This work proposes a theoretical framework in which space-time is treated as a fundamental, elastic medium from which matter, energy, and gravitational phenomena emerge. Within this framework, matter is interpreted as confined space-time, energy as space-time in motion, and gravitation as a manifestation of space-time elongation. The paper explores how space-time elasticity could provide a conceptual reinterpretation of classical mechanics, gravitational attraction, relativistic effects, and selected quantum phenomena. It introduces the idea of space-time emission, interference, collapse, and density variation as underlying mechanisms that explain observed physical effects. While no experimental validation is claimed at this stage, this work aims to provide a coherent conceptual exploration, proposing definitions for mass, matter, particles, and space-time itself. The framework also discusses implications for the expansion of the universe, the double-slit experiment, and motion near the speed of light, offering a unified perspective on several phenomena. This theoretical approach is intended as a foundation for further discussion and exploration by the scientific community, inviting scrutiny, debate, and potential development into experimentally testable models.
Alvaro Manuel Perez Nieto (Sun,) studied this question.