Energy Propagation vs. Time

Concept Summary

In the Charge Admittance (CA) framework, time is not a flexible dimension that stretches or compresses — it is constant and uniform. What changes is the ability of energy to move through space, governed by the structural properties of the field: specifically, ε₀ and μ₀.

Thus, what appears as “time dilation” is not time itself changing, but a variation in how fast energy (including clock mechanisms) can propagate in different regions of the field. The observed effects are due to local impedance gradients — not temporal distortion.

Key Expression:

    \[ \frac{d\tau}{dt} \propto \frac{d(\varepsilon_0 \mu_0)}{dx} \]

Where:

  • \tau is proper time, a constant in CA
  • t is observed clock rate (apparent time change due to energy flow lag)
  • \varepsilon_0, \mu_0 are spatially varying field parameters

Interpretation:

Time doesn’t slow or speed up — energy transmission does.

  • Time remains invariant — it’s the medium that changes.
  • A spatial gradient in ε₀μ₀ alters how quickly energy propagates, making clocks appear to tick at different rates.
  • What is traditionally modeled as time dilation is actually a shift in field throughput.

Implication:

This view turns the relativistic paradigm on its head:

  • Time remains invariant — it’s the medium that changes.
  • Energy propagates more slowly through regions of higher impedance, causing apparent temporal effects.
  • Gravitational and inertial time distortions are reframed as structural lag in the field’s ability to convey energy.

In CA, clocks don’t experience different time — they just express it differently, due to their environment’s structure.