What if space isn’t a container — but a consequence?
That’s the question I explore in my latest paper, Radial Genesis: A Finite Universe with Emergent Spacetime Geometry, now available on ResearchGate.
The core idea is surprisingly simple — and deeply rooted in general relativity: matter and energy don’t just move through space. They define it. Every object with mass–energy generates its own curved, local geometry. If we take that seriously, then maybe the Universe itself isn’t expanding into something. Maybe it’s unfolding from within — one energy event, one radial patch of space at a time.
This new paper builds on two earlier lecture-style essays on general relativity. But unlike those, this one has no equations — just plain language and geometric reasoning. It’s written for thinkers, not specialists. And yes, co-written with GPT-4 again — in what I call a “creative but critical spirit.”
We also explore:
- Why the Universe might be finite and still expanding;
- How a mirror version of electromagnetism could explain dark matter;
- Why the so-called cosmological constant may be a placeholder for our conceptual gaps;
- And whether our cosmos is just one region in a greater, radially unfolding whole — with no center, and no edge.
If you like cosmology grounded in Einstein, Dirac, and Feynman — but with fresh eyes and minimal metaphysics — this one’s for you.
🧠 Read it here:
Radial Genesis on ResearchGate
👁️🗨️ For context, you might also want to check out the earlier lecture papers:
—JL
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