The
'Special Theory'
Of
Relativity
"...[a] magnificent
mathematical garb which fascinates, dazzles
and makes people blind to the underlying
errors. The theory is like a beggar clothed in
purple whom ignorant people take for a
king ... its exponents are brilliant men
but they are metaphysicists rather than
scientists .." Nikola Tesla
" Since the
mathematicians have invaded the theory of
relativity, I do not understand it myself
anymore." Albert Einstein
INTRODUCTION.
During
the time after the prophecy of 1984-1988, when we were still in
America, I visited a number of university libraries
in order to obtain first hand information. One of
the topics I was interested in, was getting a
better insight into the writings of Albert Einstein,
in particular concerning his 'special theory of relativity'. I managed to find
a book that he wrote in the twenties concerning the
subject, the title of the book is;
Relativity-The
Special and General Theory.
This book is my primary source of
information in questioning Mr.Einstein's 'special
theory' of relativity.
The purpose of this
essay is to show the reader how the curse which is
upon earth, has skewed our perception of reality. When
we begin to see how irrational man is, we can come to
grips with the mess we find ourselves in. I have
specifically chosen Mr.Einstein to get my message
across because in this world, in the eyes
of the masses, he is a man of high esteem. Time
magazine gave him "the person of the century" award,
and with good reason. I quote from the editorial
column of Time magazine dated 31 December 1999:
"Einstein best met
our criteria: the person who, for better or worse,
personified our times and will be recorded by
history as having the most lasting
significance."
BACKGROUND.
In my original letter to fellow believers I
mention that Mr.Einstein's reasoning was flawed. In
chapter 6 of his book, he makes an argument for the
theorem of addition of velocities. Toward the end of
the chapter he does mention that in reality the
theorem does not hold. However prior to him saying
this, he seems to make a valid argument for the,
'addition of velocities', theorem.
It is obvious that his argument is flawed by
saying that, if a man walks in a train carriage, in
the same direction as the carriage is moving, then the
velocity with which the man is moving, relative to the
embankment, equals the velocity of the carriage, plus
the velocity with which the man is walking. This
cannot be the case simply because the velocity with
which the man moves, cannot exceed the
velocity of the carriage. The man is in the carriage,
he is part of the carriage, he cannot be separated
from the carriage. The man is bound by the carriage.
The velocity with which he is moving, is identical to
the velocity of the carriage, relative to the
embankment. This should be common sense.
FAULTY REASONING ?
It is clear to me
that Mr. Einstein's special theory of relativity is
flawed because of faulty reasoning. Now there are
those who will argue that this cannot be the case,
because Mr Einstein's theory has been 'proven' over
and over again.
My response to them is that because it appears
that the theory works, does not necessarily mean that
it is true. What has happened is that Mr. Einstein
accepted a false premise as being true,
and in order to correct his error in reasoning, he has
fabricated, a false theory in order to compensate
for his false premise. The moral of the story is that
two wrongs do not make a right, even although they
provide the correct answer to a problem.
In this essay i will start with Mr
Einstein's example of the event that takes place when
a stone is dropped from a moving carriage, onto an
embankment. The stone is dropped by Mr Einstein
from the carriage, and the event is observed by a
bystander on the embankment. Hopefully when we get to
the end of this essay the reader will have a clear
insight into the erroneous reasoning of Mr.Einstein.
" SPACE AND TIME
IN CLASSICAL MECHANICS."
The
First paragraph.
" The purpose of
mechanics is to describe how bodies change position
in space with time. I should load my conscience with
grave sins against the sacred spirit of lucidity
were I to formulate the aims of mechanics in this
way, without serious reflection and detailed
explanations. Let us proceed to disclose these sins.
"
{ Let us examine Mr.Einstein's 'serious
reflection and detailed explanation.'}
The Second paragraph.
"It is not clear what
is to be understood here by 'position and space'."
{To me these concepts are
clear, they mean "where/place" and "what/extension".
Mr.Einstein is in effect saying that he finds these
concepts; "position" and "space" very difficult to
conceptualize, comprehend. According to the Oxford
dictionary the word "space" means: "Continues
extension viewed with or without reference to the
existence of objects within it." It would seem that
if the objects are missing, Mr.Einstein has a
problem with the concept. }
" I stand at
the window of a railway carriage which is traveling
uniformly, and drop a stone on the embankment,
without throwing it. Then, disregarding the
influence of the air resistance , I see the stone
descend in a straight line. A pedestrian who
observes the misdeed from the footpath notices that
the stone falls to earth in a parabolic curve. I now
ask: Do the positions traversed by the stone lie "in
reality" on a straight line or on a parabola ? "
{ The answer
to this question is straightforward:" in
reality on a parabola ". To suggest that if two
observers see the same event, from different
locations, they will plot different
(conflicting) paths for the falling stone, makes
a mockery of science.
Mr. Einstein says, "I see the
stone descend in a straight line". The reason
the stone appears to be ascending in a 'straight
line', is because Mr. Einstein is
disregarding(ignoring) the 'moving earth', this
is a grave error. (We are reminded of the man
walking in the carriage). I say 'moving earth'
because Mr. Einstein sees the moving carriage as
being 'stationary', and the stationary earth,
as 'moving'. Another grave error. He uses the
'stationary' carriage" It is not clear what is to be
understood here by 'position' and 'space'." as his frame of reference. In
reality the carriage is moving, and the earth is
our stationary frame of reference. The stone is
dropped from the carriage to earth. In any case,
in science we are not concerned with
appearances, rather we en devour to establish
what is really taking place around
us.}
"Moreover, what is meant here by
motion 'in space'.? "
{This is elementary; What is meant is that
the stone moves freely from Mr.Einstein's hand to
the ground.}
" From the
considerations of the previous section the answer is
self-evident. In the first place, we entirely shun
the vague word "space", of which, we must honestly
acknowledge, we cannot form the slightest
conception, and we replace it by "motion
relative to a practically rigid body of reference."
The positions to the body of reference (railway
carriage or embankment) have already been defined in
detail in the preceding section. "
{
To nullify the concept "space/extension/ether", is
another grave error, it is tantamount to
saying; "existence does not exist".}
"If instead of
"body of reference" we insert "system of
co-ordinates" which is a useful idea for
mathematical description we are in a position to
say: The stone traverses a straight line relative to
a system of co-ordinate rigidly attached to the
carriage, but relative to a system of co-ordinates
attached to the ground (embankment) it describes a
parabola. With the aid of this example it is clearly
seen that there is no such thing as an independently
existing trajectory (lit."path-curve") but only a
trajectory relative to a particular body of
reference."
{In reality there is only one
path that the stone can follow. The path of the
stone begins when Mr.Einstein drops the
stone from the moving carriage, and it ends
when the stone comes to rest on the
stationary co-ordinate system (earth). The path is a
parabolic curve. All movement is relative to non
movement. By no stretch of imagination can the path
of the stone be a straight line under the given
circumstances (event).
The movement of the stone takes place
in two directions, vertical
(gravity), as well as horizontal (momentum). The
path is combination of the two directions.(See
Fig.A) Only if the carriage is stationary, or if
the stone is dropped onto the floor of the moving
carriage, is it possible for the path of the stone
to follow a straight line. In the last mentioned
case the stone's momentum will not apply, because
the stone is then dropped onto the floor of the
carriage. The carriage is regarded as being
stationary with respect to the earth. The movement
of the stone is then restricted by the carriage
(the principle of relativity). }
The Third paragraph.
" In order to have a
complete description of the motion, we must specify
how the body alters its position with time; i.e. for every
point in the trajectory it must be stated at what
time the body is situated there. These data must be
supplemented by such a definition of time that, in
virtue of this definition, these time values can be
regarded essentially as magnitudes ( results of
measurements ) capable of observation."
{ Mr. Einstein is now
preparing the way for his theory
of simultaneity.}
" If we take our stand
on the ground of classical mechanics, we can satisfy
this requirement for our illustration in the
following manner. We imagine two clocks of identical
construction ; the man on the railway carriage
window is holding one of them, and the man on the footpath the
other. Each of the observers determines the position
of his own reference-body occupied by the stone at
each tick of the clock he is holding in his hand. In
this connection we have not taken account of the
inaccuracy involved by the finiteness of the
velocity of propagation of light. With this and with
a second difficulty prevailing here we shall have to
deal in detail later. "
{ This section is irrelevant. Mr. Einstein
is assuming that his false premise, that the same
stone follows two different paths, is acceptable
MR.
EINSTEIN INTRODUCES DUALITY.
Chapter 3 of Mr.Einstein's book is crucial
in that it exposes his 'reasoning' to be
completely divorced from reality. In effect what
Mr. Einstein has done is to nullify (reject), the idea of
"space", and to replace it with two separate
'frames of reference'. We now have two
'co-ordinate systems', one 'system', rigidly
attached to the carriage, and the other 'system'
rigidly attached to the earth. In committing this sin
Mr.Einstein has created his own dilemma which will
force him to fabricate a theory that will enable
him to
escape
from his dilemma.
Now, having a theory that is
not workable in practical terms, Mr. Einstein has no
choice but to manipulate his measuring
instruments, in order to save him from disaster. He
does this by formulating a theory that slows
down clocks, and shortens rulers. The
'special theory of relativity ' is riddled with contradictions,
the only reason it has persisted until now, is
because natural man is suffering under a strong
delusion.
Natural
man
takes
the co-ordinate system, and breaks it up into two separate
systems. These systems of relativity are referred
to as the 'source theory', and the 'ether theory'. Now according
to this 'reasoning', natural man assumes that only
one of the two theories is valid. For the
'scientific' community the debate concerning these
two theories came to an abrupt end when
Mr.Einstein published his theory of 'special
relativity'.
THE
MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT.
One of the experiments that was conducted
prior to Mr.Einstein's theory, was the Michelson -
Morley experiment in 1887. The premise underlying
the M-M experiment was that the earth moves through space
(ether), in its journey around the sun, and that
the frame of reference is 'absolute', the
ether(space).
To the surprise of the 'scientific'
community the results were negative,
that is, there was no interference. Based on the
initial premise, this then meant that the
earth stood still. The 'scientists' interpretation
of this result was that the concept of ether
(space), was uncalled for and had to be rejected
on the grounds that it resulted in a false
conclusion. This result gave a big boost to
those who adhered to the ' source theory'. What the
experiment did confirm, was the principle of
relativity. That the velocity of light is
constant(c), and is relative to its source., In this
instance the source was attached to the earth.
It would
seem that the M-M experiment confirms Mr.Einstein's
premise that there no such thing as space(ether).
This is not the case because had the 'scientist'
known the truth, they would have known in advance
that the results of the M-M experiment would have
been positive.
M-M
EXPERIMENT CONFIRMS RELATIVITY.
We will now
briefly examine the principle of relativity in
order to see that the velocity of light is always
constant relative to its source, and how the M-M
experiment confirmed this theory. I will use the
"carriage" analogy to make my point. We will use a
moving railway carriage to represent the earth, which is
moving through space, in a orbit around the sun.
We are all in the carriage(on
earth). The railway line represents the path that the
earth is moving along through space. Inside the
carriage we will place a flashlight facing the
direction of movement. The flashlight represents
the interferometer.
With reference to Fig 1,
assume the
carriage is moving at v km
per second and the that
the velocity of light is represented by c km per
second.
Now
if we
establish the 'relative' velocity of light using the
'ether
theory', we take
the velocity of light c, and we subtract the
velocity of the
carriage
v,
and we arrive at a relative velocity of
(c - v) km per
second.
On
the other
hand if we use the 'source theory', then we
take the relative velocity of light c, and we add
the velocity
of the
carriage v, in which case we
derive a relative velocity of (c + v) km per
second.
Now
according
to the principle of relativity, the source
cannot be separated
from space, both are required for a valid
co-ordinate system. There can
be no co-ordinate system
unless there is a source, as well as
extension (space). If then
we combine these two elements, we will see
that the (+v), is canceled
by
the
(-v),
and
the result is a velocity of c km per second.
It
follows that there will no interference pattern when
we conduct the M - M
experiment, simply because the velocity of
light is relative to
its source and remains
constant.
ANOTHER
PERSPECTIVE.
We will now
look at another
perspective. We will change
the elements of the previous experiment, so that
the light shines in
all directions inside the carriage.
The
velocity
of light in the carriage (earth) is therefore, c
km per second
in all directions, regardless of the velocity of
the carriage. See
Fig. 2 below. A light
bulb is
placed in the
center of the carriage. By applying the same
principles used
for fig 1 it becomes apparent that the
velocity
of light is c km per second in both
directions. The only
difference will
be that for the light beam pointing back, the
relative velocity for the
'ether theory' will be (c+v) km/sec, and
the velocity for the
'source theory' will be (c-v) km/sec. As was the
case before the +v
cancels the -v with the
resultant being c km per second, which is
the same velocity for
the beam
pointing to the front.
The
velocity
of light in the carriage (earth) is therefore, c
km per second
in all directions, regardless of the velocity of
the source, which in
this case, also happens to be attached to the
earth(carriage). This is
the
principle of relativity applied.
THE
TIME MAGAZINE EXAMPLE.
In order to make sure the
reader follows my
reasoning, I will briefly outline the error in
Mr.Einstein's theory
once more. In the December 31 1999 issue of time,
Mr. Hawking shows by
way of an illustration, Mr. Einstein's motivation
for slowing down
clocks. In my message entitled; "An open letter to Time magazine"
I
showed
how
Mr.Einstein theory was flawed in
respect to relativity and length. We will now look
at Mr.Einstein's
theory as it relates to relativity and time.
As usual Mr. Einstein uses two
frames of
reference. I refer the reader to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2
below. In the
article Mr.Einstein is pictured with a clock in his
hand, the caption
on the clock reads; " More time
has elapsed".
Fig1(Epic1)
shows
a
man
sitting in a railway
carriage with a clock in his hand. He is observing
a light beam
traveling from a bulb on the roof of the carriage,
to a mirror on the
floor. The beam is then reflected straight back to
the light
source(bulb). The caption next to the carriage
reads as follows: (be
warned this is funny) "The
observer riding the train thinks the light
bulb and mirror are standing still."
Fig2(Epic2)
shows
Mr.Einstein
observing
the
light beam in the same carriage from the
embankment. The picture is
different in that the light beam now travels
diagonally from the bulb
to the mirror on the floor and is then reflected
diagonally back to the
bulb. The caption next to the carriage reads as
follows: "
The observer watching
the train thinks the light bulb and
mirror are moving".
The reality
is that the
observer in the train, as well as Mr.Einstein
should know that the train is moving, it seems
that they are not sure.
In addition they both should also
know that the light beam follows the same
path for both
observers. What Mr.Einstein has done is to
separate the mirror from the
bulb(once more the duality shows it's ugly
face). Now by
separating the bulb from the mirror, Mr.Einstein
'thinks' that the path
that the beam follows is longer than the beams
actual path. The
diagonal
path showed in the illustration is incorrect, the
bulb and the mirror
move in unison. In order to
save the day, he has no other choice but to
slow down his clock,
because he knows that the velocity of light is
constant. He slows down
his clock by using the transformation equations
borrowed from Mr.
Lorentz.
MR. EINSTEIN BORROWS
AN EQUATION.
Now
what
Mr.
Einstein did was to approach the matter from a
time/distance event,
point of
view. He then used the Lorentz
transformation equations in order to substantiate
his theory.
Before Mr.
Einstein fabricated his theory, Mr. Lorentz had
already devised
the formula that
shortens rulers and slows down clocks. Mr. Lorentz
assumed that the
shortening
could be attributed to the ruler moving through the
ether. Mr.Lorentz theory was based on the idea
that the ether(space) is
the
frame of reference. Mr. Einstein rejected the idea
of ether, and
devised
another
method, 'the special
theory of
relativity', for
applying the same
transformation formulas.
THE
ABSOLUTE
AND THE RELATIVE
Here
is a brief
outline of the rules of the principle of
relativity as
they
relate to the movement of bodies through space.
a) All
movement(motion) takes place within space, and is
observed within
space. Without space there can be no movement. Space
is three
dimensional and remains constant.
(The Absolute)
b)
There
is
a
co - ordinate system within
space
with respect to which
any movement may be measured.(The Relative)
c) The co - ordinate system
used to
measure movement is always regarded
as being at rest in
space. This means all movement is relative
to the stationary co-
ordinate system. The
principle of
relativity.
d)
The
velocity
(rate
of movement)
of light is constant, c km per
sec, relative to the source of the light.
e)
Time
is
universal.
f)
Mass
remains
constant.
g)
The
mechanical
laws
of nature
remain constant in all inertial
systems.
IMPLICATIONS
OF
THE
PRINCIPLE
OF
RELATIVITY.
Let
us briefly
examine the implications of relativity. Starting
with the earth moving
with
a uniform velocity through space(around the
sun), as an example of a closed system. This
will apply to any
closed system. The co-ordinate system is rigidly
attached (Using
Mr.Einsteins words) to the earth, and all events
taking place on earth
are subject to the rules of relativity. The
earth is regarded
as being at rest, and the velocity of light
coming from a light
source on earth, is c/km per
second in all directions, regardless of the velocity
of the earth
through space.
To
make the
above statement clear. Our co-ordinate system
is rigidly attached to the earth. From a
practical point of
view this is
the system that we are familiar with in our day to
day living.
Any motion on earth will be subject to the rules of this
system. It is important to
see that the earth is regarded as being at rest, and
that all motion is
relative to the earth. If a vehicle moves on earth
it will be irrational
to
say
the
the earth is moving relative to the vehicle. The
principle
of relativity will also apply within
a moving body on earth(carriage), in which case the
carriage is
regarded as being at rest. The example of a stone
being dropped within
a moving carriage, mentioned before.
Should
we look
at our planetary system, then the co-ordinate system
is rigidly
attached to a star, we call this star
"the sun."
Any
motion within our planetary system, is bound by the
rules of
relativity within the system. Now this case is very
interesting because
the co-ordinate system is attached to the source
of light, the
sun. The sun is regarded as stationary, and all the
planets move relative
to
the
sun.
We can regard this system as being the absolute
system.
This does not mean that there is such a thing as
'absolute motion ',
all motion is relative. Any movement in our
planetary
system will be bound by the rules of
relativity, within the
planetary
system.
ADDITION OF
VELOCITIES ?
What
about the theorem of the addition of
velocities ? We have seen that in Mr.Einstein's
example of a man
walking in a moving carriage, we cannot add the
velocity of the man to
the velocity of the carriage,(v+w). Movement
can only be measured
with respect to a frame of reference that is
stationary. We can say
that the man is walking with a velocity of w in
the carriage, and we
can also say that the carriage is moving with a
velocity of v, however,
we cannot say that the man is moving relative to
the carriage, relative
to the embankment(w+v). So the principle of
relativity by
implication can only mean movement, relative to
non movement. The
theorem of addition of velocities is therefore a
false theorem.
Going back
to the man in
the carriage then ; we can say that the man is
moving at a velocity w(carriage),
v(earth), and x(sun).
Each velocity is within a particular system,
and the principle of
relativity applies within each system. The
man on the sun,
observing the man walking in the moving carriage
on earth, will say
that the man is moving with a velocity of x, the
man on earth will say
the man is moving with a velocity of v, and a man
inside the carriage
will say that the man is walking with a velocity
of w. All three men
will be correct. The principle of relativity
applied.
With
respect to light,
the frame of reference is the source of light. A
man in a moving carriage, as well as a man
stationary on the
embankment, will both say that the light emitted
from a light bulb in
the moving carriage has a velocity of c, in all
directions, and that
light emitted from the moving carriage headlight,
also has a velocity
of c. In all cases
mentioned, there is only one frame of reference
for each event.
The
principle
of relativity outlined here, differs from
what
Mr.Einstein
refers to as the 'restricted theory of relativity ', mentioned
in chapter
5 of his book. Mr. Einstein ignores
space, and
introduces dualism in the
sense that he speaks of relative with reference to
relative, he uses
two frames of reference for the same event. In
other
words,
a person can, according to Mr. Einstein, arbitrarily
choose a
frame of reference. The
example of the carriage indicates that Mr.Einstein
regards a carriage
moving on earth, as
moving relative to the earth,
and alternately, he also indicates that the
carriage can
just as well be used as a frame of reference, with
the earth regarded
as
moving relative to the carriage, which is
not true. It
would be foolish to say that the earth
circles the sun, and
therefore we can just as well say that the
sun circles the earth,
that there can be two frames of reference
for the same event, the
orbit of earth around the sun.
THE
UNPARDONABLE SIN.
When
a
scientist starts to tamper with his measuring
instrument the results
of his studies become meaningless, he cannot be
regarded as a
'scientist'. He negates the concept,
"science". In order to
maintain consistency,
which is the hallmark of reason, it is vital to
establish a uniform
standard
of
observation.
When a
'scientist'
like Mr. Einstein, tampers with clocks and rulers,
in order to correct
errors derived from false premises, then he becomes
a pseudo
scientist.
It is sad to say that Mr.Einstein is guilty of
committing the
unpardonable
sin for any scientist, the sin of fabricating
theories that
manipulate measuring instruments, in order to
obtain the desired results.
Note:For
those believers who are interested in a more
detailed
exposure of Mr. Einstein's theory of special
relativity, i recommend
they read professor Herbert Dingle's book " Science at the
crossroads
".
"Science at the
Crossroads" can now be read on the
internet. Click here
and scroll down to the contents.
I have also paid tribute to Mr Dingle in a short
message entitled:
"Tribute
to
Herbert
Dingle".
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