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t some point one must abandon any geometric-mechanical model of existence in favor of of a purely mathematical approach because of the restrictions placed upon inquiry by the uncertainty principle and other logical constraints given elsewhere. My intention is to pursue a mechanical interpretation to the utmost extent possible. Such explanations are the only ones attainable to the "uninitiated", i.e. just about everybody on earth. This type has served humanity well in the past enabling the construction and maintenance of civilization. And ... If they have no true correspondence with reality they would not lead to any new understanding.

In the case of the standard photon, a transverse wave model as well as a partical model is employed. However, the wave model does not adequately explain the localization of the photon's energy in a particular place after it has traversed an interstellar distance. That is, as the wave spreads out generally in a plane, the amplitude of the wave decreases as 1/r and after, say, 10 light years travel that nil amplitude knocks an electron out of orbit in a particular atom here on earth. One must suppose that all of that circular wave form is in contact with all other parts (in this case over a diameter of 20 light years) and that that form somehow decides by unknown statistical methods to knock a certain electron out of orbit ... and ... the entire wave form "knows" to "collapse" upon that particular electron ... and ... discontinue any further progress outward from its original source.

My objection here is that it is all well and good to use a straightforward mathematical approach (sum over histories) ... but ... Why does nature bother to show us a tranverse wave aspect in experiments? ... a geometrical-mechanical aspect.

I do not believe that nature abandons mechanical display at the photon level. Perhaps I am wrong, but ... if not, there is only one option conceivable to me (that given in the preceeding sections).

Therefore, my model incorporates both particle and wave aspects by allowing the the transverse wave aspect to carry information but no ability to raise an electron out of any orbit, i.e. information is transmitted without any particles being raised or lowered in a potential. The amplitude weakens as 1/r.

It has occurred to me recently that the emission of photons into the isotropic field increases the tension of the field in excess of "unit tension". Recall that this field which carries electromagnetic energy must be flexible and therefore must have some sort of initial tension (unit tension) to cause it to snap back to its original shape.

Now, if that original space had no ripples in it and yet possessed an initial unit tension ... then the release of photons into that field must necessarily cause a stretch of that tension since there are untold numbers of photonic amplitude ripples in it.
Where before there was straight Euclidean line there is now a wavy line in the same space. Since the wavy line is longer that the straight line ... it must be under greater tension.