Dodgy Dark Matter or Variable Mass ?

Despite heavy investment in the hypothesis called 'Dark Matter' in terms of both reputations and funding, there does not seem to be one scrap of testable evidence for its existence. The reason may be that the hypothesis is based upon incorrect assumptions to start with. Physics texts have still not identified the source of the Gravity Field, and there are a plethora of hypotheses based upon assumptions that have not addressed that problem.

Dark Matter

The Dark Matter hypothesis, in the absence of a knowledge of the source of the gravity field, seems to be based upon the following assumptions:

1. Matter and Mass are essentially the same thing. If a gravity field seems stronger than it should be then there must be more mass and therefore matter somewhere to account for it.
2. If the 'missing' matter cannot be seen it must neither reflect nor produce light.

The failure to find evidence beyond unexplained observation of effects upon matter of a stronger than expected gravity field suggest there is more than matter missing. The above assumptions are essentially Newtonian in their scope while the rest of cosmology is Relativistic in scope.

Variable Mass

If mass was variable then it might explain observed gravitational anomalies in the cosmos. There is testable evidence that mass is variable. The following are testable evidence:

1. Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity proposed the mathematics of variable mass. Special Relativity calculated that matter near the speed of light could not exceed the speed of light because that additional acceleration energy was diverted into mass energy, thereby increasing its mass. The Large Hadron Collider has experimentally supported those mathematics in recent times.
2. Laboratory experiments by this author in 2014 have confirmed beyond reasonable doubt that the mass of an object can be permanently increased or decreased using a simple electromagnetic device, establishing that mass and matter are not the same thing and that there is a direct relationship between the energies of electric, magnetic and mass charges.

[ The Theory and Record of Experiments can be found at this blog site (michaeljbull.blogspot.com) under the title 'The Truth about Mass, Magnetism and Electricity'.]

Mass is variable according to the following:

1. Mass in a gravity field behaves in the same way as a point charge in an electric field. Its acceleration is a function of the strength of the field and the strength of the charge. That acceleration is mathematically reciprocal to the inertia of the object, which is why objects of different masses accelerate at the same rate in the same gravity field.

2. The energy of the mass charge varies with the magnitude of its motion. The two are mathematically reciprocal. This can also be seen in electricity where the charge energy on capacitor plates is reduced as the motion (current) between them is allowed to flow.

The above two demonstrable points, when put in a relativistic context in the cosmos may be closer to explaining gravity field anomalies that any hypothesis to date.

For example: A cluster of stars in a galaxy spiral arm on the opposite side of the galaxy would have a higher relative motion than a similar cluster on the same side and arm of the galaxy as the observer. It may therefore have a lower apparent mass (to the observer) with attendant lower gravitational field. The similar star cluster on the same spiral arm would have a lower apparent motion and a higher apparent mass and attendant gravity field (to the observer).

If they both have the same quantity of matter, then the apparent differences in the masses and gravity fields between the two would, under the assumptions of the Dark Matter hypothesis, need more matter in the closer cluster to account for the differences.

That is why Dark Matter has been hypothesised and has never been found.