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Quantum entanglement and non-locality suggest spacetime is emergent, not fundamental. This framework proposes matter creates spacetime, potentially unifying quantum gravity and General Relativity, and may explain dark matter and dark energy.

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  • Quantum Gravity
  • Cosmology
  • Theoretical Physics

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  • General Relativity assumes a fundamental, local spacetime, contradicting quantum non-locality.
  • Existing theories struggle to reconcile quantum mechanics with gravity.
  • The Michelson-Morley experiment's implications are re-examined in a 21st-century context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new framework for quantum gravity based on emergent spacetime from non-locality.
  • To explore the consequences of spacetime emerging from entangled quantum variables.
  • To challenge the foundational assumptions of General Relativity regarding spacetime.

Main Methods:

  • Postulating universal validity of non-locality as the 'Michelson-Morley experiment' of the 21st century.
  • Deriving consequences assuming spacetime and locality are emergent from entangled quantum variables.
  • Developing a model of spacetime creation involving decoherence, Hilbert space metrics, and actualization events.

Main Results:

  • Spacetime and locality emerge from non-local entangled quantum variables, requiring matter for emergence.
  • Matter is proposed to both curve and create spacetime, necessitating a reformulation of General Relativity.
  • A UV cutoff is predicted as a phase transition from continuous to discontinuous spacetime.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed framework offers a potential union of quantum gravity and General Relativity.
  • This model may explain Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and resolve General Relativity's singularities.
  • Potential experimental tests include observing Sub-Planckian photons and spectral discontinuities in gamma rays.