Luminiferous Aether & Transcendent Substratum

Abstract

We offer a conceptual alternative to the now virtually abandoned notion of a luminiferous aether and propose a ‘new physics’ embracing the central idea that spacetime itself is regarded as a secondary reality, constructed from something more primitive: twistor space, a transcendent substratum or mesostratum. We also present a critique of mathematics as the sole means for discovery and validation of physical truths.