The Elementary Difference Between Einstein's Theory of Relativity (ToR) and Obidi's Theory of Entropicity (ToE) - A Radical and Audacious Challenge in Modern Theoretical Physics

1. Einstein's Fast-Moving Rules (Relativity) 🏃‍♀️

Imagine you are watching your friend run really, really fast—almost as fast as a superhero!

Rule #1: Clocks slow down. 🕰️ Your friend's wristwatch seems to tick just a little slower than yours.

Rule #2: Things squish. 📏 If your friend holds a ruler, it seems a little shorter in the direction they are running.

The Big Idea: These funny changes only happen because you are watching your friend run! They are like a picture you see from where you are standing. What you measure depends on the observer (that's you!).

2. The New Messy Rule of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) 🧱

Now, let's talk about the new idea called the Theory of Entropicity (ToE), as first formulated and further developed by John Onimisi Obidi.

What is Entropy? Entropy is a fancy word for messiness or disorder. Think of a perfect tower of LEGO blocks. If you knock it down, that's more entropy!

ToE's Secret Rule: This new theory says there is a simple rule in the universe: Messiness (entropy) cannot spread out forever. It has a limit!

The Big Idea of ToE: The ToE says that the universe has to enforce this mess limit. And to enforce it, the universe actually makes clocks slow down and things squish. It's not just a trick of your eyes!

3. The Big Argument: Why Do Things Change? 🤔

Both theories agree on the numbers—they agree on how much the clock slows down and how much the ruler shrinks. But they disagree on the reason why!

Relativity vs. Theory of Entropicity (ToE): A [Philosophical] Reflection on Reality

In physics, few concepts are as counterintuitive—and as hotly debated—as time dilation, length contraction, and relativistic mass increase. According to Einstein’s theory of relativity, these effects are not “real” in the absolute sense. They’re coordinate-dependent: what one observer sees depends on their frame of reference. A moving clock ticks slower from your perspective, but in its own frame, nothing changes. Shrinking lengths and increasing inertia are artifacts of how observers measure reality, not reality itself.

Relativity, in this view, is a theory of perspective. It tells us how things look depending on where we stand. As one physicist might say: “It’s all about looking!”

But the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) challenges this premise. It proposes that these changes—slowing clocks, shrinking rulers, increasing inertia—are not just observational quirks. They are real, field-driven consequences of a deeper principle: the finite redistribution of entropy.

The Theory of Entropicity (ToE) begins with a bold postulate: entropy exists as a global and local field, and it cannot redistribute infinitely. As velocity increases, the entropic field reallocates its finite budget. More entropy is committed to sustaining local identity and inertia, leaving less available for temporal updating and structural organization. This ToE constrained redistribution yields the same Lorentz factor as Einstein's relativity.

The Lorentz factor, gamma, is defined as:

gamma(v) = 1 / sqrt(1 - v² / c²)

This expression appears in both relativity and the Theory of Entropicity (ToE), but ToE interprets it differently.

In the Theory of Entropicity (ToE):

1. Effective inertia increases proportionally to gamma

2. Temporal updating slows proportionally to 1/gamma

3. Structural compression intensifies proportionally to 1/gamma

This means that as velocity increases, more entropy is allocated to sustaining inertia, while less is available for updating time and maintaining structure. The result is the same Lorentz factor—but with a fundamentally different interpretation: not as a coordinate effect, but as a real entropic reallocation.

In this ToE framework, time dilation and length contraction are not illusions—they are entropic reallocations enforced by a universal field. Crucially, these effects occur whether or not anyone is observing. The entropic field doesn’t care about your frame of reference. It enforces the universe’s [“messiness rule”] ToE entropic constraints absolutely.

To illustrate the philosophical divide, imagine two friends looking at a puddle. One says, “It’s a reflection because of the angle.” The other replies, “No, it’s a reflection because of the water.” They both see the same thing—but they disagree on the cause. That’s the elementary difference between Einstein's Theory of Relativity (ToR) and Obidi's Theory of Entropicity (ToE).

Relativity says: “It’s all about how you look at it.”

Theory of Entropicity (ToE) says: “It’s all about the universe following its rule—whether you look or not.”

Sources — help

References

Obidi, John Onimisi. (12th November, 2025). On the Theory of Entropicity (ToE) and Ginestra Bianconi’s Gravity from Entropy: A Rigorous Derivation of Bianconi’s Results from the Entropic Obidi Actions of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE). Cambridge University. https//doi.org/10.33774/coe-2025-g7ztq
John Onimisi Obidi. (6th November, 2025). Comparative analysis between john onimisi obidi’s theory of entropicity (toe) and waldemar marek feldt’s feldt–higgs universal bridge (f–hub) theory. International Journal of Current Science Research and Review, 8(11), pp. 5642–5657, 19th November 2025. URL: https://doi.org/10.47191/ijcsrr/V8-i11–21
Obidi, John Onimisi. 2025. On the Conceptual and Mathematical Foundations of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE): An Alternative Path toward Quantum Gravity and the Unification of Physics. Cambridge University. Published October 17, 2025. https://doi.org/10.33774/coe-2025-1dsrv
Obidi, John Onimisi (17th October 2025). On the Conceptual and Mathematical Foundations of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE): An Alternative Path toward Quantum Gravity and the Unification of Physics. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30337396.v2
Obidi, John Onimisi. 2025. A Simple Explanation of the Unifying Mathematical Architecture of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE): Crucial Elements of ToE as a Field Theory. Cambridge University. Published October 20, 2025. https://doi.org/10.33774/coe-2025-bpvf3
Obidi, John Onimisi (15 November 2025). The Theory of Entropicity (ToE) Goes Beyond Holographic Pseudo-Entropy: From Boundary Diagnostics to a Universal Entropic Field Theory. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30627200.v1
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Obidi, John Onimisi. (28 October, 2025). The Theory of Entropicity (ToE) Derives and Explains Mass Increase, Time Dilation and Length Contraction in Einstein’s Theory of Relativity (ToR): ToE Applies Logical Entropic Concepts and Principles to Verify Einstein’s Relativity. Cambridge University. https://doi.org/10.33774/coe-2025-6wrkm
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Further Resources on the Theory of Entropicity (ToE):

Website: Theory of Entropicity ToE — https://theoryofentropicity.blogspot.com
LinkedIn: Theory of Entropicity ToE — https://www.linkedin.com/company/theory-of-entropicity-toe/about/?viewAsMember=true
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Cambridge University Open Engage (CoE): Collected Papers on the Theory of Entropicity (ToE)

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The Elementary Difference Between Einstein's Theory of Relativity (ToR) and Obidi's Theory of Entropicity (ToE) - A Radical and Audacious Challenge in Modern Theoretical Physics