What is The Unified Field? In short, it’s the fundamental reality that gives rise to all the levels of existence in the observable universe. On the grounds of sounding a bit conjectural, now it should be asked, does The Unified Field even exist? Considering a real answer starts with hypotheses that require proper respect and investment and when done correctly, the experiences are the greatest journey anyone could ever go on. How do I know this? This book started out as a blog called, “What is the Unified Field?”, to go along with the release of my ten song concept album, “Unified Field”. I didn’t know how many blogs I was going to write. It was more let’s see how far I can take it. I eventually realized I had started something I can’t stop and that there would be a book. The blogs were just a beginning frame work and the trigger for what was to come. An escapade had began and along the way I would find out I wasn’t alone on this adventure. As time went on I would see something even bigger and it includes the concept of a new field. This has everything to do with striving to understand the biggest questions and how far you’re willing to go for answers. It’s a way of life.
Theory Of Everything
The Holy Grail of modern physics. A single framework that encompasses all. A cosmic code. The final result of theory shaved down by Occam’s Razor. A recipe for the universe. The mystery of creation solved by a single theory. One language for all of science. A base theory. Instructions for everything. A mathematical formula that links all the aspects of the universe. The idea behind a reproducible experiment successful at proving a Theory Of Everything. The bedrock of reality.
The thought that there is a fundamental explanation for everything has been around for thousands of years, the thought that it can be mathematically represented is a modern idea that has largely taken form in the 20th century and the expression Theory Of Everything, has only been popularized since the 1980’s. Bertrand Russell is credited with coining the phrase “Theory Of Everything”, in his book The Analysis of Matter, published in 1927.
For starters, a Theory Of Everything (TOE) will have to explain General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. In other words it needs to include a theory of quantum gravity.
The phrase, Theory Of Everything, raises questions like, does the universe have a beginning or an end and if it does, what happens before or after? Is there more than one type of beginning or end? If there isn’t a beginning or an end, how does that work? If the universe comes from something else, what is it and where did that something come from and so on? Did the observable universe come from nothing and if so, how does that make sense? Are there parallel universes or a multiverse? Is there even an ultimate plan and if so can it be exhibited in a coherent blueprint? Can we know the mind of God?
Some modern candidates for a (TOE) are, M-Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity. At present the Standard Model is the closest thing to come to a (TOE) when satisfying the scientific method.
“How can we understand the universe, is it arbitrary or is there a grand design, do we still need a God?”
Steven Hawking (1942-2018)