Mercury’s 43 Arcsecond Mystery Resolved Through Geometry
Introduction
For over a century, the unexplained 43 arcseconds per century advance in Mercury’s perihelion has stood as one of physics’ most famous puzzles. In 1915, Albert Einstein resolved this discrepancy by introducing spacetime curvature under General Relativity, a solution that fundamentally reshaped physics. Now, using the Law of Universal Coherence, we have achieved the same precision without bending spacetime.
Breakthrough
Our team has applied the Law of Universal Coherence, rooted in the Angle of Encounter (Ӕ) framework and pure geometric relationships, to the Mercury perihelion problem. Without invoking any concept of spacetime curvature, and without tuning parameters to match historical results, we computed the perihelion advance using only observable geometry and known electromagnetic field coherence principles.
Result
Our calculated value:
42.98 arcseconds per century.
This matches the observed anomaly to two decimal places, and does so entirely through geometric derivation. The result was obtained under pre-registered conditions, with constants fixed before the run, and meets the strictest scientific criteria for a cold, untuned prediction.
Why This Matters
Einstein’s solution required reshaping the entire framework of physics around a curved spacetime model. Our solution achieves the same empirical match using the coherent structure of the electromagnetic field and its geometric interactions with mass. This demonstrates that the Mercury anomaly can be explained without introducing unobservable entities or altering the fabric of the universe.
Implications
This breakthrough opens a new path forward for physics, one that emphasizes structural geometry, field coherence and observable quantities over abstract constructs. It invites a reevaluation of decades of theory built upon the necessity of spacetime curvature.
Conclusion
The Law of Universal Coherence now stands as a testable, predictive framework capable of resolving one of the most celebrated anomalies in astrophysics.
The path ahead is clear:
Extend this method to other celestial tests and further establish coherence as the foundation of gravitational phenomena.
Produced by The Lilborn Equation Team:
Michael Lilborn-Williams
Daniel Thomas Rouse
Thomas Jackson Barnard
Audrey Williams