"O TIME, Without me do not go",
lamented the great Sufi Poet Jalaluddin Rumi, probably conscious of the fact that at some point in time, TIME will go away- leaving to the realm of speculation the more prosaic questions of what happens to the universe if TIME goes away; and whether the universe can exist at all, even in particle form, sans' TIME.
One of the speculation could be that the TIME may have a wave like motion instead of being cyclical or linear. After all, the other universal entities like electromagnetic radiation, light, particles in quantum physics or even gravity – all appear to have a wave like motion. Why TIME should be any different. Difficult though it may be to grasp or even perceive of such concepts.
But percepts, like everything else - are only a temporary phenomena. As, they sway from one end to the other in Simple Harmonic Motion establishing the wave principle. One example being that following the acceptance of BIG BANG theory, it was widely believed that although the universe was expanding, the rate of expansion was slowing down. However, the data from Hubble Space Telescope changed this to establish that the rate of expansion of universe was actually accelerating leading to the concepts of dark matter and dark energy. A number of already proven and established theories regarding universe will have to be reworked in light of this the new discovery of dark matter or dark energy.
Yet, if we we consider TIME to be in a wave like motion, it shall appear sometimes to accelerate motions and sometimes decelerate them. This revelation of Wave like motion of TIME could also offer a clue to understand the effects of different lengths of branes in the extra dimensions- that the scientists are currently envisaging. This may also lend to probable re-working of the theories of so called BIG BANG and BIG CRUNCH.
But, the biggest advantage of this speculation, however, is that it lends to endless TIME continuum. Poet Rumi, may not have to lament.
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