What Einstein’s Framework Says—and What PEI Says Beyond It

A reader-friendly explanation of two distinct ways of thinking about gravity

Paudelian Economics Institute (PEI) approaches gravity from a different starting point than the familiar Einsteinian framework. This article is written for general readers who may wonder: If Einstein already explained gravity so successfully, what exactly is PEI trying to say—and why is it different?

The answer lies not in disagreement, but in scope.

What the Einsteinian framework says

Einstein’s theory of gravity, known as general relativity, is one of the most successful scientific frameworks ever developed. At its heart is a simple but powerful idea:

Gravity is not a force produced by an object, but an effect of curved spacetime.

According to this view:

• Mass and energy tell spacetime how to curve.

• Curved spacetime tells objects how to move.

• Planets orbit stars, and light bends near massive bodies, because spacetime itself is shaped by mass–energy.

Einstein’s framework excels at describing:

• motion of planets and satellites,

• gravitational lensing,

• time dilation near massive objects,

• black holes and cosmic dynamics.

In short, it tells us how gravity behaves with extraordinary precision.

What the Einsteinian framework does not try to say

Equally important is what Einstein’s framework does not attempt to explain.

General relativity does not ask:

• Why does gravity exist at all?

• What produces gravity in the first place?

• Is gravity generated by something deeper than geometry?

This silence is intentional. Einstein’s theory treats spacetime geometry as fundamental. Gravity is not something that needs a generator—it is the geometry.

For most purposes, this is not a limitation. It is simply a design choice.

Where the PEI framework begins

PEI begins precisely where Einstein’s framework remains silent.

Instead of asking how gravity acts, PEI asks:

What generates gravity?

In the PEI framework:

• Gravity is produced by an internal generative core associated with astronomical bodies.

• Accumulated matter—dust, debris, and mass—forms an exterior shell that responds to gravity but does not create it.

• Gravity can exist before, without, or independent of visible mass accumulation.

This does not contradict Einstein’s equations. It addresses a different level of explanation.

Source versus geometry

A helpful way to understand the distinction is this:

• Einstein’s framework describes gravity as geometry.

• PEI’s framework describes gravity as having a source.

Einstein explains how spacetime curves once gravity exists.

PEI explores what might generate gravity before geometry is considered.

These are not competing answers to the same question—they are answers to different questions.

Accretion, growth, and gravity

Another key difference lies in how growth is interpreted.

In the Einsteinian view:

• Adding mass increases spacetime curvature.

• Accretion strengthens gravity.

In the PEI framework:

• Accretion adds a passive shell.

• The gravitational core does not become stronger.

• Growth increases radius, which can weaken observable gravity at the surface.

However, PEI introduces a separate mechanism for strengthening gravity:

• core–core integration.

  When gravitational cores merge, the combined core can have greater generative capacity. This is fundamentally different from adding passive mass.

Extreme gravity and black holes

Einstein’s framework describes black holes as regions of extreme spacetime curvature, defined by event horizons and relativistic geometry.

PEI offers an alternative lens:

• Some extremely strong gravitational objects may be core-only spheres—objects dominated by a powerful internal core with little or no surrounding shell.

• Such objects can appear dark and gravitationally dominant, much like black holes.

• The difference lies not in observation, but in explanation.

PEI does not claim black holes are “wrong.” It suggests that another coherent explanation is possible under different assumptions.

Gravity without visible mass

One of the most striking implications of the PEI framework is that gravity can exist without accumulated mass.

In Einstein’s theory:

• No mass–energy means no curvature, and therefore no gravity.

In PEI’s framework:

• Gravity originates in the core.

• Mass accumulation is conditional on environment.

• A gravitational object may exist in a nearly pure state, with little or no visible matter.

This idea aligns with growing curiosity in physics about whether gravity is more fundamental than matter itself.

Two frameworks, two roles

It is best to think of the two frameworks as addressing different layers of understanding:

• Einstein’s framework tells us how gravity behaves once it exists.

• PEI’s framework asks where gravity comes from and how it originates, grows, and stabilizes.

One is geometric and descriptive.

The other is generative and foundational.

A closing thought

PEI does not seek to replace Einstein’s theory or diminish its success. Instead, it explores a different question—one that Einstein’s framework does not attempt to answer.

By separating source from expression, PEI offers a new way to think about gravity: not only as the shape of spacetime, but as something that may have a deeper origin beneath it.

Whether this perspective ultimately reshapes our understanding or remains a conceptual alternative, its purpose is clear—to expand the space of ideas in which gravity can be thoughtfully explored.