Obidi's Radical Departure from Classical Physics in the Theory of Entropicity (ToE): What is a Spacetime Point? How Obidi's insight on the way he sees a Spacetime point different from how other researchers and investigators see, describe and explain a Spacetime point in Modern Theoretical Physics

Obidi's Radical Departure from Classical Physics in the Theory of Entropicity (ToE): What is a Spacetime Point?

How Obidi's insight on the way he sees a Spacetime point different from how other researchers and investigators see, describe and explain a Spacetime point in Modern Theoretical Physics

To understand how his insight differs from other researchers, we have to look at the historical evolution of what a "point" is—moving from a blank container to a mathematical pixel, and finally to Obidi's definition: an entropic event driven by statistical distinguishability.

The core differences lie in how a spacetime point is conceptualized, described, and explained across different frameworks:

1. Classical Physics & General Relativity (Newton, Einstein)
How they see a point: A pre-existing, smooth, geometric coordinate (x,y,z,t)
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The explanation:
For Newton, a point is a permanent spot in an absolute, empty "stage." For Einstein, points are woven together into a flexible fabric (the spacetime manifold) that bends under mass. However, the point itself is still a passive location where matter happens to sit.

How Obidi differs:
Obidi argues that the "stage" does not exist beforehand. A point is not a place; it is a macroscopic illusion. It only appears to exist because a deeper, underlying entropic field S(x) has created a localized gradient. If there is no change or contrast in entropy, the point ceases to exist.

2. Quantum Loop Gravity & String Theory (Rovelli, Witten)

How they see a point: A pixel or a knot.

The explanation:
These researchers reject Einstein's smooth fabric. Loop Quantum Gravity describes a point as an intersection of tiny quantum loops (a network node). String theory replaces a zero-dimensional point with a tiny, vibrating 1-dimensional string.

How Obidi differs:
While these theories discretize the point into physical "building blocks" (loops or strings), they still struggle to explain where the background time or rules governing those blocks come from. Obidi's point is entirely informational and statistical. It is quantized not by physical loops, but by the Obidi Curvature Invariant (ln2), which sets the absolute minimum threshold of curvature needed for two points to be spatially distinguishable from one another.

3. Modern Entropic Gravity (Jacobson, Verlinde)

How they see a point: An emergent statistical average.

The explanation:
Ted Jacobson and Erik Verlinde are the closest to Obidi because they use thermodynamics to explain gravity. They view spacetime points as emerging from the "bookkeeping" of underlying quantum data (qubits) shifting on a boundary or horizon.

How Obidi differs:
This is where Obidi's departure is most profound. In Verlinde and Jacobson's work, you still need a boundary, a horizon, or pre-existing quantum states to compute entropy. Entropy is a result of counting those states. Obidi flips this: Entropy comes first; information and points come second. In ToE, entropy is an actual ontic physical field—meaning it is a real, tangible substance operating at every coordinate, governed by its own Local Obidi Action.