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| File Name : DUALVELO.ASC | Online Date : 05/09/95 |
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The following hints at an unusual relativity theory which might have
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'alternative' applications.
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Newsgroups: alt.philosophy.objectivism,alt.sci.physics.new-theories,sci.astro,
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sci.edu,sci.energy,sci.engr,sci.logic,sci.misc,sci.physics,sci.
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physics.computational.fluid-dynamics,sci.physics.electromag,sci.
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physics.fusion,sci.physics.particle,sci.research
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Path: news.cc.uch.gr!news.forth.gr!ecrc!Munich.Germany.EU.net!Germany.EU.net!
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EU.net!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!vergon
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From: vergon@netcom.com (Vertner Vergon)
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Subject: Re: The Farce of Physics
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Message-ID: <vergonD5HGDs.n11@netcom.com>
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Sender: vergon@netcom19.netcom.com
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Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
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References: <3jgamd$op0@acasun.eckerd.edu>
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Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 13:05:51 GMT
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Xref: news.cc.uch.gr alt.philosophy.objectivism:4693 alt.sci.physics.new-
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theories:3257 sci.astro:58753 sci.edu:5093 sci.energy:23692 sci.engr:6106
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sci.logic:7265 sci.misc:6052 sci.physics:76412
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sci.physics.computational.fluid-dynamics:462 sci.physics
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sci.research:4892
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Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
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Keywords:
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Cc:
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In article <3jgamd$op0@acasun.eckerd.edu>,
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Bryan Wallace <wallace@acasun.eckerd.edu> wrote:
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>This post is in reply to the Steve Carlip carlip@dirac.ucdavis.edu 27 Feb
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1995
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>18:40:02 post in the Thread "The Farce of Physics" in the newsgroup
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>"sci.physics".
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>Steve wrote:
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>> ... In other words, we may not be able to compute the exact
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>>trajectory of a falling apple, but we can calculate the tension in the
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>>stem that holds it to the tree. ...
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>
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>Most physicists would argue that Einstein's General Relativity theory is
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>superior to Newtonian theory, yet it can't compute the trajectory of a
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>falling apple or the orbit of a spacecraft in the solar system and Newtonian
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>theory can. S. Chandrasekhar in his article titled "Einstein and general
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>relativity: Historical perspectives" (Am.J.Phys.,47(3),212-1979), wrote:
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>
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> ... On this account, it would have been entirely sufficient to generalize
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> the Newtonian theory to allow for such small departures which may arise
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> from the finiteness of the velocity of light since we expect the Newtonian
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> theory to be exact if the velocity of light could be considered as
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> infinite. ...
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>
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>R. A. Waldron in his article titled "Gravitational forces"(Speculations Sci.
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>Technol.,7,177-1984) wrote:
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> That the anomaly in the precession of the planet Mercury could be
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> accounted for by a modification to Newton's law of gravitation has been
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> known for a long time. Einstein's general theory of relativity can, in
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> this respect, be expressed as a factor [1 + (3v^2/c^2)] in the
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> gravitational force law [22]. ...
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This is an interesting thread -- with an interesting twist.
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I published a book in 1976 [ modestly :-) ] entitled Relativity Beyond
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Einstein that contained my Dual Velocity Theory of Relativity.
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In it I maintained that a better relativity theory could be had by
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generalizing Newtonian mechanics (I termed it "creating a bridge between NM
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and relativistic mechanics").
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Actually, in the beginning, I thought I was going to come up with something
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very different than Einstein's SR. As things went along I began to see that I
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was developing a parallel theory. Certain reviewers were telling me that I was
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saying the same thing in a different way.
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But when I finished there were certain differences. For example, in SR we have
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the concept of "relativistic mass" that creates quite a bit of controversy and
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"un-understanding" -- or *mis*understanding if you please, to wit:
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Momentum is given as P = gamma m, which is often written
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mv
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P = ----
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R
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(R = Lorentz transformation)
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It is always assumed that R modifies m, creating the unexplainable -- often
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causing problems -- 'relativistic mass'.
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As an inherent part of my theory R modifies v (velocity), not m (mass). This
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gives us an INVARIANT mass.
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But what about the velocity? It is measured as v. The theory is based on
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Newtonian velocites with infinity as a limit -- BUT there are *two* velocites,
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the c+ velocity is foreshortened in observation and is measured as v.
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There is a *mechanical* explanation for this phenomenon.
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The theory also reveals a differing Doppler effect (see posting this
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newsgroup), a differing addition of velocities (also in this newsgroup) and a
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differing rate for time dilation (and compression). The latter dissipates the
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twins paradox.
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I could go on -- but then I'd be long winded. Just wanted to get my 2 cents in
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here.
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For a better world V.V. Model Maker
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A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making
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them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new
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generation grows up that is familiar with it.
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--- Max Planck
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
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--- Einstein
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Vanguard Note - Looking for more details on this theory. How intriguing,
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that mass does not change, just the speed at which the mass is moving, kind of
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a turbo boost once the Lorentz transformation kicks in. Could this be a key
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to how to generate the 'wormholes' so prevalent in sci-fi media today?..Jerry
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