The New Fields- Is the Higgs Field the Only Existing Field?

In the last article, I talked about how the existence of some unknown particles can facilitate the explanation of the certain phenomena and anomalies in the field of Science. But, before talking about them, let me tell you something about the discovery which has inspired this theory of mine: the Higgs Boson.

In simple, non-technical words, Higgs Boson is the particle that makes up the Higgs Field. According to Peter Higgs, who proposed the Higgs Field, any particle will gain mass when it interacts which the Higgs Field. A particle that interacts more is heavier, and a particle which interacts less is lighter. Particles which do not interact with the Higgs Field are said to be massless, eg: photons. Thus, Higgs Boson, also termed as the God particle, is said to give mass to elements. This video by TED-Ed explains in a rather interesting way the concept of Higgs Boson. Do take a look!

I think all interactions take place in the same way. What I mean to say is that, just like interaction with the Higgs Field gives mass to a particle, similarly, according to my theory, interaction with the Space Field will give a particle space (dimensions) while the Time Field will make the particle perceive time! In short, in this theory, I propose the existence of a Time Field and a Space Field.

In his General Theory of Relativity, Einstein showed how time is relative. For some bodies, time moves faster, and for other, it moves slowly. The Interstellar fans will know what I mean to say! Now, why does that happen? My theory can propose an answer. More a particle interacts with the Higgs Field, the heavier it is. Similarly, more a particle interacts with the field of time, the faster time moves for that particle. Meaning to say, if A and B are two particles, and A undergoes greater interaction with Time Field as compared to B, then time for A will move faster with respect to B. 

Similarly, more a particle interacts with Space Field, the bigger it is! Though, we must remember here, that this applies to microparticles only, the fundamental particles which make up our world. But now, you must be thinking, that okay, so these fields do exist, then what?

The interaction of these fields itself create the properties of matter. When the Space Field, the Time Field and the Higgs Field interact, then the matter gets its fundamental properties: it acquires mass (due to interaction with Higgs field), has some space (due to interaction with the space field) and perceives time (due to interaction with Time Field).  

So, we know that if a particle does not interact with Higgs Field, then it is massless. But what if a particle does not react with the Time Field? YES, then the particle will not perceive time! Photons travel at the speed of light, and theoretically at that speed, time slows down to such an extent that time theoretically STOPS for photons. Photon experience no time. Hence, this may very well be an evidence that photons do not interact with the time field.  

A particle travelling at the speed of light when enters the higgs field and interacts, some of its kinetic energy gets converted to its mass, and so, the particle no longer moves with the speed of light, and so, it starts perceiving time. Thus, for a particle to interact with the field of time, it should definitely lose its kinetic energy if it is travelling at the speed of light. Hence, we can conclude, that certain amount of energy will be required to make time speed faster or slower for a body! This is the concept which I think can eventually lead to making a Time Machine, my ultimate dream!

Lots of stuff to think about in this post, let us leave the rest for the next month's post! After understanding this concept, you might want to know how this theory is going to change our perception about the universe we know about. Well, keep your curiosity levels high, and wait for the next post!

The SINGLE Cause of ANY Force!

"A pull or a push is called a force"- that is what my class VIII Science book said. Then there was only one force: applied mechanical force, i.e. push or pull. But now, when I am in standard XII, I have encountered many forces: electric force, magnetic force, gravitational force, applied mechanical force, etc. But, even after knowing almost all forces, have you ever given a thought that "WHY" does a force act? WHAT makes a force to act? You will surely know it by the end of this post!

According to Wikipedia, "In physics, a force is any interaction which tends to change the motion of an object." There are four fundamental forces- gravitational force, electromagnetic force, strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force. While all these forces have different characteristics and arise due to different interactions, they all are FORCES after all. And this made me think that since they all are forces, they should have a common cause.

But, the problem now was to find "an" answer. What one thing is common between a massless charge and a chargeless mass? And I did get an answer: ENERGY! A massless charge has its energy just like a chargeless mass does. Just the difference is that a chargeless mass possesses energy by virtue of its mass and the massless charge possesses energy by virtue of its charge. We all are nothing but energy existing in different forms.

 Now, from here, whatever I say is what I am trying to conclude and propose.

I think that there are different kinds of energy or rather different components of energy. Two energies should have something in common to interact with each other. For example, an electron and a proton have energy by virtue of their charge, their mass and their spin. Thus, there is a lot in common in the energies of a proton and an electron and so, they can interact. A ball and I have energy by virtue of our mass. Hence, I can interact with the ball, i.e. throw it, catch it, etc. Or, should I say, that I can APPLY FORCE on the ball! EXACTLY! If energy of one object can interact with energy of another object, then the two objects will exert force on each other.

Thus, I will now answer the question I had written earlier: What is the CAUSE of a force? I think, that the cause of a force exerted by an agent on an object is the interaction of the energy of the agent and that of the object. The energy of a proton and an electron are able to attract due to some inherent similarities and hence, a proton is able to exert a force of an electron and vice-versa. This also validates Newton's Third Law: To every action, there is an equal an opposite reaction. This can be explained by a simple statement: You cannot touch without being touched! To understand this, let us take an example. Consider two objects A and B which have energies that can interact with each other. Now, A's energy is interacting with B's energy.

This region of interaction can be considered as the common region of A and B. Now, in this common region, not only the energy of A interacts with that of B, but also, energy of B interacts with that of A! Hence, B will exert a force on A as well. And this itself, is the Action Reaction Law. Hence, this law should be valid in all circumstances where the energies of two bodies are able to interact with each other. Also, if these two bodies are taken FAR AWAY from each other, their energies will not be able to interact, and hence, they will not exert force of each other. This is exactly what is seen in the case of gravitational forces or coulombic forces.

By this, I also imply that if two objects have energies which have causes which are completely independent of each other, then they CANNOT interact. Thus, if I assume that my energy is completely different than yours, then I cannot interact with you, i.e. I cannot touch you or hit you or push you!

Now, as you can see here, Higgs Boson has mass ONLY, while a gluon and a photon are entirely massless. From the following data (image from Wikipedia) we see that nothing is common between a Higgs Boson and a gluon or a photon. Meaning to say, that the Higgs Boson has mass only and so its energy is only by virtue of its mass, whereas, a photon and a gluon have spin only and hence their energy is only by virtue of their spin.  Hence, according to my concept, since the energy by virtue of mass will be entirely different from the energy by virtue of spin, so, a Higgs Boson should not be able to interact with a gluon and a photon. Thankfully, yes, quoting Fermilab: "The Higgs particle does not interact with massless particles, such as a photon or a gluon. " This might very well prove my theory about the cause of force.

To conclude, what if we make an object whose energy is such that it cannot interact with the energy of light? Then, the light would neither reflect nor refract. Hence, that object will be invisible! What if we make a suit which envelops our energy and prevents it from interacting with Earth's energy? Then, we will not feel Earth's gravity, in other words, we will fly! Thus, there may exist some forms of energy that cannot interact with light and hence are invisible, but they are able to influence us, interact with us and guide us and they are constantly near us, seeing us, and may be even controlling us, but we never get to know! But surprisingly, we do have a name for such kind of energies! What is it? I will tell you in my next post.