Dear Peter-
With respect to pushing a theory against consensus I can say the following. To me, it has become 'consensus' that the search for a unified theory of physics should be a math expert exercise instead of a physics exercise. There appears to be a trend in physics to 'solve unification' by piling up more and more abstractions, such as multi-dimensional spaces, which have never been observed (see also some of the remarks made by physicist on my website [3]). It almost seems like more math is considered better.
String Theory and other 'modern theories' take a formal approach to develop a unified theory and, in my opinion, tries to derive the physics from the math. This has led to searches of e.g. gravitons and other types of exotic particles, which may not exist.
QFM starts with observations and postulates mutually attractive protofields, after which as state equation is formulated: math follows from physics. This ensures that no extra abstractions are introduced. In this sense QFM is very different from other theories, since it starts with observations. In my opinion, such an approach should be considered seriously, since it takes out all unnecessary formalisms: it only uses the 'good math' (physical math).
I hope that the organizers of this contest won't dismiss a serious alternative to current approaches, just because it is different.
A side note: QFM may be extendable to higher levels of compositions, basically relying on a similar type of physically motivated state function. That appears ultimate unification to me.
It is not true that there is --no real evidence-- for QFM. Let me give some 'real' examples:
1. The Lorentz Transformation is reproduced but now with discrete time and displacement which, in QFM, have a physical interpretation. Since discrete time and displacement are so fine-granular (quantum beat frequency is 10^20 Hz and with the speed of light this give a very small discrete distance aka Compton distance) they are very hard to detect in experiments, but a sequence of discrete time periods and displacements can be approximated as continuous, which yields the LT from SR. So, within measurement accuracy, the LT from QFM is compatible with SR.
2. All results of traditional electromagnetic theory are reproduced, so QFM is at least compatible with those results.
3. Reference [4] demonstrates the existence of an internal oscillation in electrons, which is predicted by QFM.
4. The spin of electrons is predicted by QFM.
5. Inertia of massive particles is predicted as a feature of the random internal motion.
6. The nature of quarks detected in hadrons can be explained as quantum beat processes. In traditional theory they are considered 'particles'.
7. Massive particles and photons are predicted to exist. Virtual particles are not part of QFM.
So, at least many experimental results are compatible with QFM.
In addition some other appealing features of QFM are:
a. Time, space, spin, charge are all features following from the 'unified' quantum beat process behavior.
b. Paradoxical results, such instantaneous collapse of the wave function do not appear in QFM.
c. Infinities (singularities) do not exist in QFM.
d. Planck's constant is explained as representing the presence of an internal unceasing random oscillation 'inside' electrons.
e. (Modified) Planck time, length and mass can physically be explained in the context of QFM.
You misunderstand. I surely don't say that Special Relativity has to be abandoned.
Section 2.5 in the essay indicates that the Lorentz Transformation relates discrete time and displacements (instead of continuous 'time' and 'space' as in the traditional LT. The LT in the essay is directly derived from quantum condition (2.2) and some other considerations that are part of QFM.
Quantum condition (2.2) is based on the discrete time and space that are dynamically generated (see state function). There is no need for global curved time-space. That is the reason that in section 3.1 in the essay it is said that, within the context of QFM, there is no place for General Relativity. What is global in QFM is that quantum beat processes are phase/frequency synchronized and interaction between particles.
In summary, Special Relativity still holds in QFM, which also implies that all results from traditional electromagnetic theory are valid. But, General Relativity has no place --in the context of QFM--.