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Introduction (2009): This website is primarily on the subjects of truth
and reality. We get about 300,000 page views each week and are one of the
top philosophy / physics sites on the Internet. The central thesis is best
stated in three parts;
i) We must know the truth to act wisely, and truth comes from physical reality.
ii) Our present and past societies are not founded
on truth and act unwisely (overpopulation, destruction of nature,
pollution, climate change, religious and economic wars, etc.).
iii) We now know the correct language for describing
physical reality (all matter interactions are wave interactions in space),
and this knowledge is critical for our future survival, being the source
of truth & wisdom.
So how do we prove that this is true? Everyone will agree that true
knowledge of reality must explain and solve the fundamental problems of
knowledge in physics, philosophy and metaphysics. This website
does exactly that. The above subject pages provide short summaries / simple
solutions to these central problems of knowledge. To begin it is useful
to read the Introduction
& Summary to this Physics Philosophy Metaphysics Website.
Short Summary of Quantum Physics These Quantum Physics pages (on either side) show how this new
understanding of physical reality (that all light and matter interactions
are wave interactions in Space) explains and solves the central problems
of Quantum Theory.
The mistake was to work from Newton's foundation of particles
and instantly acting gravity forces in space and time (many things) and
then have to add more things to explain light and electricity, i.e. charged
particles, continuous electromagnetic fields and waves (Faraday,
Maxwell,
Lorentz,
Einstein's
Special Relativity).
Thus by 1900 the central concepts of Physics were; Matter as discrete particles with both gravitational mass
and electrical charge properties (mass-charge duality). Light as continuous electromagnetic waves (velocity of
light c).
Continuous electromagnetic fields created by discrete charged particles
(discrete particle-continuous field duality). Local charge interactions limited by the velocity of electromagnetic
waves (velocity of light c).
The solution to this confusion and contradiction is simple once
known. Describe reality from One thing existing, Space (that we all commonly
experience) and its Properties. i.e. Rather than adding matter
particles to space as Newton did, we consider Space with properties of a
continuous wave medium for a pure Wave Structure of Matter. This is the
Most Simple Science Theory of Physical Reality (despite many claims
to the contrary, science does actually work, we just needed the correct
foundation of continuous Space rather than discrete matter).
Most importantly, this Dynamic
Unity of Reality provides simple solutions to all the 'strangeness'
of quantum physics that has resulted from this discrete / disconnected 'particle'
conception of matter.
i.e. Matter is a Wave Structure of Space - the Spherical Wave
Center creates the 'particle' effect. Light is a Wave Phenomena - however, spherical standing
waves (matter) act as spherical resonators and only interact (resonantly
couple) at discrete frequencies / energies which gives the effect of discrete
light 'quanta'. Reality is both Continuous (Space) and Discrete (Standing Wave Interactions). Reality is both Local and Non-Local - matter is causally
inter-connected in Space by its Spherical In and Out Waves (traveling at
velocity c, i.e. Einstein's Locality). However (and very importantly), with
relative motion these matter wave interactions form de
Broglie phase waves that travel at high velocities (c2/v),
explaining EPR and apparent Non-Locality / Instant-Action-at-a-Distance. Reality is Causally Connected but Non-Deterministic / Statistical.
The waves in quantum theory are real waves (not abstract 'probability waves')
but lack of knowledge of the interconnected whole (infinite Space) causes
statistical behaviour of matter (as Einstein believed).
I realise this is a pretty abrupt / radical introduction to a new way of
seeing things - that it will take some time to adjust. But the Wave Structure
of Matter is simple sensible and obvious once known. Each Quantum Physics
page has a short summary and important quotes, so it is easy to click around
and confirm things for yourself. Enjoy! Think! Geoff
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In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a
revolutionary act. (George Orwell)
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. (Mohandas Gandhi)
All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.
(Edmund Burke)
Hell is Truth Seen Too Late. (Thomas Hobbes)
Quantum Theory: Max Planck The Wave Structure of Matter (WSM) & Standing
Wave Interactions (which occur at discrete Frequencies f) explains Quantum
Energy States of Matter & Light 'Quanta' (E=hf)
discovered by Max Planck (1900).
But
even if the radiation formula should prove to be absolutely accurate it
would after all be only an interpolation formula found by happy guesswork,
and would thus leave one rather unsatisfied. I was, therefore, from the
day of its origination, occupied with the task of giving it a real physical
meaning.
(Max Planck, 1919 Nobel Prize address, 'The Origin and
Development of the Quantum Theory')
Max Planck (1858 - 1947)
Consequently,
there remains only the one conclusion, that previous electron theories suffer
from an essential incompleteness which demands a modification, but how deeply
this modification should go into the structure of the theory is a question
upon which views are still widely divergent. J. J. Thompson inclines to
the most radical view, as do J. Larmor, A. Einstein, and with him I. Stark
who even believe that the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a pure
vacuum does not occur precisely in accordance with the Maxwellian field
equations, but in definite energy quanta hv. I am of the opinion, on the
other hand, that at present it is not necessary to proceed in so revolutionary
a manner, and that one may come successfully through by seeking the significance
of the energy quanta hv solely in the mutual actions with which
the resonators influence one another. A definite decision with
regard to these important questions can only be brought about as a result
of more experience. (Max Planck, Columbia Lectures on Quantum
Theory)
In 1900 Max Planck made a profound discovery in modern physics / Quantum
Theory. He showed (from purely formal / mathematical foundations) that light
must be emitted and absorbed in discrete amounts if it was to correctly
describe observed phenomena (i.e. Blackbody radiation).
Prior to then light had been considered as a continuous electromagnetic
wave, thus the discrete nature of light was completely unexpected, as Albert
Einstein explains;
About
fifteen years ago [1899] nobody had yet doubted that a correct account of
the electrical, optical, and thermal properties of matter was possible on
the basis of Galileo-Newtonian mechanics applied to molecular motion and
of Maxwell's theory of the electromagnetic field. (Albert Einstein,
1915)
Then Planck showed that in order to establish a law of heat
radiation (Infra red light waves) consonant with experience, it was necessary
to employ a method of calculation whose incompatibility with the principles
of classical physics became clearer and clearer. For with this method of
calculation, Planck introduced into physics the quantum hypothesis, which
has since received brilliant confirmation. (Albert Einstein,
on Quantum Theory, 1914)
In the year nineteen hundred, in the course of purely theoretical
(mathematical) investigation, Max Planck made a very remarkable discovery:
the law of radiation of bodies as a function of temperature could not be
derived solely from the Laws of Maxwellian electrodynamics. To arrive at
results consistent with the relevant experiments, radiation of a given frequency
f had to be treated as though it consisted of energy atoms (photons) of
the individual energy hf, where h is Planck's universal constant. During
the years following, it was shown that light was everywhere produced and
absorbed in such energy quanta. In particular, Niels Bohr was able to largely
understand the structure of the atom, on the assumption that the atoms can
only have discrete energy values, and that the discontinuous transitions
between them are connected with the emission or absorption of energy quantum.
This threw some light on the fact that in their gaseous state elements and
their compounds radiate and absorb only light of certain sharply defined
frequencies. (Albert Einstein, on Quantum Theory, 1940)
Even
the Greeks had already conceived the atomistic nature of matter and the
concept was raised to a high degree of probability by the scientists of
the nineteenth century. But it was Planck's law of radiation that yielded
the first exact determination - independent of other assumptions - of the
absolute magnitudes of atoms. More than that, he showed convincingly that
in addition to the atomistic structure of matter there is a kind of atomistic
structure to energy, governed by the universal constant h, which was introduced
by Planck. This discovery became the basis of all twentieth-century research
in physics and has almost entirely conditioned its development ever since.
Without this discovery it would not have been possible to establish a workable
theory of molecules and atoms and the energy processes that govern their
transformations. Moreover, it has shattered the whole framework of classical
mechanics and electrodynamics and set science a fresh task: that
of finding a new conceptual basis for all physics. Despite remarkable
partial gains, the problem is still far from a satisfactory solution.
(Albert Einstein, on Quantum Theory, 1950)
We can now finally solve these problems by understanding the reason for
these discrete energy states, which are due to the fact that standing waves
only exist at discrete frequencies, like notes on the string of a guitar,
thus while the correct Spherical Standing Wave Structure of Matter predicts
that energy exchanges will be discrete, as observed, the continuous e-m
wave does not anticipate this.
Thus the Spherical Standing Wave Structure of Matter explains Max Planck's
(1900) discovery that there are only certain allowed discrete energy states
for electrons in molecules and atoms, and further, that light is only ever
emitted and absorbed by electrons in discrete or 'quantum' amounts, as the
electrons move from one stable standing wave pattern to another.
Quantum Physics The Wave Structure of Matter (WSM) and Spherical Standing
Wave Interactions explains Discrete Energy States of Quantum Physics (Quantum
Theory / Quantum Wave Mechanics).
A Simple Solution to the Particle / Wave Duality of Light and Matter &
Quantum Entanglement
"You must be the change you wish to see in the
world."
(Mohandas
Gandhi)
"When
forced to summarize the general theory of relativity in one sentence:
Time and space and gravitation have no separate existence from matter.
... Physical objects are not in space, but these objects are spatially
extended. In this way the concept 'empty space' loses its meaning.
... The particle can only appear as a limited region in space in which
the field strength or the energy density are particularly high. ...
The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions
is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres
of cultural life. ... We must not conceal from ourselves that
no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without
a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined
to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the lukewarm
and the misguided. ... Humanity is going to need a substantially new way of thinking
if it is to survive!" (Albert Einstein)
This is the profound new way of thinking that Einstein
realised, that we exist as spatially extended structures of the universe
- the discrete and separate body an illusion. This simply confirms the
intuitions of the ancient
philosophers and mystics.
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But
even if the radiation formula should prove to be absolutely accurate it
would after all be only an interpolation formula found by happy guesswork,
and would thus leave one rather unsatisfied. I was, therefore, from the
day of its origination, occupied with the task of giving it a real physical
meaning. 
Consequently,
there remains only the one conclusion, that previous electron theories suffer
from an essential incompleteness which demands a modification, but how deeply
this modification should go into the structure of the theory is a question
upon which views are still widely divergent. J. J. Thompson inclines to
the most radical view, as do J. Larmor, A. Einstein, and with him I. Stark
who even believe that the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a pure
vacuum does not occur precisely in accordance with the Maxwellian field
equations, but in definite energy quanta hv. I am of the opinion, on the
other hand, that at present it is not necessary to proceed in so revolutionary
a manner, and that one may come successfully through by seeking the significance
of the energy quanta hv solely in the mutual actions with which
the resonators influence one another. A definite decision with
regard to these important questions can only be brought about as a result
of more experience. (Max Planck, Columbia Lectures on Quantum
Theory)
About
fifteen years ago [1899] nobody had yet doubted that a correct account of
the electrical, optical, and thermal properties of matter was possible on
the basis of Galileo-Newtonian mechanics applied to molecular motion and
of Maxwell's theory of the electromagnetic field. (Albert Einstein,
1915)
Even
the Greeks had already conceived the atomistic nature of matter and the
concept was raised to a high degree of probability by the scientists of
the nineteenth century. But it was Planck's law of radiation that yielded
the first exact determination - independent of other assumptions - of the
absolute magnitudes of atoms. More than that, he showed convincingly that
in addition to the atomistic structure of matter there is a kind of atomistic
structure to energy, governed by the universal constant h, which was introduced
by Planck. This discovery became the basis of all twentieth-century research
in physics and has almost entirely conditioned its development ever since.
Without this discovery it would not have been possible to establish a workable
theory of molecules and atoms and the energy processes that govern their
transformations. Moreover, it has shattered the whole framework of classical
mechanics and electrodynamics and set science a fresh task: that
of finding a new conceptual basis for all physics. Despite remarkable
partial gains, the problem is still far from a satisfactory solution.
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(Mohandas Gandhi)
The free, unhampered exchange of ideas and scientific conclusions is necessary for the sound development of science, as it is in all spheres of cultural life. ... We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the lukewarm and the misguided. ...
Humanity is going to need a substantially new way of thinking if it is to survive!" (Albert Einstein)
This is the profound new way of thinking that Einstein realised, that we exist as spatially extended structures of the universe - the discrete and separate body an illusion. This simply confirms the intuitions of the ancient philosophers and mystics.
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