How to Succeed at Understanding the Universe

Thought provoking analysis of new ways of thinking about the universe. Version 7.0 adds additional concepts of fundamental mass quantum and photon quantum particle interaction, explanation for Cherenkov radiation, and brief alternative explanation for why Higgs particle and free-state mass quantum gravity particles are related but have respectively short and long lifetimes for a reason, and vastly different energy levels for existence. Version 6.0 contained errors and was reduced in size with illogical/incorrect concepts deleted. The current version 7.0 may also have questionable content but retained for future peer review debate. Version 5.0 adds LIGO gravity wave results and discusses a model to understand the universe. Version 4.0 adds a Gaussian surface screening geometry "gravity and force" balance analogy to photon quantum and mass quantum energy "super-summation" collision absorption and emission behaviors as surface integral concepts (similar to string theory). Calculates collision event densities per unit area at the surface of a black hole, interior of a black hole and exterior of a black hole with calculations of maximum density at the "maximum collision density" surface of a black hole. There is only minor change between versions 4.0 and version 3.0. Version 3.0 adds solutions and explains contradictions observed in Cepheid and Type Ia supernova universe expansion curves, galaxy rotation curves and dark energy/dark matter observations as "time-sliced" mass quantum particle collisions in local space geometry originating from distant emission "deep time" events. Extends but does not invalidate the approximations of Quantum Field Theory or general relativity. Mass quantum "halos" traveling at constant velocity speeds and variable energy levels (angular spin velocity) originating from deep space and distant time cause changes in inertia in local space particle collisions creating the observed changes in the inertia of gas clouds and stars in galaxies known today as dark energy and dark matter observations. This "invisible matter" is no longer present in these galaxies for the same reason photons are no longer present in these galaxies because they have identical absorption/emission behaviors but differ by magnitude in energy effects by 1.0x10(40) in scale. Dark energy and dark matter are not currently present in these composite "time-slice" images, but mass quantum collision events in the deep past causes composite image dark matter effects in the same way photons can cause two massive steel plates to change inertia toward each other. This book explains why there is a difference in observed photons radiated from accelerated electrons in photon fields and why no photons are radiated from accelerated electrons in a gravitational field. This cannot be currently explained by either quantum field theory or general relativity. It can be explained by mass quantum local collision theory and screening geometry as a function of different particles with almost identical behaviors weakly interacting with each other to create observed quantum scale and cosmology scale phenomenon. Provides rules for realistic physical interpretations of boson collision and gravity interactions. Note: This book is an incomplete and evolving research manuscript which will correct syntax and errors in logic as they are discovered or validated by experiment in future theoretical investigations and companion books "How to Succeed at Understanding Physics", "How to Succeed at Understanding Gravity", How to Succeed at Understanding Newtonian Theory" and "How to Succeed at Understanding Quantum Field Theory" M. Hatcher. Energy Physics LLC affiliation.