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All About Gravitational Waves - by Gregory Hodowanec
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Reproduced without permission from Radio-Electronics magazine April 1986
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by The Trace - June 1, 1991
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Abstract:
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Are gravitational waves the source of noise in electronic devices? The
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author believes so, and describes a simple circuit to detect the waves.
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The author has developed a new cosmology that predicts the existance of
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a new type of gravitational signal. We are publishing the results of
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some of his experiments in the hope that it will foter experimentation
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as well as alternate explanations for his results.
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Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves - the
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counterpart of light and radio waves - many years ago. However, he
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predicted the existence of quadrature-type gravity waves.
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Unfortunately, no one has been able to detect quadrature-type gravity
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waves.
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Consequently, the author developed, over the years, a new
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cosmology, or theory of the universe, in which monopole gravity waves
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are predicted. The author's theory does not preclude the existence of
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Einsteinian gravity waves, but they are viewed as being extremely weak,
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very long in wavelength, and therefore very difficult to detect
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unequivocally. Monopole signals, however, are relatively strong, so
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they are much more easily detected.
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Monopole gravity waves have been detected for many years; it's
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just that we've been used to calling them 1/f "noise" signals or flicker
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noise. Those noise signals can be seen in low-frequency electronic
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circuits. More recently, such signals have been called Microwave
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Background Radiation (MBR); most scientists believe that to be a relic
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of the so-called "big bang" that created the universe.
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In the author's cosmology, the universe is considered to be a
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finite, spherical, closed system; in other words, it is a black body.
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Monopole gravity waves "propagate" any distance in Planck time, which is
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about 10^-44 seconds; hence, their effects appear everywhere almost
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instantaneously. The sum total of background flux in the universe gives
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rise to the observed microwave temperature, in our universe, of about
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three degrees kelvin.
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Sources of monopole gravity waves include common astrophysical
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phenomena like supernovas, novas, starquakes, etc., as well as earthly
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phenomena like earthquakes, core movements, etc. Those sorts of cosmic
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and earthly events cause delectable temporary variations in the amount
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of gravitational-impule radiation present in the universe.
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Novas, especially supernovas (which are large exploding stars),
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are very effective generators of oscillatory monopole gravity waves.
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Those signals have a Gaussian waveshape and a lifetime of only a few
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tens of milliseconds. They can readily impart a portion of their energy
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to free particles like molecules, atoms, and electrons.
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The background flux, in general, is fairly constant. Variations
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in the backgrouns flux are caused by movements of large mass
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concentrations like galaxies, super-galaxies, and black holes. These
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movements create gravitational "shadows," analogous to optical shadows.
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When the earth-moon-sun alignment is just right, the gravtational shadow
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of a small, highly concentrated mass -- a black hole, for example -- can
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be detected and tracked from the Earth. So, keeping those facts in
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mind, let's look at several practical methods of detecting gravitational
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energy.
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Electrons and Capacitors
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As stated above, gravity-wave energy can be imparted to ordinary
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objects. Of special interest to us are the loosely-bound electrons in
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ordinary capacitors. Perhaps you have wondered how a discharged
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high-valued electrolytic capacitor (say 1000 uF at 35 volts) can develop
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a charge even though it is disconnected from an electrical circuit.
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While some of that charging could be attributed to a chemical
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reaction in the capacitor, I believe that much of it is caused by
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gravity-wave impulses bathing the capacitor at all times. And the means
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by which gravity waves transfer energy is similar to another means of
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energy transfer that is well known to readers of Radio-Electronics: the
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electric field.
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As shown in Fig. 1-a, the presence of a large mass near the
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plates of a capacitor causes a polarized alignment of the molecules in
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the capacitor, as though an external DC voltage had been applied to the
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capacitor, as shown in Fig. 1-b.
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You can verify that yourself: Drop a fully-discharged 1000-uF,
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35-volt electrolytic capacitor broadside on a hard surface from a height
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of two or three feet. Then measure the voltage across the capacitor
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with a high-impedance voltmeter. You will find a voltage of about 10 to
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50 mV. Drop the capacitor several times on opposite sides, don't let it
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bounce, and note how charge builds up to a saturation level that may be
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as high as one volt.
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In that experiment, the energy of free-fall is converted to
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polarization energy in the capacitor. The loosely-bound electrons are
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literally "jarred" into new polarization positions. In a similar
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manner, gravitational impulses from space "jar" electrons into new
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polarization positions.
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Here's another experiment: Monitor a group of similar capacitors
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that have reached equilibrium conditions while being bathed by normal
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background gravitational impulses. You'll observe that, over a period
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of time, the voltage across all those open-circuited capacitors will be
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equal, and that it will depend only on the average background flux at
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the time. Temperature should be kept constant for that experiment.
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I interpret those facts to mean that a capacitor develops a
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charge that reflects the monopole gravity-wave signals existing at that
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particular location in the universe. So, although another device could
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be used, we will use a capacitor as the sensing element in the
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gravity-wave detectors described next.
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The simplest detector
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Monopole gravity waves generate small impulse currents that may
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be coupled to an op-amp configured as a current-to-voltage converter, as
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shown in Fig. 2. The current-to-voltage converter is a nearly lossless
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current-measuring device. It gives an output voltage that is
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proportional to the product of the input current (which can be in the
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picoampere range) and resistor R1. Linearity is assured because the
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non-DC-connected capacitor maintains the op-amp's input terminals at
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virtual ground.
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The detector's output may be coupled to a high-impedance digital
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or analog voltmeter, an audio amplifier, or an oscilloscope. In
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addition, a chart recorder could be used to record the DC output over a
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period of time, thus providing a record of long-term "shadow-drift"
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effects. Resistor R2 and capacitor C2 protect the output of the
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circuit; their values will depend on what you're driving. To
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experiment, try a 1k resistor and a 0.1 uF capacitor.
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The output of the detector (Eo) may appear in two forms,
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depending on whether or not stabilizing capacitor Cx is connected. When
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it is, the output will be highly amplified 1/f noise signals, as shown
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in Fig. 3-a. Without Cx, the circuit becomes a "ringing" circuit with a
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slowly-decaying output that has a resonant frequency of 500-600 Hz for
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the component values shown. In that configuration, the circuit is a
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Quantum Non-Demolition (QND) circuit, as astrophysicists call it; it
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will now actually display the amplitude variations (waveshapes) of the
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passing gravitational-impulse bursts, as shown in Fig. 3-b.
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An interesting variation on the detector may be built by
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increasing the value of sensing capacitor C1 to about 1000-1600 uF.
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After circuit stability is achieved, the circuit will respond to almost
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all gravity-wave signals in the universe. By listening carefully to the
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audio output of the detector you can hear not only normal 1/f noise, but
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also many "musical" sounds of space, as well as other effects that will
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not be disclosed here.
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An improved detector
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Adding a buffer stage to the basic circuit, as shown in Fig. 4,
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makes the detector easier to work with. The IC used is a common 1458
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(which is a dual 741). One op-amp is used as the detector, and the
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other op-amp multiplies the detector's output by a factor of 20.
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Potentiometer R3 is used to adjust the output to the desired level.
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When used unshielded, the circuits presented here are not only
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sensitive detectors of gravitational impulses, but also of
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*electromagnetic* signals ranging from 50-500 GHz! Hence, these
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circuits could be used to detect many types of signals, including radar
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signals.
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To detect only gravity waves, and not EMI, the circuit should be
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shielded against all electromagnetic radiation. Both circuits are low
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in cost and easy to build. Assembly is non-critical, although proper
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wiring practices should be followed. Initially, you should use the
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op-amps specified; don't experiment with other devices until you attain
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satisfactory results with the devices called for. Later you can
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experiment with other components, like low-poer op-amps, especially CMOS
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types, which have diodes across their inputs to protect them against
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high input voltages. Those diodes make them much less sensitive to
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electromagnetic radiation, so circuits that use those devices may be
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used to detect gravity-waves without shielding.
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The circuit in Fig. 4 is the QND or ringing type, but the
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feedback resistance is variable from 0.5 to 2 megohms. That allows you
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to tune the circuit to the natural oscillating frequency of different
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astrophysical events. Huge supernova bursts, for example, have much
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larger amplitudes, and much lower frequencies of oscillation than normal
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supernovas and novas. Hence you can tune the detector for the supernova
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burst rate that interests you. With the component values given in Fig.
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4, the resonant frequency of the circuitcan be varied between 300-900
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Hz. The circuit of Fig. 4, or a variant thereof, was used to obtain all
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the experimental data discussed below.
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In addition, the circuits that we've described in this article
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were built in an aluminum chassis and then located within an additional
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steel box to reduce pickup of stray EMI. Power and output connections
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were made through filter-type feedthrough capacitors.
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In the QND mode, coupling the detector's output to an audio
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amplifier and an oscilloscope gives impressive sound and sight effects.
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Fluctuations generally reflect passing gravitational shadows. The
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author has taken much data of the sort to be discussed; let's examine a
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few samples of that data to indicate the kind of results you can expect,
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and ways of interpreting those results.
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Sample scans
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Shown in Fig. 5 is an unusual structure that was repeated
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exactly the next day, but four minutes earlier. The pattern was
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followed for several weeks, moving four minutes earlier per day. That
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confirms the observation that the burst response of the detector was
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related to our location on earth with respect to the rest of the
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universe. The change of four minutes per day corresponds with the
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relative movements of the earth and the body that was casting the
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"shadow."
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The plot of Fig. 6 appears to be a supernova, probably in our
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own galaxy, caught in the act of exploding. The plot of Fig. 7 was made
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four days after another supernova explosion; that plot reveals that that
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supernova left a well-developed black hole and "ring" structure. You
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may find it interesting to consider that visual indications of those
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supernovas will not be seen for several thousand years! As such, it
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might be "quite a while" before we get a visual confirmation of our
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suspected supernova!
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Last, Fig. 8 shows a plot of the moon's gravitational shadow
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during the eclipse of May 30, 1984. Note that the gravitational shadow
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preceded the optical shadow by about eight minutes! That gives credence
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to our claim that gravitational effects propagate instantaneously.
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Relatedly, but not shown here, a deep shadow is consistently detected
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whenever the center of the galaxy appears on the meridian (180 degrees)
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hinting of the existence of a "black hole" in that region.
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Conclusions
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In this article we discussed the highlights of a new theory of
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the universe that predicts the existence of monopole gravity waves. We
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then presented details of a circuit that can be used to detect monopole
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gravity waves. The author has monitored those signals for ten years so
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is confident that you will be able to duplicate those results. Needless
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to say, the subject of gravity waves is a largely unexplored one, and
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there is much yet to be learned. Perhaps this article will inspire you
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to contribute to that knowledge. In your experiments, you might
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consider trying the following: Operate several detector circuits at the
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same time and record the results. Separate the detectors -- even by
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many miles -- and record their outputs. In such experiments, the author
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found that the circuits' outputs were very similar. Those results would
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seem to count out local EMI or pure random noise as the cause of the
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circuit response.
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For more information on the subject of gravity you might consult
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_Gravitation_ by C. Misner, K. Thorne, and J. Wheeler, published by W.H.
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Freeman and Co., 1973. Also, the article, "Quantum Non-Demolition
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Measurements" in _Science_, Volume 209, August 1 1980 contains useful
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information on the QND type of measurement used here.
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Sidebar: Rhysmonic Cosmology
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Ancient and Renaissance physicists postulated the existence of
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an all-pervasive medium they called the _ether_. Since the advent of
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sub-atomic physics and relativity, theories of the ether have fallen
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into disuse. Rhysmonic cosmology postulates the existence of rhysmons,
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which are the fundamental particles of nature, and which pervade the
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universe, as does the ether.
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Each rhysmon has the attributes of size, shape, position, and
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velocity; rhysmons are arranged in space in a matrix structure, the
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density of which varies according to position in the universe. The
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matrix structure of rhysmons in free space gives rise to the fundamental
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units of length, time, velocity, mass, volume, denisty, and energy
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discovered by physicist Max Planck.
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Fundamental postulates of the Rhysmonic Universe can be
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summarized as follows:
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o The universe is finite and spherical
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o Euclidean geometry is sufficient to describe Rhysmonic Space.
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o The edge of the universe is a perfect reflector of energy.
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o Matter forms only in the central portion of the universe.
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The matrix structure of rhysmons allows the instantaneous
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transmission of energy along a straight line, called an energy vector,
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from the point of origin to the edge of the universe, where it would be
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reflected according to laws similar those giverning spherical optics.
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In Rhysmonic Cosmology, mass, inertia, and energy are treated as
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they are in classical mechanics. Mass arises, according to the author,
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because "particles in rhysmonic cosmology must be the result of changes
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in the `density' of the rhysmonic structure, since the universe is
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nothing more than rhysmons and the void."
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In a "dense" area of the universe, such as the core of a
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particle, a number of rhysmons are squeezed togther. This means that
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every particle has a correlating anti-particle, or an area of
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correspondingly low density. In addition, a particle has an excess of
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outward-directed energy vectors, and an anti-particle has an excess of
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inward-directed energy vectors. Those vectors are what we usually call
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electric charge.
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Gravity is not a force of attraction between objects; rather,
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two objects are impelled towards each other by energy vectors impinging
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on the surfaces of those objects that do not face each other. Netwon's
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laws of gravitation hold, although their derivation is different than in
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Newton's system.
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Gravitational waves arise in various ways, but, in general, a
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large astronomical disturbance, such as the explosion of a supernova,
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instantaneously modulates the rhysmonic energy vectors. That modulation
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might then appear, for example, superimposed on the Earth's
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gravitaional-field flux -- and it would be detectable by circuits like
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those described here.
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Diagrams
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Fig. 2 - A Basic gravity-wave detector is very
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- - - - )| - - - - - - - - - simple. The charge build-up on capacitor C1
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. Cx 470pF . due to gravity-wave impulses is amplified by
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. . IC1 for output.
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. R1 1.3M . R2 see text
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o----v^v^v^----------------o -----v^v^v^--------------------O DC Output
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R1 500K R2 1.5M R5 100K |
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Fig. 4 -- A buffered output stage makes the gravity-wave detector easier
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to use.
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Parts List - Simple Detector Parts List - Buffered Detector
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All resistors 1/4-watt, 5%. All fixed resistors 1/4-watt, 5%.
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R1 - 1.3 megohm R1 - 500,000 ohms
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R2 - see text R2 - 1.5 megohms, potentiometer
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Capacitors R3 - 10,000 ohms, potentiometer
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C1 - 0.22 uF R4 - 5000 ohms
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C2 - see text R5 - 100,000 ohms
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Cx - see text Capacitors
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Semiconductors C1 - 0.22 uF
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IC1 - 741 op-amp Semiconductors
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IC1 - 1458 dual op-amp
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