Glossary of the ISU (updated 2-26-2007)
The concept of the Infinite Spongy Universe cosmology is continuing to develop and the Glossary is subject to change. Changes may be based on my future thoughts or on posts to the ISU thread by others.

“ISU”: The Infinite Spongy Universe. Two key points to understanding the ISU are 1) In the ISU it is assumed that the search for a grand unifying theory will lead to the discovery of the Elementary Energy Particle (EEP), and 2) The EEP can cause a finite big crunch (ultimate black hole) to convert itself into energy from the inside out when it reaches critical capacity.

“Universe”: There is a greater universe that is referred to as the ISU. Within the ISU there are a potentially infinite number of patches of space called arenas which generate phenomena similar to “our” universe. These phenomena are characterized by the collapse of the matter in the arena into a big crunch and the burst of a big crunch into an “expanding” universe like “our” expanding universe. In other words “our” universe is in the expansion phase of a crunch/burst that is playing out in “our” arena within the greater universe. Universe can be qualified by calling it “our” universe, “our expanding” universe, or “our arena” within the greater universe. If the term “universe” is not qualified to be a reference to our universe it is considered a reference to the greater universe, i.e. the Infinite Spongy Universe.

“Spongy”: A major characteristic of the universe at all levels. The energy density of space can be called spongy in that the energy density can vary from one place to another in the ISU based on the “matter to energy to matter to energy” process. The EEP can be said to be spongy based on how it expands and contracts. Arenas can be said to be spongy in that the big crunch that forms in an arena squeezes the matter in the arena and when the crunch bursts the energy expands like a sponge does when released from a squeeze. The universe is spongy at all levels from the EEP to the arena and to the energy density of contiguous space itself.

“Big Crunch”: The accumulation of matter and energy from a large section of space called an arena. Two key points to understanding big crunches: 1) Big crunches form from the remnants that expand out of other arenas and collapse into big crunches in new arenas due to gravity. 2) There is a limit to the amount of matter and energy that can accumulate in a big crunch and when that limit is reached the inevitable conversion of the crunch from matter to energy begins from the inside and works its way out until the big crunch bursts.

“Arena”: An arena is defined as a section of space that has the equivalent matter and energy of our universe. The center of gravity of a big crunch marks the center of an arena. A big crunch must form in order for an arena to exist. In a potentially infinite universe with a potentially infinite amount of matter and energy, there are an infinite number of arenas at any given time. An “arena” can be thought of as the sphere with a radius starting at the center of a big crunch and extending outward to the farthest point in space that is affected by the formation of the big crunch.

“Big Burst”: When a crunch reaches the status of Big Crunch it has established an arena. The contents of the arena are sufficient to cause the Crunch to reach “critical capacity” in terms of matter and energy content needed to initiate the physics that will cause the Big Crunch to self destruct. The moment of self destruction is called a Big Burst. The Big Burst releases Type 1 energy.

“Critical Capacity”: This is the minimum amount of matter and energy required in a big crunch to set off the process of negation that converts the matter in the crunch to Type 1 energy. The “critical capacity” of a big crunch is what limits the size of an ultimate black hole. Critical capacity is the reason that the whole ISU doesn’t collapse in one big crunch.

“Type 1 energy”: Energy that can exist independent of matter. At the instant of a big burst, all of the contents of the Big Crunch have been converted to Type 1 energy by a process called “negation” that started in the core of the Big Crunch when the crunch reached critical capacity.

“Negation”: The process of converting matter to energy within a Big Crunch that has reached critical capacity. Negation requires the near infinite gravitational force of a Big Crunch at critical capacity to cause matter to be forced back into Type 1 Energy. When negation begins, individual EEPs that make up the matter are so compressed that they are forced to overlap and overlapping causes them to lose their individual identity. The resulting Type 1 Energy seethes as the overlapping EEPs struggle to regain the ability of fully expand and contract. Pressure is the only characteristic of Type 1 Energy.

“Elementary Energy Particles (EEPs)”: When matter is negated to EEPs there is an energy environment created that consists of energy and has a volume. The amount of energy divided by the volume equals the energy density of the particular EEP environment. Energy density is directly related to the pressure of the energy environment. EEPs are pulsing perpetual motion “machines” that contain a quantum amount of energy. Pulsing EEPs are the source of all power in the universe.

“Energy Environments”: An energy environment is spatial region characterized by energy and pressure. The boundary of the environment is marked by a change in pressure. Energy in contiguous space that has the same pressure across that contiguous space is an energy environment. The pressure of an energy environment is ever changing as it is in a continuous process of equalizing itself with surrounding energy environments. A single EEP is the smallest energy environment that can do work. The only work that an individual EEP can do is pulse.

“Pulse” as in the pulse of an EEP: The EEP pulses and its pulse is the source of power in the universe, and the source of matter dependent energy (as opposed to Type 1 Energy that is not matter dependent).

“Energy” is the ability to do “work”. In the ISU there is Type 1 Energy that can exist without the presence of matter. All other energy, as far as I know, requires matter to exist. Type 1 energy has a characteristic called pressure (see pressure below).

“Work” is any change.

“Space” is where things happen. Space can be empty theoretically but in the ISU there is no empty space because Type 1 Energy fills all empty space.

“Energy Density”: All space has some level of energy density. Energy density is highest in the core of a big crunch and lowest at the margin between big crunches (see EEP below). Density in this particular usage in the ISU refers to the amount of T1 energy in a volume of space. Energy density is relative term, i.e. there will be an energy density difference between two energy environments with different energy densities. The difference is the relative energy density of the two environments.

“Matter” is composed of EEPs.

“Anti-matter” is composed of EEPs.

“EEPs” are the Elementary Energy Particles. All matter is composed of EEPs. EEPs can form matter under moderate pressure conditions in Type 1 Space. EEPs can not hold their matter forming ability when the pressure conditions become too great, i.e. in the core of a big crunch. The result is that matter forms from EEPs when Type 1 Energy has expanded to the right pressure conditions for matter to form. Matter clumps and forms stars and galaxies and black holes, all of which are carried apart by the expanding volume of Type 1 Energy.


“Low energy density”: Energy density is a relative term. Any time two energy environments with different pressure come together, one has low energy density relative to the other.

“Pressure”: One particular use of the word “pressure” is that an energy environment has pressure that is directly related to the amount of energy and the volume of space that energy occupies.

“Time”: In the ISU has time has always exited. There was no “start” of time because the ISU has always existed. Time can be thought of as stopping and starting in an arena of the ISU. In an arena in the ISU if time stops at all it would be in the core of a big crunch where matter is negated, and starts again with the burst of that big crunch or maybe when the matter forms form T1 energy after the burst of the big crunch. Even so, time still passes elsewhere in the ISU.

“Grand Unified Theory”: http://www.answers.com/topic/grand-unification-theory A theory of elementary forces that unites the weak, strong, electromagnetic, and gravitational interactions into one field theory and views the known interactions as low-energy manifestations of a single unified interaction.

“Convert”: This term is used to refer to the transformation of matter into energy by the process of negation that takes place in the core of an ultimate black hole. Used in a sentence, “The EEP can cause a big crunch (ultimate black hole) to convert itself into energy from the inside out.”

“Remnants”: This term is used to refer to the galaxies, black holes, dark matter, dark energy, radiation and cosmic dust, etc. that is carried out of an arena by the expansion of T1 Energy. Used in a sentence, “Big crunches (or ultimate black holes) form from the cold and cooling remnants of galaxies and black holes that have departed their previous arenas and converge in swirling rendezvous as they define new arenas.”

“Converge”: This term is used to refer to what happens when remnants from various adjacent arenas come together to form the material content of a new big crunch in a newly formed arena. Used in a sentence, “Big crunches (or ultimate black holes) form from the cold and cooling remnants of galaxies and black holes that have departed their previous arenas and converge in swirling rendezvous as they define new arenas.”

“Margin”: In the greater universe, crunches are either forming, being processed internally for the burst, or they have burst. Each crunch defines its own arena simply by forming and extracting the matter and energy from the patch of space that becomes its arena. There are other arenas in all directions from any give arena. The margin between arenas is the dividing line that marks the point in space where matter and energy goes toward one or another of the crunches.


“Matter Formation”: Matter formation occurs in an arena when Type 1 energy is expanded to allow EEPs to sufficiently expand and contract, thus expressing their full pulse cycle. When EEPs are pulsing they are surrounded by low energy density each time they contact. EEPs are quantum packets of energy. As they pulse they can merge with each other to form groups of EEPs. The pulsing action of a group of EEPs becomes a vibration of the grouping as they take turns pulsing in the same space. Each group of multiple EEPs occupies less space than the individual EEPs occupied before they merged. The result is that groups of EEPs are surrounded by low energy density referred to as warped or curved space. When EEPs merge, they form stable groupings liked protons and electrons. Mass is formed and gravity begins. The first atoms to form are hydrogen.


“Gravity”: In the ISU, gravity is the characteristic of mass to be attracted to other mass; two equal atoms that are joined have roughly twice the gravitational field as one atom; the greater the mass, the stronger the relative gravitational field. The strength of a gravitation field decreases as the radius of an imaginary sphere surrounding the mass increases. The force of gravity is also relative to the energy density of the contiguous space in which the gravitational fields exist. The force of gravity diminishes as the universe expands because of the increase in the radius of the imaginary spheres and because of the declining energy density associated with expansion. Gravity uses up EEPs from contiguous space. The gravity of a big crunch significantly depletes the EEPs in the arena surrounding the big crunch. If EEPs were to rush into an arena from an adjoining arena then the force of gravitational fields in the arena would increase without any change in mass.

“Cause of Gravity”: In the ISU, atoms convert EEPs into photons creating a gravitational field. Effectively an atom pulls EEPs out of the surrounding space and sloughs them off as photons. The photons can be emitted into space or they can be absorbed by other atoms in the mass. Photons are composed of many EEPs but the exact number differs depending on the energy of the photon. The sloughing process perpetuates the relative low energy density that surrounds the mass and as the mass grows the relative strength of the gravitation field grows with it.

“Potential Gravity”: Mass has potential gravity. The presence of EEPs surrounding mass allows mass to exert gravity. The force of gravity is relative to the density of EEPs in the space surrounding the mass (in addition to the relative masses involved). Mass is negated when the density of EEPs surrounding the mass reaches near infinite energy density (as in the core of a big crunch). When mass is negated it no longer has potential gravity. Mass that has been negated has been converted to Type 1 Energy (back into EEPs at near infinite energy density). The density of T1 energy determines its ability to form mass and to maintain its existence as mass. Mass forms when energy density is moderate (as when it has expanded for maybe a few hundred thousand years after a big burst). Gravity begins when mass forms. Gravity continues as long as there are EEPs surrounding the mass. Mass ceases to exist when energy density surrounding it gets too high. Gravity ceases when mass is negated.

“Ultimate Black Hole”: An ultimate black hole (UBH) is another term for a big crunch. Many lesser crunches can form but unless they reach critical capacity they are not ultimate black holes.