The Role of the Forms of Mass

From the Speed of Light Limit to Gravitational Tidal Disruption: The Role of the Forms of Mass

The example of a black hole clearly illustrates the different forms of relation between a body and space, and their role in the dynamics of motion.

Directional Mass

There exists a directional relation, through which a body enters into a privileged interaction with the reference space in a given orientation. In flat and homogeneous space, this directional relation is the same for all parts of a body: it moves as a coherent whole. But in an extreme gravitational field, such as near a black hole, this directional relation varies from one point of the body to another: the parts close to the horizon undergo a more intense interaction than the distant parts. The body then ceases to share the same directional contraction, introducing incoherence in its motion.

Omnidirectional Mass

There also exists an omnidirectional relation, corresponding to isotropic gravity acting in all directions. In flat space, this relation plays the role of a stabilizing background. But near a black hole, omnidirectional gravity varies strongly from one point to another: it amplifies the differences already present in directional relations.

Proper Mass

Between these two forms of relation stands the proper mass of the body, which can be understood as the unity through which a body interacts with its environment. As long as the proper mass remains homogeneous throughout the body, it behaves as a coherent unit. But when the directional and omnidirectional relations differ too strongly between its parts, the proper mass ceases to be uniform: the unity of the body fragments, and it is torn apart. The tidal disruption effect in a black hole can thus be interpreted as the consequence of a rapid variation of the omnidirectional contraction across different points of the body.

Limiting Role of Omnidirectional Mass

The stronger the omnidirectional relation, the more it limits the body’s ability to move directionally. In other words, the intensity of omnidirectional gravity acts as a speed regulator. The limit of this dynamic is twofold: it establishes both the universal limit of the speed of light, and the impossibility of escaping a black hole, where omnidirectional gravity reaches such a level that any outward motion is blocked.

Synthesis

Several phenomena can thus be linked into a single framework:

- Length contraction, understood as the integrated effect of directional relation.
- Inertia, understood as omnidirectional gravity resulting from the integration of directional interactions.
- The equivalence principle, understood no longer as a postulate but as the consequence of this dynamic.
- The gravitational tidal disruption effect, understood as the loss of unity of proper mass when directional and omnidirectional contractions diverge too strongly.
- Finally, the speed of light limit and the black hole horizon, understood as the ultimate expression of the limiting role of omnidirectional gravity.

Concluding Elements

- Proper mass → the internal unity of the body, the cohesion that allows it to exist as a whole.
- Directional mass → privileged relation enabling motion, producing length contraction.
- Omnidirectional mass → global relation that integrates everything, grounds inertia, and bounds speed.

We then observe that:

- When directional contraction is homogeneous → it strengthens proper mass → which in turn strengthens omnidirectional mass → which limits speed (→ speed of light).
- When it is heterogeneous (extreme gradient, black hole) → it disrupts proper mass → the omnidirectional relation becomes incoherent → the body is torn apart.

We thus clearly see that the same relational framework (forms of mass) explains at once:

1. The universal speed limit.
2. The equivalence principle.
3. The tidal disruption effect.