The Silent Presupposition: An Ontological Inquiry Behind Four Breakthroughs in Physics

The Silent Presupposition is a philosophical inquiry into four decisive breakthroughs in modern physics: special relativity, general relativity, quantum mechanics, and electroweak unification. Rather than treating these breakthroughs as purely mathematical or experimental achievements, the book asks a deeper question: what hidden assumptions had to be questioned before new physics could become possible? The book argues that major advances in physics often begin when a concept long regarded as self-evident is brought back into question. In 1905, Einstein redefined simultaneity operationally and loosened the assumption of absolute time. In 1915, the equivalence principle transformed gravity from a force into a relational manifestation of spacetime geometry. In 1927, quantum mechanics forced physicists to reconsider whether phenomena exist independently of observational arrangements. In 1967, electroweak unification became possible only after accepting that the vacuum itself could be asymmetric. Through these historical cases, the book identifies a recurring spiral structure: physical tension emerges; a silent ontological presupposition is interrogated; mathematics finds a new form; and the resulting theory generates testable predictions while leaving behind a deeper question. The book then applies this same framework to the past thirty years of theoretical physics, diagnosing the narrowing empirical interface between mathematical sophistication and falsifiable prediction. The final chapters turn this analytical tool toward Energy Quantum Theory (EQT) itself. Rather than presenting EQT as a completed answer, the book treats it as a case study in self-examination: Which presuppositions does it question? What new mathematical form does it propose? What predictions could falsify it? What problems remain unresolved? Written for readers with an interest in physics, philosophy of science, and the foundations of theoretical inquiry, The Silent Presupposition offers a restrained but ambitious thesis: unification is not achieved by mathematics alone. It begins when physics becomes willing to ask again what it has silently assumed all along.

Pagina's: 176, Paperback, Independently published