For centuries, science has sought a unified theory to explain the fabric of existence, often compartmentalizing the study of the universe into distinct fields like physics, mathematics, and cosmology. However, a new book argues that the true structure of reality can only be understood by bridging these disciplines. “Ultimate Secrets of Reality,” by researcher Gene Alexandrescu, introduces the groundbreaking concept of “Omnispace”—a theoretical framework that models reality as multilayered and interconnected spaces, spanning from the tiniest particles to the vastness of galaxies.
Alexandrescu, affiliated with the Convergetics Science Center, draws upon historical insights, including Hermann Minkowski’s work on spacetime, to challenge conventional models. His work synthesizes mathematics, physics, cosmology, and even geology to offer a fresh perspective on wave-particle duality, planetary growth, and the nature of interconnected realms. We spoke with Gene Alexandrescu to discuss his multidisciplinary approach and the profound implications of the Omnispace theory.
Q: Your new book, “Ultimate Secrets of Reality,” introduces the concept of “Omnispace.” Can you explain this framework and how it challenges or expands upon our traditional understanding of a single, continuous spacetime?
Gene Alexandrescu: Once, Elon Musk tweeted: What is more important than money? I replied: Knowledge.
The theme of this book is Donald Rumsfeld’s statement: “There are known knowns, things we know that we know (KK); and there are known unknowns, things that we know we don’t know (KU). But there are also unknown unknowns, things we do not know we don’t know (UU).”
In this book, “we” refers to mainstream scientists. And we discuss three visionary scientists whose ideas were not understood at the time and remain ahead of our time.
Q: Your new book, “Ultimate Secrets of Reality,” introduces the concept of “Omnispace.” Can you explain this framework and how it challenges or expands upon our traditional understanding of a single, continuous spacetime?
Gene Alexandrescu: We currently know that the universe, as defined by contemporary physics and cosmology, is typically understood as all of space, time, energy, and matter—essentially everything that exists within the limits of our observation and current physical laws.
In recent decades, the multiverse concept has gained traction among scientists. In 1998, British cosmologist and astrophysicist Lord Martin Rees suggested that “our entire universe may be just one element—one atom, as it were—in an infinite ensemble: a cosmic archipelago.”
Many visionaries use terms like “multiverse” and “omniverse,” which typically encompass all universes, framing reality within the context of “verses.”
In September 1908, Hermann Minkowski, Einstein’s math teacher, introduced the postulate of the absolute world that transformed our understanding of reality: “… we would then have in the world no more ‘the space,’ but an infinite number of spaces analogously as there is an infinite number of planes in three-dimensional space.”
With this declaration, Minkowski introduced a paradigm shift in human understanding of reality, transitioning from a single-space universe to the paradigm of reality based on infinite spaces.
Minkowski’s discovery was so transformative that it remained misunderstood by scientists for 117 years—until now!
Envisioning a multispace reality as a space, as Minkowski described it like a container or spatial framework, an “omnispace” offers a more comprehensive perspective. At first view, this concept may appear speculative due to its absence from mainstream cosmological research. Yet, the omnispace concept serves as the ultimate container not just for universes but for any conceivable or inconceivable structures of existence. By transcending the limitations of current language and conceptual frameworks, which often overlook fundamental forms of existence through a narrow focus on “verses,” omnispace challenges restrictive categorical thinking. It broadens our understanding to encompass myriad forms of existence beyond traditional definitions.
We envision the omnispace as a dynamic, multilayered structure, similar to a set of Matryoshka dolls, a collection of wooden figures of decreasing size, each fitting perfectly inside the next larger one. The largest, outermost doll, traditionally depicting a Russian woman, separates at the middle to reveal a smaller, similar doll inside. This nesting process repeats for several layers until reaching the smallest solid doll at the center.
The omnispace resembles the largest, outermost doll. However, unlike the dolls, each layer contains not just one doll but numerous interconnected spaces, interacting through energy and matter either within the same or different layers. The smallest solid doll at the center represents our universe.
Q: A significant portion of your research focuses on mathematics, specifically the role of imaginary and complex numbers. How do you use “Multispace Algebra” to bridge the gap between different quantum spaces and physical reality?
Gene Alexandrescu: Imaginary and complex numbers are now seen as standard numbers that extend the real number system, allowing equations like x² + 1 = 0 to have solutions and making algebra smoother. Conceptually, imaginaries exist on a line perpendicular to the real number line; if the real line is horizontal, the imaginary numbers form a vertical line through 0. This explanation is clear and simple, leaving nothing unexplainable.
However, a study of their history revealed a major oversight in mathematics, overlooked since 1572. The hydraulic engineer Rafael Bombelli (1526-1572) published “L’Algebra,” a set of three books where he explained the semi-inversion. He suggested that instead of viewing √–1 as an artifact, it is more insightful to regard it as the result of a 90-degree rotation (or “half-turn”) away from the real axis.
Bombeli did not explain this “away from the real axis” as another space as real as the space of the real axis—otherwise, the rotation could not have been made—but described it as a “wild thought” to avoid appearing foolish.
If René Descartes had not coined the term “imaginary number” with a derogatory intent, someone might have understood it as another (orthogonal) space, potentially avoiding all of quantum physics. In fact, William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865), an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, aimed to simplify working with imaginary quantities by expanding “real” numbers to a larger set he called “algebraic couples,” where both series are real numbers. I view both Bombelli and Hamilton as precursors of “Multispace Algebra.”
According to my book, quantum spaces do not exist; all spaces are real, and Multispace Algebra can connect two spaces together.
Q: In the realm of cosmology, your book addresses structures like the Milky Way’s warp and polar ring galaxies. How does the Omnispace model provide a new explanation for these cosmic phenomena that standard theories might miss?
Gene Alexandrescu: The Omnispace model enabled me to develop the “Theory of Decaying Universes,” providing a novel framework for understanding the origin and complexity of matter and cosmic structures. This theory posits that reality is a vast, nested structure of countless universes interacting through energy and matter leakage via “cosmholes,” which are inter-universe boundary effects of source universes. Everything in our universe exists due to transfers from other universes. Our globe is part of the Solar System, within the Milky Way Galaxy, which contains nearly 1.7 billion stars. The Milky Way’s disk is not entirely flat, exhibiting a mild warp or twist when viewed from the side, yet appears perfectly symmetrical from above, puzzling astronomers. The Omnispace model explains this warp as a boundary effect with countless cosmholes from another universe. By measuring the warp, we could potentially determine the size of this universe, assuming it is spherical.
In my book, I present three examples: the NGC 4632 galaxy, visible in another universe, and two celestial bodies, currently considered nebulae, but glimpses into other universes: the Orion Nebula (M 42) and the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372).
Q: You also venture into geology, assessing Samuel Warren Carey’s Expanding Earth Model. How does this geological perspective fit into your broader cosmological framework, and what connection do you see between planetary growth and the structure of the universe?
Gene Alexandrescu: In his book “Earth Universe Cosmos,” Samuel Warren Carey stated: “The problem is, what triggers the process. As a geologist, I insist that the Earth has expanded, and leave it as a cosmological problem of the whole universe.”
Carey is correct: Expansion is fundamentally a cosmological issue. Like all celestial bodies, Earth’s expansion is a natural process marked by a continuous increase in its mass and diameter. This expansion results from a constant influx of magma from another universe through the Earth’s inner core. As magma accumulates, the Earth’s crust, formed from previous expansions, must adapt by cracking and releasing pressure at its weakest points, causing earthquakes. The quake’s intensity correlates with the pressure required to break the mantle. Once the pressure of the incoming magma is released, the crust stabilizes until new pressure builds, needing a new fissure. Understanding this cycle requires a planetary perspective of the Earth’s crust. With technology that measures pressure at various crust points, major future earthquakes could be predicted. On average, there are thousands of earthquakes of all magnitudes every day worldwide.
Earth is an active geosystem: it is expanding, warming (climate change), shaking (earthquakes), leaking (volcanoes), swirling (tornadoes, hurricanes), flooding, landsliding (plate tectonics, soil sliding), and eroding, all simultaneously. Understanding one activity disconnected from other natural phenomena is doomed to failure. Earthquakes are the most frequent and evident natural phenomena, and the book dedicates a chapter to them, highlighting three sizes: small, medium, and large surface cracks.
Q: One of the most intriguing aspects of your work is the inclusion of human sciences. How does your research frame the concept of “souls” within this scientific model, and why was it important to include this metaphysical dimension in a book about physics and math?
Gene Alexandrescu: Introducing a paradigm shift requires more than discussing its four physical pillars—mathematics, physics, cosmology, and geology. It must address the central challenge for physicalism, the current paradigm of reality. Initially, the mind-body problem may seem non-physical and outside this inquiry’s scope. However, unveiling this ultimate secret of reality validates all other physical secrets.
Daniel Stoljar explains: “The general idea is that the nature of the actual world (i.e., the universe and everything in it) conforms to a certain condition, the condition of being physical. Of course, physicalists don’t deny that the world might contain many items that at first glance don’t seem physical—items of a biological, psychological, moral, or social nature. But they insist nevertheless that at the end of the day such items are either physical or supervene on the physical.”
In current physics, elementary particles are considered physical, even if they exist in quantum spaces and are dimensionless, meaning they do not exist in our physical universe. Scientists have hypothesized that minds and souls, also dimensionless, can be physical in their own quantum spaces, like elementary particles.
In the book, we explain that quantum spaces are real spaces, distinct yet embedded within the universe’s space.
Simply put, our bodies are visible in the universe’s space but formed by invisible elementary particles in their own spaces. Similarly, souls exist in their own invisible spaces and are as real as elementary particles. In the book, we provide evidence that our souls are as real as our bodies.
The insights from Gene Alexandrescu present a bold attempt to unify the fragmented pieces of scientific understanding into a cohesive whole. By proposing that reality spans infinite, interconnected spaces, “Ultimate Secrets of Reality” invites readers to look beyond the visible universe and consider a more complex, layered existence. Alexandrescu’s work challenges the boundaries between hard science and theoretical exploration, encouraging a dialogue that could reshape how we perceive everything from subatomic particles to the human experience.
As the scientific community continues to grapple with the mysteries of dark matter, quantum mechanics, and the nature of consciousness, frameworks like Omnispace offer a stimulating new lens. This book stands as a testament to the power of interdisciplinary research, reminding us that the answers to the universe’s deepest questions may lie not in isolation, but in the connection between all things.
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