The model offers structural explanations for dark matter, dark energy, quantum entanglement, the speed of light, and the relationship between stars and black holes. Not as separate phenomena requiring separate theories, but as natural consequences of one simple geometric framework. It isn't peer-reviewed, it isn't finished, and its creator is the first to say so. But the ideas are specific, visual, and worth a conversation.
Current cosmological measurements put dark energy at ~68%, dark matter at ~27%, and ordinary matter at ~5%. Phen Theory derives ratios of 66.67% / 28.57% / 4.76%. Not by fitting parameters to data, but as a direct structural consequence of the model's ternary logic applied to its 6-vertex quantum unit. Whether this is meaningful coincidence or something more is exactly the kind of question worth putting to a physicist.
Twenty years of meditation, chai tea, and thought experiments. No labs, no supervisors, no peer review. Just one person stubbornly following an idea to see where it led.
The ratio of dark energy, dark matter, and ordinary matter is one of physics' enduring mysteries. PT derives it from first principles: a structural argument worth stress-testing.
PT draws a hard line between space (passive, empty, infinite) and Phenomena (the structured, expanding fabric we actually live in). A distinction that reshapes a dozen familiar paradoxes.
The Planck length is physics' smallest ruler, but PT proposes it's elastic. A minimum distance that stretches, preserving the speed of light without a fixed grid. A small idea with potentially large implications.
Not metaphorically. Geometrically. PT proposes they are mirror orientations of a single pinch point in the fabric of Phenomena. One face absorbs, the other radiates.
The history of science includes breakthroughs from unexpected sources. But it also includes a lot of noise. PT invites that conversation directly. It doesn't claim to be correct, only to be worth discussing.
1D connections (Phibres) between points of matter transfer orientation instantaneously along their length. No "spooky action" required, just a structural property of 1-dimensional links. The cotter pin thought experiment makes this visual.
PT proposes the universe didn't explode outward, but grew fractal-recursively from the inside out, with each quantum unit spawning the next. The oldest structure is at the centre, the newest at the edge.
Standard balanced ternary uses −1, 0, +1. PT's version uses ⁻1, 1, 1⁺, where the middle state is the body of the structure, not an absence. This has implications for how spin, polarity, and duality are understood at the quantum scale.
PT proposes that many of the Standard Model's particle zoo are not distinct particles, but the same 6 fundamental structures observed from different directions or in different ternary states, reducing apparent complexity significantly.
Australian Multidisciplinary Artist Photographer & Designer
20+ years developing PT
Funky Love Bunny is an Australian multidisciplinary artist and designer with no formal training in physics. Phen Theory grew out of two decades of thought experiments, meditation, and pattern recognition across art, design, and philosophy.
The outsider angle isn't incidental. It's central to the work. PT's terminology is deliberately distinct from standard physics, not out of ignorance of existing terms, but to avoid the baggage those terms carry. The goal was to build a visual, structural model from scratch and only then map it to established physics, rather than starting from the framework and fitting ideas into it.
The theory is publicly acknowledged as incomplete, speculative, and in constant revision. It is explicitly offered as inspiration for discussion, not as a finished proof. The site functions as an open brainstorm: a process document as much as a theory.
Questions, interviews, or just a conversation about the ideas. All welcome.
Note: Phen Theory is a living document in constant revision. Pages are regularly moved, merged, or updated. Please link only to PhenTheory.com rather than to specific sub-pages, as individual URLs may change without notice.