GPS Does Not Require Relativity

A nice summary of the non-dependence of GPS on relativity just came out by Springer with his paper "Does the GPS System Rely upon Einstein’s Relativity?". Also, like Springer, another expert on GPS, Ron Hatch, has been writing on the topic at least since 1995. He presented many of the complicated details and illogical claims of relativity in a video conference. Some of Hatch's beliefs are quite conventional (length contraction, absolute time, etc.), but, like Springer, he clearly has not swallowed the entire relativity package. Both are cognizant of the apparent relation between clock rates and gravitation. If any of this intrigues you, get our latest book on "Universal Cycle Theory" (Puetz and Borchardt, 2011) or, at minimum, read our paper on "Neomechanical Gravitation Theory" (NGT) (Borchardt and Puetz, 2012). I also have a short Blog on our hypothesis involving “aethereal redshift” as being the actual physical explanation for the gravitational redshift predicted by Einstein.

Here is a short summary of the situation:

Remarkably, Einstein’s prediction concerning the gravitational redshift was partially accurate, but for the wrong reasons. First, he assumed that space was perfectly empty and that light was a particle; we assume that light is wave motion in the aether. Secondly, he assumed that light had a constant velocity; we assume that it is not constant and that its velocity depends on the density of the aether medium. His theory meant that photons would be affected by gravitation. Photons moving toward a massive body would be blueshifted and photons moving away from a massive body would be redshifted. Indeed, the Pound-Rebka (1960) experiment proved that light moving toward Earth was blueshifted and that light moving away from Earth was redshifted. Other massive objects in the universe also emit redshifted light. Each time this observation is made, it is taken by regressive physicists as a confirmation of general relativity theory (GRT). Recent news is that galaxy clusters produce a gravitational redshift.

Alternatively, our “Aethereal Redshift Theory” (ART) states that the density of the aether medium and thus the velocity of light increases with distance from baryonic (ordinary) matter. For a particular light frequency, an increase in velocity produces an increase in wavelength, which appears as the misnamed “gravitational” redshift. This variation in aether density is coincidentally what causes gravitation in NGT. Aether pressure away from a massive body is greater than it is near the massive body (as Newton speculated). So, it comes down to this: Is light affected by gravitation or not? Dowdy (2010) recently showed that light is unaffected by gravity. The upshot is that the bending of light during the Eddington (1918) observations that made Einstein famous was simply due to refraction within the sun’s corona. The bending predicted by Einstein does not occur when light traverses the sun at a distance twice the radius of the sun. This means, of course, that light is a wave and not a particle or wave-particle having mass.

Refs:

Borchardt, Glenn, and Puetz, Stephen J., 2012, Neomechanical gravitation theory, in Volk, G., ed., Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance, 19th Conference of the NPA, 25-28 July: Albuquerque, NM, Natural Philosophy Alliance, Mt. Airy, MD, p. 53-58. [10.13140/RG.2.1.3991.0483]
 
Dowdye, E.H., Jr., 2010, Findings convincingly show no direct interaction between gravitation and electromagnetism in empty vacuum space ( http://www.extinctionshift.com/SignificantFindings.htm ), in Volk, G., Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance, 17th Conference of the NPA, 23-26 June, 2010: Long Beach, CA, Natural Philosophy Alliance, Mt. Airy, MD, v. 7, p. 131-136.

Eddington, S.A., 1918, Report on the relativity theory of gravitation: London, Fleetway Press, 91 p.

Pound, R.V., and Rebka, G.A., 1960, Apparent Weight of Photons: Physical Review Letters, v. 4, no. 7, p. 337-341.

Puetz, S.J., and Borchardt, Glenn, 2011, Universal cycle theory: Neomechanics of the hierarchically infinite universe: Denver, Outskirts Press ( www.universalcycletheory.com ), 626 p.

Univironmental Synchronicity

Here is an amazing demonstration of univironmental determinism (The scientific philosophy that whatever happens to an xyz portion of the universe is determined by the infinite matter in motion within and without) (courtesy: Ikeguchi Laboratories):

Microcosms not in tune with their macrocosms invariably are forced to comply. It reminds me of the development of the “consensus” within regressive physics in favor of relativity and the Big Bang. The semi-isolated, suspended table is like the indeterministic society in which we all live. The only way a well-established paradigm can be defeated is by some significant macrocosmic input. In this case, the power of the indeterministic assumptions of society must decline before indeterminism in physics can be defeated. We live at a time when absurd beliefs are commonplace and well accepted. Those who believe in virgin birth, walking on water, and living after dying are unlikely to object to claims that the universe exploded out of nothing.

Fortunately, we live in an ever-changing universe. It remains to be seen how long the traditional assumptions can survive. As I have mentioned before, I believe that these will continue to suffer increasing stress during the next four decades (see figure below). As rates of global population growth continue to decline, rates of global economic expansion will also continue to decline. Adaptation to a steady state, sustainable economy will not occur without considerable strife and overall questioning of authority. It is true that people’s minds change slowly in the face of slow change, but is also true that minds change rapidly in the face of rapid change.

Reference:

Borchardt, Glenn, 2007, The scientific worldview: Beyond Newton and Einstein: Lincoln, NE, iUniverse, p. 290.

Neomechanical Gravitation Theory Video

Here is the video of the 30-minute talk I gave in Albuquerque on July 25 at the 19^th Conference of the Natural Philosophy Alliance on our paper:

Borchardt, Glenn, and Puetz, S.J., 2012, Neomechanical gravitation theory ( http://www.worldsci.org/pdf/abstracts/abstracts_6529.pdf ), in Volk, Greg, Proceedings of the Natural Philosophy Alliance, 19th Conference of the NPA, 25-28 July: Albuquerque, NM, Natural Philosophy Alliance, Mt. Airy, MD, v. 9, p. 53-58.

[One correction: Although the speed of sound in air is about 700 mph, nitrogen and oxygen molecules in air travel randomly in all directions at about 1000 mph (not at 100 mph, as I misspoke in the talk).]

Click above or on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxzLf8TdvWE

Glenn Borchardt Interview on The Scientific Worldview

Here at last is the video interview I did with Tom Palmer on his TV show "Sane Society" in Berkeley. It is a good summary of TSW. Tom had some good sideline questions as well.


https://vimeo.com/49848086

Online Courses and Subversive Education

Thanks again to Gary Wacker for the heads-up concerning online courses. There also are many free online courses (see http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses ). Their exponential growth no doubt will continue as the cost of in-person education skyrockets (U.C. Berkeley, presumably the best public university in the U.S., has a total yearly cost of $32,000 for in-state and $55,000 for out-of-state students). Perhaps to offset that calamity, UCB also has become the top university offering free online courses (http://www.jimmyr.com/blog/1_Top_10_Universities_With_Free_Courses_Online.php ).

One good example of a free online course is “Introduction to Genetics and Evolution,” which will be given by Prof. Mohamed Noor of Duke University starting Oct. 10. It already has an enrollment of over 25,000 students (http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2012/07/25/a-free-online-course-in-genetics-and-evolution-by-mohamed-noor/ ). Personal attention obviously is impossible with so many students, but this seems little different from the 500-student lecture halls that many of us experienced at the big universities. We became logical thinkers anyway.

You can see the opportunities that await those of us who wish to rid physics of cosmogony and relativity. With the worldwide web, truly mass education has arrived. The high priests of regressive physics inevitably will lose their indeterministic grip as education becomes cheaper and more efficient.