The universe is not authentic when time is at odds with clocks. (Erik Lovin)
What if our beliefs are based on popular misconceptions? Einstein said, "Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe?" Newton said time is absolute, and Einstein states time is relative, but Relativity cannot be authentic if time is absolute.
Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own. How we use time is where the future takes us. Will we ever understand time and what makes it tick? My goal is to search for the absolute truth…
For example, light must have a tiny mass, given that we can see it and feel its heat. The book, Einstein Blindsided By The Light, explores if light is truly massless.
In the book Einstein Distorted By Gravity. The theory of gravity emerges from quarks. The book, Einstein Misled By Time, revealed the authentic definition of time. To understand your relationship with time, keep reading.
Einstein became a worldwide sensation because of his equation, E=mc², which shows the equivalence of energy and matter. If the theory of Relativity has a mathematical problem, it's time to replace Relativity with a better model.
The Evolution of Time: Newton vs. Einstein.
Isaac Newton's book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy was published in 1687, establishing classical mechanics. According to Newton, absolute time exists independently of any observer and progresses consistently at the same rate throughout the universe.
A new idea of time emerges when Einstein said time and space are relative to motion. These two geniuses worked on the mathematical implications of time. However, they didn't define time. They assumed that clocks measure time.
Newton defined motion through absolute space. Einstein imagined that he was riding on a beam of massless light. Then he had to explain why massless light is attracted to gravity.
Was Sir Issac Newton correct to say that the universe has one absolute time? Time has two versions: the familiar one we display on clocks, watches, and phones, and the version nature displays. Before people had clocks, they used the daily motion of the Sun across the sky and the motion of light moving across the moon's surface.
An unknown force set the motion of the Big Bang equal to the speed of light. The universe is full of motion, and every particle of light and matter is moving with the expanding universe at the speed of light. If the universe stops moving, the universe ceases to exist.
The crux of Einstein’s relativity is time. He said that a photon clock is always correct in its inertial frame. So a photon clock will not show time dilation. However, to maintain the constant speed of light, the Lorentz transformation allows time to change its physical value. How does a geometric diagram change a clock's ticking rate?
The scientific community agrees with Einstein that a photon clock provides the correct time within its environment, or frame of reference. However, the physics and frequency of atoms are affected by gravity, temperature, and accelerated motion. Therefore, all physical clocks are subject to change by universal forces.
The universe does not move because of time, but rather with a force that initiated the beginning of the universe. This motion is the fundamental principle of time that supersedes our invention of clocks and merges cosmology with time in a way that transcends classical physics. Let’s explore the speed of light and its implications, both scientifically and in our daily lives.
The Invariant Speed of Light
To address the energy of fundamental particles and bridge quantum and classical physics, we need to address the fundamental nature of light.
Where does light come from? Why does it travel at the fastest speed in the universe? Does light have energy and mass? These questions have not been fully answered by science, yet we base our limited knowledge of the universe on the principles of light.
Where Does Light Come From?
Light illuminates the universe to enlighten us.
Why is the speed of light what it is? The light from the Big Bang started the universe to expand at the speed of light. Therefore, the entire universe, including the Earth, is travelling at the speed of light. You would think that you are stationary, but the electrons in your atoms are emitting infrared light. So our energy is also moving at the speed of light. Since the universe is expanding at the speed of light, it's impossible for anything to travel faster than the universe moves.
Does Light have Energy and Mass?
Energy is equivalent to mass, and we can feel light, so it must have a physical presence. Consider that lasers can cut steel, so light energy can perform work. Some quantum properties of light are still a mystery. Coming back to Einstein riding on a beam of light. It's challenging to falsify mind experiments and imagination. He said, "Logic can take you from A to B, but imagination can take you everywhere."
Imagination is the Key
Albert imagined travelling in space and at each location observing clocks ticking at the same rate at the speed of light. Mathematically, he measured the distance between clocks using the speed of light and calculated the distances into the time between each observation. It showed that time must change to keep the speed of light constant. Thus, time became relative to motion. It doesn't make sense, but the time dilation on clocks answers many science questions, so space became known as Spacetime.
The equations in Special Relativity show that travelling near the speed of light makes objects thinner in the direction of motion, and at the speed of light, time stops. These things are impossible to observe in experiments, yet his theory proves them mathematically. How is that possible?
How can imaginary clocks and imaginary observations lead to time dilation that isn't imaginary? The explanation comes from using a Lorentz transformation, which is a geometric diagram, to predict the results we witness. How does time change?
The Answer is in the Concept of Time.
Einstein's scientific method uses time and clocks in the same manner. Namely, clocks measure time. However, clocks and time are separate things. We fail to realize that time isn't real. We use clocks to measure the speed of light, and Einstein used the speed of light to measure time. That's a circular definition.
Relativity compensates for the time on clocks in space by adjusting time to maintain the speed of light. But clocks exist on Earth, in a gravitational field, instead of in space. Thus, we need to compensate for the different environments when measuring motion.
It's this principle that makes it look like we must use Relativity to compensate for the gravitational time dilation on Earth clocks.
Everything about time is a man-made construct. Both clocks and observations of nature have limitations. Time is a concept that cannot be measured. Reality is the motion of the universe, and clocks measure that motion.
Relativity must transition to the next generation of quantum physics. We need to address the energy of fundamental particles, namely, by bridging classical mechanics and quantum mechanics. It's time for a change…
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