After the physicality of existence, gravity's role in the Universe is the most fundamental thing. This role has various manifestations which, it is argued, have been largely misinterpreted by modern physics. An alternative conception of gravity|one that agrees with fi rmly established empirical evidence|is most compactly characterized by its de nition of Newton's constant in terms of other fundamental constants. This ex- pression and supporting arguments largely ful ll the long-standing goal of unifying gravity with the other forces. Phenomena spanning atomic nuclei to the large-scale cosmos and the basic physical elements, mass, space, and time, are thereby seen as comprising an interdependent (unified) whole. Meanwhile, a virtual industry of fanciful, far-from-fundamental mathematical distractions clog up the literature of what is still called fundamental physics. By contrast with this dubious activity|most importantly|the new conception can be empirically tested by probing gravity where it has not yet been probed: inside (through the center) of every body of matter.
Richard J Benish