Absolute Motion: Anathema or Reality (original) (raw)
A Thought Experiment on Absolute Motion
The General Science Journal, 2023
This short article gives some formal and physical reasons why it would be convenient to reconsider the possibility of Newtonian absolute motion.
Philosophy, physics and mathematics of relative and absolute motion
The idea of motion includes propagation of signals in a given medium and motion of a physical bodies (including observers) relative to the same medium. Combinations of various types of motion lead to many phenomena detectable and hidden from the observer's point of view. Usually, light offers the most mysterious way of motion regarding the observer. To reveal the truth and eliminate the mystery, we need to use another sophisticated way of imagination and experimentation to reach a clear view on the fundamental processes of motion despite all illusions, old ideas and wrong postulates.
viXra, 2017
The theory of relativity’s concept o motion suggests that every observer must assume that his own frame of reference is always at rest; therefore, he must ascertain the state of the motion of all other entities in relation to his own frame of reference. In this article, we have shown that for every entity its own frame of reference actually behaves as if it is in the state of the absolute rest. Therefore, the motion of an entity has to be ascertained in relation to its own frame of reference. Thus, we have made only a slight but very significant change in the proposal of the theory of relativity. Our proposal is based on actual observations of how things behave.
Encyclopedia of Early Modern Philosophy and the Sciences, 2020
Modern philosophy of physics debates whether motion is absolute or relative. The debate began in the 1600s, so it deserves a close look here. Primarily, it was a controversy in metaphysics, but it had epistemic aspects too. I begin with the former, and then touch upon the latter at the end.
2013
According to the paradigm that existed for centuries, all thoughts and arguments in favor of (and against) absolute motion have always been associated with absolute space (or the ether) and, in fact, these two concepts have always been inseparable in our thoughts, i.e. 'absolute motion is relative to an objective absolute space'. Reconciliation of the Sagnac effect with Michelson-Morley (MM) experiment null result has always been a daunting task. The Sagnac experiments remained 'impossible' to be reconciled with all theories of relativity. This paper discloses the reason why solving this paradox remained a daunting task for almost a century: it required a paradigm shift!!! In this paper a new paradigm about motion and space is proposed: Absolute motion/ absolute space is intrinsic. Absolute motion is intrinsic to a physical object, just as consciousness is intrinsic to a conscious being. This paradigm may take us a long way, but this paper gives only a hint and much remains to be explored.
Absolute Motion. The problem and the Solution
In the history of science there are number of experiments and ideas that change the course of science or create new branches of science. Michelson-Morley experiment is one of them. The experiment, conducted in the 19-th century, established physical and philosophical limit on every idea about any medium that supports propagation of light through space. This paper makes a deep analysis of the original article and explains physical possibility to conduct the one-way experiment on the modern technological level by the device described in the patent application WO/2015/040505.
On Motion, Its Relativity and the Equivalence Principle
Journal of Modern Physics, 2014
The Equivalence Principle put forward by Albert Einstein is currently undergoing comprehensive revision to determine its degree of accuracy. Notwithstanding, this principle refers to a very specific circumstance, as free-fall; thus in our opinion it cannot be generalised to any other movement in space. This paper refers to the dynamic hypotheses of moving rigid bodies and a particular, structured theory that would establish how such bodies behave when subject to different actions that oblige them to make successive, non-coaxial spins. With respect to bodies subject to acceleration by rotation, we understand that there are indications to identify the prior dynamic state of the moving object and that examples of a violation of the aforementioned Equivalence Principle can be deduced thereof. Based on the findings of this paper and the theory put forward herein, we suggest that an observer can identify the prior situation of absolute rest or absolute non-rotation of a body, thus leading to the conclusion that movement does not necessarily have to be a relative concept. The foregoing leads us to propose that the Equivalence Principle is fully valid for the situation put forward by Albert Einstein, but cannot be generalised to any dynamic situation.
The General Science Journal, 2024
After the introduction of the Galilean concept of preinertia, a preinertial argument is developed here, the conclusion of which is the absolute nature of motion.
The three main questions of relative motion
Physics Essays, 2015
Relative motion can be very complicated and today's physics offers a confusing explanation even for the simpler variant of relative motion-Galilean motion. There are three main problems in relative motion: The first problem is how the event takes place; the second problem is how observers in relative motion see that event; and the third problem is when do they see that the event happened. This paper, commenting on several experiments and some theoretical achievements, will make efforts to answer these three basic questions of relative motion. Indeed, these answers will be found in the works of Galilei, Doppler, and Voigt. V
2013
Motion in a reference frame seems as a cornerstone of physics for many centuries. Classical mechanics were abandoned by Relativity because of "inability" to explain "strange" behavior of light and its constant speed in the observer's reference frame. However, Relativity itself has a number of problems which appeared last decades. Those are new observations staying in contrary to the theory and theoretical research leading beyond "the human comprehension".
Physics and Cosmology Based on Absolute Motion
2005
A new model of the universe called Model Mechanics has been formulated. Model Mechanics explains all the forces of nature with the same mechanism and thus it is able to unite all the forces of nature naturally. Model Mechanics enables us to describe all the processes and interactions in terms of absolute motion of S-Particle or S-Particle systems (a new description of matter) in the E-Matrix (a new description of physical space). Gravity is the attractive force between two objects having the same direction of absolute motion in combination with the repulsive CRE force creates by the same absolute motion of the objects. This explains why the force of gravity is so weak compared to the other forces. (Nature and Science. 2005;3(2):5-20).
Apparent Relativity, 2022
We discuss here, from a physical and logical (not mathematical) point of view, the perception and description of motion and the concept of velocity, an intrinsic quantitative property of motion. The reader will find here a very significant surprise related to the existence and nature of motion itself: the demonstration of something that is a real anathema in contemporary physics.
The General Science Journal, 2024
The empirical detection of gravitational waves leads to the conclusion that physical space must be a real physical object. And from this reality it is concluded that motion through physical space must be absolute, being possible to deduce vectorially the absolute velocities from the observed relative velocities.
The Argument from Motion Revisited
2018
I present and defend several formulations of the Aristotelian argument from motion, according to which the reality of change in the physical world ultimately requires the existence of a sustaining source of all change, a reality which can impart to all things the power to change and to undergo change, but which cannot itself be subject to change or undergo change. Second, I defend the Aristotelian project from a number of objections, including the viability of Aristotle's argument in light of challenges from modern physics, such as the challenge of inertial motion and special relativity. Finally, I show that an unchanging cause of all change must be such as to possess the attributes definitive of the God of classical theism.
2013
By examining the theory of relativity, we postulate that every massive particle specifies a space-time body frame in a universal entity, which may be referred to as ether. As a result, the four-dimensional theory of general accelerating motion is developed. It is seen that the relative motion of particles is actually the result of relative four-dimensional rotation of their corresponding space-time body frames. Consequently, the governing geometry of relative motion is non-Euclidean.
Complementarity of absolute and relative motion
Physics Letters A, 1988
The physical origin of inertial forces is investigated within the framework of general relativity. It is shown that the translational inertial force cannot be caused by the gravitational influence of distant masses. Minkowski's absolute spacetime must therefore be called upon in order to explain inertial forces. Nevertheless, only relative motion appears to have operational significance. This dichotomy is resolved in this paper by extending the principle of complementarity to include motion. Wave-particle duality is associated with the nature of a particle: its motion has corresponding complementary aspects in absolute and relative movements, respectively. This viewpoint is adopted in the description of motion in a gravitational field. 0375-9601/88/$ 03.50
On the Principle of Relativity
1992
In a recent article [1] MA Oliver argues there is a conflict between Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity (STR) and Cosmology. In ascertaining this conflict (see below), Oliver finds allies in Bergmann [2] and Bondi [3]. To resolve this conflict, he proposes to restore “the classical (mechanical) concepts of space and time”[1, p. 666] and an absolute rest-frame.
Special Relativity in Absolute Space: from a contradiction in terms to an obviousness
2006
This work deals with the questions of absolute space and relativity. In particular, an alternative derivation of the effects described by special relativity is provided, which is based on a description that assumes a privileged reference frame. The present theory follows the ideas of Lorentz and Poincaré, abandoning a strict view of Einstein's "equivalence" of all inertial frames. The meaning of the Principle of Relativity is discussed and elucidated, and it is shown that it is not incompatible with the existence of a preferred, absolute, frame.