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Title : Gravity Paper
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Keywords: GRAVITY ELECTRONICS RESONANCE
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This is an ASCII file of an unpublished paper. The paper presents a
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hypothesis that gravity is the result of a distortion in space-time This
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paper does not present basic information and an understanding of
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A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
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by John R. Majka
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Edited by Francis J. Ernest
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AN EXPERIMENT
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Let us assume that there is a charged particle in free space. There
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is an observer which is at rest with respect to the charged particle.
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This observer "sees" the gravitational field and the electric field of
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this particle.
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Let us now add a second observer. The second observer is exactly like
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the first observer except that it is travelling at some constant
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speed, v, which is less than the speed of light, with respect to the
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first observer and the charged particle. This second observer also
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"sees" the gravitational field and the electric field of the charged
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particle. However, this second observer also "sees" a magnetic field
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surrounding the charged particle.
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Now, we will add a third observer which is identical to the first two
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observers except that this observer is travelling at the speed of
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light relative to the first observer and to the charged particle.
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According to the Theory of Relativity, the third observer must "see"
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an electromagnetic wave at the location of the charged particle since
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their relative speed is the speed of light.
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At the same time, the three observers see the charged particle
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differently.
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At a relative speed of zero, the observer "sees" a mass and an
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electric field. At a relative speed other than zero but less than
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that of light, the second observer "sees" a mass, an electric field
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and a magnetic field. At a relative speed of light, the third
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observer "sees" an electromagnetic wave with no gravitational field
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and no electric field other than that associated with the
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electromagnetic wave itself.
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HYPOTHESIS
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The hypothesis is that as the relative speed of a charged particle
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increases from zero to that of light, the particle appears to change
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to an electromagnetic wave because of the expansion of the magnetic
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field. This magnetic field combines with some of the static electric
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field, in proportion to the energy of the magnetic field, to form an
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electromagnetic wave. At the speed of light, the electric field is
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entirely combined with the magnetic field and the particle appears as
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an electromagnetic wave.
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At speeds less than that of light, the magnetic field of the
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electromagnetic wave collapses. The collapsing field distorts or
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twists space-time which appears to us as a gravitational field. Thus,
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it is the distortion of space-time which appears to us as "mass"
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rather than "mass" causing the distortion.
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JUSTIFICATION
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Energy Density
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This hypothesis seems to be justified by equations from classical
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physics. The equation describing the energy density of the particle's
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magnetic field, Um , is:
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Um = B2 / ( 2uo )
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where uo is the magnetic permeability of free space
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The equation describing the energy density of the particle's electric
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field, Ue , is:
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Ue = eo E2
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where eo is the electric permittivity of free space
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The total energy, Ut , of the electric and magnetic field of a
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particle travelling at some speed, v, is the sum of these two
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equations. Converting to like terms and combining terms, the total
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energy equation is:
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Ut = ( eo E2 / 2) ( 1 + v2 /c2 )
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If we now let V = C, the equation becomes:
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Ut = eo E2
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which is also the energy density equation of an electromagnetic wave.
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Classical physics equations also show that the direction of the
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magnetic field of a charged particle, travelling at some speed, is
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such that the Poynting Vector cross product is satisfied. That is, E
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x H = I.
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Duality
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The hypothesis is also supported by experiments which have shown that
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charged particles travelling at a high speed exhibit duality. That
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is, when travelling at high speeds, charged particles exhibit particle
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characteristics and electromagnetic wave characteristics. If, as is
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hypothesized, the magnetic field combines with a portion of the static
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electric field to create an electromagnetic wave, duality is expected.
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Since the particle is only partially an electromagnetic wave, it
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should exhibit duality at speeds less than light.
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OBJECTIONS
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Mass Increase
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Bucherer Experiment
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The accepted theory is that mass increases as speed increases. The
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finding by Bucherer in 1908, that the electric field to mass (e/m)
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ratio is less for high speed particles, has been accepted as proof of
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an increase in mass. The hypothesis proposes that the reason for this
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finding is not that the mass has increased but rather that the
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electric field and the mass have decreased. That part of the electric
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field which combines with the magnetic field to create an
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electromagnetic field can not participate in static charge
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measurements. Therefore, those experiments measuring e/m will show a
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lower value for high speed particles than for slower particles.
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Momentum Selector
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Experiments with particle accelerators seem to show an increase in
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mass with an increase in the speed of a particle. After being
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accelerated, charged particles are passed through a velocity selector
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which passes only those particles which are travelling at a
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predetermined speed. Immediately, the particles are passed through a
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momentum selector which is a uniform magnetic field. This magnetic
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field produces a constant acceleration on the particle which causes
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the particle to travel in a circular path. The radius of the path is
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proportional to the linear momentum of the particle. Since momentum
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is proportional to the mass of the particle, it is assumed that the
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radius of the path is then proportional to the mass of the particle.
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Experiments have shown that the higher the speed of the particle, the
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greater the radius through the momentum selector. It has been assumed
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from these experiments that the greater radius is due to a greater
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mass.
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The hypothesis states that the apparent mass of the particle decreases
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with relative speed and that the magnetic field combines with a
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portion of the electric field to produce an electromagnetic wave. A
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decrease in apparent mass should be observed in particle accelerator
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experiments by a decrease in the radius of the path of the particle if
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mass were the determining factor.
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However, electromagnetic waves also have a linear momentum and this
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momentum is not affected by an external magnetic field. When passed
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through a momentum selector, an electromagnetic wave would pass
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straight through and not describe a circular path. Since the
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electromagnetic wave is characteristic of the particle, it's path is
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the same as the particle's path. The linear momentum of the
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electromagnetic wave adds to that of the particle and increases the
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radius of the path.
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CHARACTERISTIC VELOCITY OF SPACE
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It has been assumed that electromagnetic waves can travel only at the
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speed of light. The hypothesis proposes that there is an
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electromagnetic wave which is a characteristic of any charged particle
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travelling at any relative speed greater than zero and less than the
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speed of light.
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Since electromagnetic waves travel through transmission lines and
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through space, it is possible to model their propagation through space
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by a transmission line analogy. Transmission lines and space share
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common parameters. The most notable are the parameters of distributed
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inductance (or magnetic permeability) in henries per meter,
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distributed capacitance (or electric permittivity) in farads per
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meter, characteristic impedance in Ohms and characteristic velocity
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in meters per second.
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Models of transmission lines are basic in the study of electricity and
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electronics. A model circuit diagram describing a typical, real
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transmission line is shown in Figure 1. The inductance, L, is in
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terms of henries per meter. The capacitance , C, is in terms of
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farads per meter and the resistance, R, is in terms of Ohms per meter.
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Note that the circuit diagram basically consists of one RLC circuit
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repeated for the length of the transmission line. The resistance, R,
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is responsible for losses in transmission lines. In an "ideal"
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transmission line, without losses, the resistance is ignored. Since
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it seems that an electromagnetic wave travels through space without
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losses, we may assume that the model for an ideal transmission line is
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adequate for an analysis of free space. Also, since the circuit
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segment is repeated for the length of the transmission line, the
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analysis of one segment is sufficient. Figure 2 shows the circuit
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diagram for an ideal transmission line.
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Circuit modeling involves determining the voltages and currents
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through the circuit. By Ohms Law (E = I x Z), the voltages and
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currents are related through impedances. (Note: Impedance is
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mathematically treated as a resistance. It differs from a resistance
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in that there are no energy losses through an impedance.) Figure 3
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shows the same circuit with the impedances of the circuit elements.
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The values of the impedances are shown in typical electrical analysis
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notation. Since the impedance of an inductor varies directly with the
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frequency of the current through it or voltage applied to it, the
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impedance is in terms of the frequency, jw. Since the impedance of a
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capacitor varies inversely with the frequency of the current through
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it or voltage applied to it, the impedance is in terms of the inverse
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frequency, 1/jw. (In electrical analysis, since the symbol "i" is
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used to represent current flow, the symbol "j" is used to represent
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the square root of -1 and the symbol, w or omega, is used to represent
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frequency where w = 2 pi f.)
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It can be seen that this circuit is also the circuit of a series L-C
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circuit. To go from a transmission line model to a series L-C circuit
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model all we need do is change the terms of the parameters from
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henries/meter and farads/meter to henries and farads. The normalized
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transfer function, H(jw), of such a circuit is:
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H(jw) = 1/( w2 - wo2)
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The symbol w represents the frequency of the signal applied to the
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circuit. The symbol wo represents the resonant frequency of the
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circuit and it is numerically equal to the square root of (1/LC).
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The resonant frequency is the frequency preferred by the circuit. If
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a signal was applied to the circuit and it was not at the resonant
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frequency, the circuit would
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offer an impedance to the signal. If a signal at the resonant
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frequency was applied to the circuit, the circuit would offer no
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impedance. The reason for this is that the impedance of the inductor
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(jw) varies directly with the frequency of the applied signal. The
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impedance of the capacitor (1/jw) varies inversely with the frequency
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of the applied signal. At the resonant frequency, the magnitude of
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the impedance offered by the inductor and the capacitor are equal.
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Impedances due to inductors and capacitors are vector quantities. The
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direction of the inductor's impedance vector varies directly with the
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frequency of the applied signal in the positive direction. The
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direction of the capacitor's impedance vector also varies directly
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with the frequency of the applied signal but in the negative
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direction. At resonance, the magnitudes of the impedances are equal
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but the vectors are 180 degrees out of phase with each other and thus
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cancel. At resonance, the circuit offers no impedance.
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The values for L and C in a series L-C circuit are in terms of henries
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and farads. The resonant frequency, wo, is equal to the square root
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of (1/LC). The resonant frequency, then, is in terms of 1/second or
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Hertz. If we were to substitute henries per meter and farads per
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meter for the values of the circuit elements, then resonance would be
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in terms of meters per second. Instead of a resonant frequency we
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would have a resonant velocity. Indeed, for transmission lines, the
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velocity of propagation is the square root of (1/LC).
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The speed of light is the square root of (1/uoeo) which are the
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magnetic permeability and electric permittivity of free space.
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Therefore, we may assume that the speed of light is the resonant
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velocity of free space.
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The series L-C circuit does not forbid frequencies other than the
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resonant frequency but it does provide an impedance to them.
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Similarly, we may assume that the universe does not forbid speeds
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other than the speed of light but would provide an impedance to them.
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Electromagnetic waves, which are characteristic of charged particles,
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can travel at speeds other than the speed of light.
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We should note that the series L-C circuit does not prohibit
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frequencies greater than the resonant frequency. Since the analogy
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between series L-C circuits and free space has held in other
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circumstances we may assume that space also does not prohibit speeds
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greater than resonant speed but will provide an impedance to them.
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STEADY-STATE IMPEDANCES
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The hypothesis predicts that electromagnetic waves can travel at
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speeds other than at the speed of light. At light speed, the universe
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offers no impedance to the propagation of electromagnetic waves. At
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other than light speeds, it is expected that the universe will provide
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an impedance to these waves.
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We are familiar with speeds less than light. At a zero relative
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speed, the "stopped" electromagnetic wave appears as a "particle" and
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exhibits a gravitational field and an electric field. In the series
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L-C circuit, the impedance encountered by a signal with a frequency of
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zero Hertz is provided entirely by the capacitance. As the frequency
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of the signal is increased, the impedance of the capacitor is reduced.
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Similarly, as the speed of a particle increases, the effects of the
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static electric field are decreased.
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Similarly, we may compare the impedance of the inductor to the
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magnetic field of a particle in relative motion. At zero Hertz, there
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is no impedance offered by the inductor and a "particle" at zero
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relative speed has no magnetic field. As the frequency of the applied
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signal to the circuit is increased, the impedance provided by the
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inductor is increased. As the speed of the particle increases, the
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effects of the magnetic field are increased.
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At frequencies less than the resonant frequency, the impedance of the
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circuit is due primaily to the capacitor. At speeds less than that of
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light, the electric field is dominant and the magnetic field is a
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function of the electric charge.
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At frequencies greater than the resonant frequency, the impedance of
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the circuit is due primarily to the inductor. We may then assume
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that, by analogy, at speeds greater than the speed of light, the
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magnetic field will dominate and will appear to be as constant as the
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electric field at sub-light speeds. At these speeds, it may appear
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that the electric field is a function of the magnetic field.
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To repeat for clarity: The impedance offered by the capacitor is
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analogous to the electric field of a charged particle and the
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impedance offered by the inductor is analogous to the magnetic field
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of a charged particle in motion.
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NON-STEADY-STATE CONDITIONS
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Let us assume a series L-C circuit, as described above, with no
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applied signal. The inductor does not have an initial magnetic field
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nor does the capacitor have an initial electric field. Now let us
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apply a signal of zero Hertz and the circuit will oscillate at its
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resonant frequency. In a real circuit, resistances cause the
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oscillation to dampen. In an ideal circuit, the oscillation does not
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die out and continues forever. If we assume the creation of a
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particle, we would see that this particle causes a disturbance which
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propagates as an electromagnetic wave.
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Now we change the frequency of the applied signal. Again the circuit
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will respond with an oscillation at it's resonant frequency.
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Similarly, if we accelerate a charged particle, an electromagnetic
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wave is generated. Indeed, any change in the frequency of the applied
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signal to a series L-C circuit will generate transient oscillations
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just as acceleration of a charged particle will generate
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electromagnetic waves.
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GRAVITY
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The electric and magnetic fields of a particle have been associated
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with the impedances offered by the capacitor and inductor of an
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analogous series L-C circuit. The hypothesis proposes that the mass
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of a particle is due to the collapse of the magnetic field of the
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particle.
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Mass is not recognized directly but a gravitational field is. A
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gravitational field is probably not a different form of a magnetic
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field. The gravitational field is, most likely, a result of the
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collapsed magnetic field. It is possible that the collapsed magnetic
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field pulls or twists the fabric of space-time in such a way as to
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form what we call a gravitational field.
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As the speed of the charged particle increases, the magnetic field
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expands and decreases its pull or twist which causes a decrease in the
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gravitational field. At speeds greater than light, the hypothesis
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predicts that the effects of the electric and magnetic fields will be
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reversed. At these speeds, it is likely that the magnetic fields will
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become polar and the electric fields will become circular, that is, a
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magnetic monopole will result.
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At speeds much greater than that of light, the electric field may be
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expected to collapse. This collapsed electric field may also pull or
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twist the fabric of space-time and form a type of field not now known.
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