A Quantum Theory Of Gravity Viewed Through Systemic Functional Linguistics

Davies & Gribbin (1992: 235):

To bring gravity into the fold, and produce a fully unified theory of a superforce, it will be necessary to provide a quantum description of gravity. As we explained, the quantum theory began when it was discovered that electromagnetic waves come in discrete quanta, or photons; so it seems reasonable to assume that gravitational waves are likewise associated with quanta. These are known as gravitons. As yet, gravitons are entirely hypothetical particles. Indeed, it seems unlikely that their effects will ever be directly observable, so we must rely on theory to tell us about their properties.

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From the perspective of Quantum Theory, it is not reasonable to assume that gravitational waves are associated with quanta, because waves associated with quanta are probability waves, whereas gravitational waves are not.

From the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistic Theory, photons are instances of the potential quantified as waves, whereas gravitons cannot be instances of gravitational waves because gravitational waves are not quantifications of potential, but actual propagations of relative contractions of space intervals. From these perspectives, the attempt to provide a quantum description of gravity is a futile exercise.