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[1] Space-Time: An Emergent Abstraction from the Dynamics of an Energetic Medium

Author:

Savouret, Aime

Category:

Research Papers

Sub-Category:

Relativity Theory

Language:

English

Date Published:

February 20, 2026

File:

/Research Papers-Relativity Theory/Download/10472

Downloads:

125

Keywords:

Energetic medium, ether, electromagnetism, Maxwell’s equations, Lorentz force, Fresnel drag coefficient, contraction, inertia, mass–energy, gravitation, general relativity, Lense–Thirring, Gravity Probe B, time dilation, lensing, deflect

Abstract:

Can part of modern physics be reformulated in terms of the dynamics of a continuous energetic medium, without breaking with experiment or contradicting established results? This work examines that possibility from a methodical and testable standpoint. It does not seek to reject relativity, but to explore whether its results can be given a more explicitly mechanical and causal interpretation. The proposed model aims to remain compatible with the experimental confirmations of electromagnetism and relativity. It reproduces their essential effects, while differing on certain conceptual points that could, in principle, lead to decisive experimental distinctions. Space-time is no longer treated as a fundamental geometric structure, but as an emergent abstraction arising from the dynamics of an energetic medium governed by local conservation laws. Electromagnetic fields appear as derived quantities describing the state of this medium. Maxwell’s equations and the Lorentz force emerge from its dynamics. Phenomena such as the Fresnel drag coefficient, length contraction, and the mass–energy relation are reinterpreted as consequences of the finite propagation of interactions and the inertial properties of field energy. The result is a coherent and quantitatively testable framework.