π· How Obidi Answered Alemoh’s Famous Question About the Speed of Light (c): The Question of c. [Excerpt from the Alemoh-Obidi-Correspondence (AOC) of the Theory of Entropicity (ToE)]
The ToE distinction between local signal speed and cosmic expansion
π Alemoh’s Challenge
Alemoh posed a sharp, foundational question to Obidi:
> How can the universe expand faster than the speed of light if nothing is allowed to move faster than c?
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> If cosmic expansion is superluminal, what does c really mean?
This question strikes at the heart of relativity — and Obidi’s Theory of Entropicity (ToE) provides a radically different answer.
π Obidi’s Response: Redefining c as an Entropic Processing Limit
πΉ 1. c Is Not the speed of “light”
In ToE, c is not fundamentally about photons.
It is the maximum rate at which the entropic field can reorganize information locally.
πΉ 2. Local vs. Global Dynamics
Obidi distinguishes between:
- Local signal propagation
→ how fast information can be rearranged within the entropic manifold
→ capped at c
- Global manifold expansion
→ how fast the entropic manifold itself can grow
→ not limited by c
→ can be superluminal
This distinction dissolves the paradox.
⚡ The Key Insight: c Is a Processing Ceiling, Not a Speed Limit on Reality
πΈ Local Limit (c)
The entropic field has a finite “update rate.”
It cannot reorganize information faster than c.
This governs:
- motion
- causality
- signal propagation
- relativistic kinematics
πΈ Global Freedom (superluminal expansion)
The manifold itself is not bound by this limit.
Its expansion is not a “signal” and does not require local information rearrangement.
Therefore, it can exceed c without violating any entropic constraints.
π§ Obidi’s Interpretation of Light (c)
Alemoh’s question forced Obidi to articulate a deeper principle:
> c is the maximum rate at which the entropic field can reorganize information locally.
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> Cosmic expansion is not a local reorganization — it is the growth of the entropic manifold itself.
This is why:
- galaxies can recede faster than c
- inflation can be superluminal
- spacetime can expand beyond c
- yet no object can move through spacetime faster than c
There is no contradiction once the entropic field is the foundation.
π Why This Matters
Obidi’s answer resolves a century‑old conceptual tension between:
- relativity’s speed limit
- cosmology’s superluminal expansion
By redefining c as an entropic processing limit, ToE provides a unified explanation that preserves both phenomena without paradox.