<b>Tides Are Not Caused by Gravitational Pull, but by Subtle Disturbances in Spatial Structure</b>

This paper challenges the traditional tidal theory at its core: Tidal phenomena on Earth are not directly caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on ocean water, but rather by micro-scale disturbances in the spatial structure of the region occupied by the Moon, which in turn modify the gravitational distribution on Earth in that direction, leading to slight, directionally-biased redistribution of Earth’s surface fluids (i.e., oceans).The theory is based on concepts of "spatial electron displacement" and "gravitational delay in spacetime," and it incorporates Earth's rotation and the Moon’s relative orbital motion. It aims to explain why the tidal bulge always appears slightly ahead of the Moon’s position, and why the Earth-Moon system does not behave as expected if angular momentum transfer were occurring.