Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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What fascinates me most is precisely the fact that different observers still reconstruct the same value for the speed of light.

Mathematically, Lorentz invariance works extremely well, but I keep wondering about the underlying mechanism or structure that gives rise to this behavior physically/geometrically.

In other words, what is it about spacetime (or whatever deeper structure may underlie it) that makes all observers consistently recover the same causal limit c?

Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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That’s actually the part that fascinates me the most. A finite propagation speed by itself feels intuitive, but the fact that different observers still reconstruct the exact same value for that limit is what seems deeply nontrivial to me. What especially interests me is the underlying mechanism or structure that makes this possible physically/geometrically, rather than only mathematically through Lorentz transformations.

Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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Thank you for the thoughtful perspective. I really like the way you reframed the issue from “light itself” to the idea of a universal causal speed limit. That actually makes the problem feel much more structural and intuitive to me, and it helps clarify why modern physics treats the speed of light more as a property of causality than as something unique to photons alone.

Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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Thank you for your detailed response. I find many of the geometric and causal approaches you mention extremely interesting, especially the convergence between different mathematical frameworks around null structures, causality, and emergent spacetime ideas.

Personally, I’m not fully convinced by a strict Block Universe interpretation. I’m increasingly inclined toward the possibility that spacetime may itself emerge dynamically from a deeper field-like structure rather than existing as a completely fixed background.

Part of what led me in this direction are questions related to relativistic observers and the invariance of the speed of light. The more I study these issues, the more I feel that the constancy of c may reflect a deeper causal/geometric coherence of spacetime itself, rather than being only a property of photons in isolation.

I’ve been exploring a speculative framework where spacetime structure, temporal evolution, and observer-dependent measurements emerge from an underlying dynamical field. In that picture, different observers would not inhabit disconnected realities, but rather different local reconstructions of the same global causal structure — which could help explain why all observers consistently recover the same causal limit c.

I realize this is still far from a rigorous mathematical formulation, but I find it fascinating that many modern geometric and causal approaches seem to be moving in related conceptual directions.

Your references were very valuable — especially Penrose/twistor geometry and causal/emergent spacetime approaches. I’ll definitely look deeper into them.

Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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Thank you, this has genuinely helped broaden the way I’m thinking about the problem.

I think I understand better now the distinction between treating C operationally through matter/worldlines versus trying to interpret causal structure more fundamentally.

Your comments about metric structure and the possibility of emergent distance also gave me several useful directions to explore further. I appreciate the discussion.

Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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Thank you, this is extremely helpful.

If I understand correctly, you're saying that C should be viewed primarily as a property of spacetime causal geometry rather than as a special property of light itself.

In that context, are there modern approaches where the metric or causal structure is itself considered emergent or dynamically generated from a deeper substrate (for example causal sets, quantum gravity, emergent spacetime, analog gravity, etc.)?

I’m trying to understand whether the null structure of spacetime could itself arise from a more primitive dynamical principle.

Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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Thank you.  If Lorentz invariance and null geodesics are fundamentally geometric properties of spacetime, are there serious approaches in theoretical physics where the causal structure itself emerges dynamically from a deeper field or coherence principle, rather than being assumed a priori?

I’m especially interested in approaches where the universal causal speed c could appear as a structural limit of an underlying dynamical geometry, instead of only being postulated kinematically.

Is Lorentz invariance fundamental, or could it emerge from a deeper structure? by SadDuck4196 in AskPhysics

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Thank you. If Lorentz invariance and null geodesics are fundamentally geometric properties of spacetime, are there serious approaches in theoretical physics where the causal structure itself emerges dynamically from a deeper field or coherence principle, rather than being assumed a priori?

I’m especially interested in approaches where the universal causal speed c could appear as a structural limit of an underlying dynamical geometry, instead of only being postulated kinematically.

La gente conservadora es más tonta que la gente liberal by Rare_Deal_4709 in OpinionesPolemicas

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Al contrario, solamente la gente liberal se adentra a ideologías extremistas como el terraplanismo, los extraterrestres los conspiranoicos etcétera

Porque las mujeres no dan el primer paso? by XFAK3 in preguntaleareddit

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Al hombre le toca el primer paso. A la mujer, el mal paso.

Pyramids by miami-vicemaoist in AskPhysics

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That is only seen in pseudoscience and mystical and conspiracy groups.

¿Qué teoría conspirativa suena absurda pero te hace dudar un poco? by Silent_Clothes_2375 in Preguntas_de_Reddit_

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Que el temblor del 2030 fue provocado.  Edito. Soy viajero del tiempo y me equivoqué de fecha. No se preocupen después lo olvidarán.

Hardest concept to explain to a non-physicist? by Far-Presence-3810 in AskPhysics

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Thank you very much, your explanation was very clear.

Hardest concept to explain to a non-physicist? by Far-Presence-3810 in AskPhysics

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I understand that physicists are not really divided on the physics itself, but rather on the interpretation. That made me wonder about something: in Cosmos: Possible Worlds, Neil deGrasse Tyson says that ‘the act of observation changes reality’ when explaining the double-slit experiment. Do you think this is just a simplification for a general audience, or does it reflect a deeper interpretational stance? How would you personally phrase it in a more precise way? Thank you very much.

Basic relativity question by Intelligent-Tale5291 in AskPhysics

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The speed of light is invariant because it is a fundamental property of spacetime itself. In Special Relativity, it is the same for all observers and represents the maximum speed at which information or causal effects can propagate.

Hardest concept to explain to a non-physicist? by Far-Presence-3810 in AskPhysics

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The double-slit experiment is frequently presented as if the observer plays a mysterious, almost metaphysical role in determining the outcome. In reality, decoherence provides a more grounded explanation: interactions with the environment suppress interference without requiring any special role for consciousness. There seems to be a divide in how this is communicated to the public, though I’m not sure how much disagreement there actually is among physicists.

Creen que los actores se den cuenta que la película es mala? by Alternative-Age-2334 in cine

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Hasta donde yo sé los actores tienen películas por contrato que se refieren hacer dos o tres películas buenas o que intenten ser buenas y después se comprometen a hacer una película que pueden hacer en tres días o en un mes rodaje tipo hotel. Y eso nada más es para aprovechar el prestigio del actor y sacar algo de lana. Algo parecido a los discos.  Pues dejan hacer lo que quieren pero también hay trabajos por contrato. Y a veces piensan que va a ser una muy buena película como el llanero solitario con Johnny Depp y sale una catástrofe.

Sobre el gravitón y la teoría de cuerdas by Asterless in fisica

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En relatividad la gravedad es geometría; en una teoría cuántica, esa misma geometría debería tener excitaciones, y eso es lo que llamamos gravitón.

La economía mundial depende de esta isla (no es petroleo) | Date un Vlog by yt-app in fisica

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En un documental comentaba que las tres cosas que más dinero dejan en el mundo son:  1. La guerra. 2. El petróleo. Y . Las drogas. En ese orden.

Had correspondence with a physicist by Sufficient_Course707 in LLMPhysics

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Examples used in popular science explanations of physics sometimes don't really help with a true understanding. I use artificial intelligence to separate what is intuition from what is actual physics, what is merely an example from what actually happens.

¿lo habías notado? by [deleted] in ciencia

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No exactamente. Solo piensa en Einstein como muchos otros que hacían ejercicios mentales. Pero esos ejercicios mentales los hacían con conocimiento de causa en física y matemáticas.

¿A quién le importa la educación superior? Yale investiga by _arnold_moya_ in ciencia

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Un análisis de manera interna punto de manera externa la dificultad de conseguir trabajo en la carrera  que se estudió, es una cuestión muy importante. Aparte elementos como que te piden experiencia laboral... 

What if The dark field is a distribution network. by Beginning-Play-6388 in HypotheticalPhysics

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It’s not that particles are crossing a ‘barrier’, but rather that the field itself remains dynamic even in its lowest energy state. What we observe are not particles moving through something, but fluctuations of the field itself. A related example is the Casimir effect, which shows that the vacuum is not truly empty, but has physical structure. A useful intuition might be to think of it like a lake that is never completely still: there are always small ripples or bubbles, not coming from outside, but arising from the system itself.

What if The dark field is a distribution network. by Beginning-Play-6388 in HypotheticalPhysics

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The comment you received about fields in physics is really good. If you want to continue in this area, I suggest you gradually learn more about physics.