Time is an important aspect of life that each person relies on in order to function in society. Time can be measured in many ways, such as in calendars and clocks, and can be viewed at any moment of the day, at any place.
Despite the establishment of time and its presence throughout the history of humankind, some experts theorize that the measurement hangs as an open possibility, Space reports.
Puzzling as it should be, the absence of time might adjust each of our lives and the things we do in our daily routines. However, the scientists explain that our functionality and existence would not be affected whether the aspect of time does not exist, keeping our usual selves and activities as what they would in the real world.
Physical Theories Explaining How Time Works
TOPSHOT - Chuan Kee, 77, changes a wrist watch battery at his clock shop in Bentong outside Kuala Lumpur in nearby Pahang state on March 29, 2018.
The scientific studies throughout the past centuries allowed us to observe and discover two crucial theories in the physical field, namely quantum mechanics and general relativity.
Quantum mechanics is a study that explains how many objects and phenomena work in a perspective that could not be seen by a naked eye alone. These physical processes are carried out on a level that is significantly smaller compared to the usual particles we know of.
General relativity, on the other hand, is a field wherein macroanalysis of gravity and movements of physical objects is discussed.
This couple of theories were made an anchor of various networks of studies. Both of the subjects work transparently and provide substantial solutions to physical problems in their own fields. However, quantum mechanics and general relativity do not quite complement each other very well.
The conflicting pointers of each physical theory are still puzzling for many experts, with the origin of the controversial polarity between the two remains unsolved. Because of the conundrum, some groups in the scientific community favor a couple of theories replaced with a much more modern general theory.
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String Theory and Loop Quantum Gravity Theory
Formulating this solution requires efforts that are not as easy as we think it would be. In later decades, scientists introduced a new subject called string theory. This field was generated to relate and unite the contrasting aspects of quantum mechanics and general relativity.
In string theory, the reality is made up of infinite strands of vibrating strings, which are smaller than electrons, atoms, and quarks, and can continue their vibration in as many as 11 distinct dimensions.
String theory posed another problem despite it being the supposed solution. Most of the models that are made based on its principles are described broadly, and the predictions are just so vast that experiments and analysis are impossible to achieve.
After string theory, experts have come up with another field called loop quantum gravity, which suggests that smaller discrete fragments called loops make up the entire fabric of space and time in which our worlds exist today.
Loop quantum gravity is the most questionable among the past theories, as this guess relies on aspects that do not rely on time, and in fact, eliminate the presence of time entirely.
In this theory, time only emerges along with how we exist on a physical level. This guess implies that, unless we have answers to how time emerges, then time is non-existent.
Our lives, functions, and worlds do not develop because of time, but by a 'causation effect' that we contribute to one another in stepping forward to the future, we can always change. In conclusion, time, regardless of being existent or not, would not probably impact our lives, as we control what happens in abstracts we call past, present, and future.
Full cover of the discussion on time was presented by Jonathan Tallant, Samuel Baron, and Kristie Miller in their book, titled "Out of Time: A Philosophical Study of Timelessness."
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