Mass, Charge, and Meaning: Rethinking the Soul of Physics

Introduction: The Collapse of Materialism

For over three centuries, physics has been shaped by a materialist paradigm. Mass and charge were thought of as intrinsic properties of particles—unchanging features of some ultimate substance. But new insights from geometric physics, particularly through the lens of Weyl geometry and spacetime curvature, suggest something much deeper: mass and charge may not be properties at all. They may be patterns of resistance and resonance in the fabric of the universe itself.

This shift challenges more than just the physics textbooks. It invites us to reconsider the very foundations of reality, and with it, the meaning of meaning.

Part I: Mass as Resistance to Geometric Change

In Newtonian terms, mass is a measure of inertia. In relativity, it's linked to energy. But in Weyl-inspired geometry, mass takes on a more relational, structural role: it is a form of geometric stiffness.

Think of spacetime as a flexible field. In regions of flat space, curvature is minimal and energy can move freely. But introduce a concentration of curvature, and suddenly the structure resists change. That resistance is mass.

Under this interpretation:

• Mass is not an object, but a localized resistance to deformation.

• It arises naturally from the eigenvalues of geometric operators in curved space.

• The more "massive" something is, the more it shapes and stabilizes the local geometry.

This view unites gravitational and quantum interpretations, and reframes matter not as stuff but as persistent curvature.

Part II: Charge as Compression in the Metric Field

Charge, like mass, has long been treated as a fundamental property of particles. But if electromagnetic fields arise from geometric structures, as recent papers argue, then charge is not an intrinsic entity either.

In Weyl geometry:

• The vector potential is a connection field, not an external force.

• Charge appears as a divergence or compression in the metric tensor—a local region where the field curves inward or pulses outward.

• Positive and negative charges may be seen as opposite torsions or tensions in the same underlying structure.

From this perspective, an electron is not a point particle with a negative charge. It is a spacetime deformation in which energy accumulates and stabilizes into a quantized field.

Charge, then, is not a tag on a particle. It is a signature of geometric breathing.

Part III: Meaning Emerges from Curvature

If mass and charge are not added to geometry but emerge from it, then