Beyond Gravitational Waves: A Mass-Defect Perspective on Interferometer Signals

According to general relativity, gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime produced by accelerating masses, especially during extreme events like black hole or neutron star mergers. They travel at the speed of light, carrying energy and information, and cause tiny oscillations in distance as they pass. Their first detection by LIGO in 2015 confirmed a major prediction of Einstein’s theory and opened a new way to observe the universe.

The New Physics Project proposes an alternative view. Studies of anomalies in spent nuclear fuel suggest that mass defect can generate sub-picosecond, spherically symmetric pressure pulses, formed through an explosive conversion into an extremely thin form of matter. Because mass defect occurs universally in stars and cosmic events, this thin medium may fill space.

In this framework, small nuclear events create weak disturbances, while large cosmic events produce powerful ripples. These disturbances, passing through interferometers like LIGO, may explain the detected signals as effects in this medium rather than spacetime itself.

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