line broadening, surface brightness tests
  • High-precision mass measurements tracking matter through transformations
  • Direct evidence for light propagation medium

Relationship to Other Axioms

Builds On:

  • Axiom 1 (Space, Matter, Motion): Energy must reduce to these three constituents; cannot be independent entity
  • Axiom 2 (Infinite Space): Energy can propagate infinitely (wave motion in aether); tired light inevitable over infinite distances
  • Axiom 3 (Mass and Infinite Divisibility): No massless energy carriers; energy exists at all scales; E=mc² is relationship, not conversion
  • Axiom 5 (Infinite Matter): Infinite matter = infinite energy reservoir; no heat death possible
  • Axiom 6 (Motion is Unique and Continuous): Energy as motion property; continuous motion = continuous energy changes

Prepares For:

  • Axiom 8 (Constant Motion): All matter in perpetual motion = all matter has kinetic energy; no absolute zero
  • Axiom 9 (Time from Motion): Energy changes occur over time; power as energy per time
  • Axiom 10 (Self-Similarity): Energy concepts apply at all scales; same mechanical principles at all levels

Key Connections:

  • With Axiom 1 (Fundamentals): Energy is not fourth fundamental entity – reduces to matter and motion
  • With Axiom 3 (No Massless Particles): No photons, no pure energy – all energy is property of massive matter
  • With Axiom 6 (Motion): Kinetic energy is quantification of motion; motion conservation = energy conservation
  • With Axiom 8 (Constant Motion): Perpetual motion = perpetual energy; thermodynamic implications