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Reference: The Scientific Frame of Reference

All motion and persistence in the universe is relative; nothing is at absolute rest except, maybe, the universe taken as a whole. There is no such thing as mass completely at rest. All objects naturally move at a uniform rate under their own inertia. Any departure from their uniform motion causes restorative force due to inertia.

Uniform motion simply means “absence of acceleration.” It has nothing to do with the velocity of the object, which is relative anyway. It is the mass of an object that is moving uniformly under its own inertia, which may be defined as “rest mass.”

The “rest mass” is the mass of an object that is moving at uniform speed under its own inertia.

When the uniform motion of an object is disturbed by external force, a restorative force appears due to its inertia. This inertial force acts to eliminate acceleration and restore uniform motion. This restorative inertial force, very likely, is converted inertial mass.

Thus the inertial mass of an accelerating object is less than the “rest mass,” maybe by an imperceptible amount. When the acceleration stops, the original “rest mass” is restored.

Inertial mass converts into restorative force to oppose any change in uniform motion. Thus, the inertial mass of an object reduces with acceleration.

Once we understand the universal frame of reference of the Scientific Observer, no other frame of reference is needed to explain things. Changes in inertia in this frame of reference can explain all phenomena.

The Scientific Observer is simultaneously aware of the whole universe. This awareness is not limited by the speed of light. The Scientific Observer can observe light creeping among stars. He can see earth rotating. He can see motion at all different scales.

The Scientific Observer is aware that the velocity of light in space is limited by its inertia (permittivity and permeability). . The higher is the inertia, the lower is the uniform motion of any object under its own inertia. Maybe a mathematical relationship can be worked out between inertia and uniform motion.

In this frame of reference all inertia shall interact with all other inertia. Gravity shall be a natural outcome of this interaction. It may be possible from this universal frame of reference to derive all conclusions of the Theory of Relativity.

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Reference: What is Awareness, Scientifically?

In my opinion, the Theory of Relativity treats the “observer” as a human whose awareness is limited by the speed of light. The sense of time for this observer comes from watching the Sun move across the sky at a constant rate. From this sense he then perceives the rates of other changes in the universe.

The observer’s sense of rest comes from his motion relative to earth. That sense characterizes his frame of reference, which he then uses to estimate the rest mass of objects. In short, the concept of the frame of reference in the theory of relativity is tied to the characteristics of human awareness.

The Theory of Relativity is limited by a human-centric notion of awareness.

An observer is basically awareness. Awareness in reality is much broader than the limited notion of human awareness. In order to define awareness scientifically, let’s do the following thought experiment. Imagine being out there in the interstellar space, but with no stars or heavenly bodies around to provide any reference points. Pay attention to your motion.

You could be standing still or you could be moving at the speed of light. But you will find that there is no awareness of motion as long as it is uniform.  Awareness arises only when there is a change in motion that causes acceleration, and which immediately gives rise to inertial resistance.

Light that brings about awareness of other objects is made up of changing electrical and magnetic fields. Such changes are accompanied by inertial resistance as permittivity and permeability. Objects of awareness also consist of changing motion and accompanying inertia at atomic and molecular levels.

There are structures in the brain like visual cortex that are used to explain awareness. But the brain too is made up of neurons, electrical impulses, etc. that consists of changes in motion and inertial forces. So there is motion outside as well as inside the brain. Science is simply associating the motion inside the brain with awareness.

Thus awareness cannot be separated from inertial forces that are inherent to all phenomena. Human awareness is an instance of this. But, objectively, awareness, as inertial force, is present in all phenomena. It need not be defined in human terms.

Appearance of awareness of the characteristics of a phenomenon forms scientific observation. This is tied to the appearance of inertial forces. Every aspect of this universe is changing, and giving rise to inertial forces at all times. This is awareness, which is inherent to the universe. Both observer and observed are part of reality. There is no separate observer as such.

Science has been observing the universe from the viewpoint of the universe.

In this “frame of reference” the scientific observer is simultaneously aware of the whole universe. This awareness is not limited by the speed of light. The Scientific Observer can observe light creeping among stars. He can see earth rotating. He can see motion at all different scales.

Once we understand this universal “frame of reference” of the Scientific Observer, no other frame of reference is needed to explain things. In this frame of reference inherent uniform motion of an object is determined by its inertia. The uniform motion is restored whenever it is deviated from.

Though all aspects of the universe are continually changing, its overall energy and momentum are apparently constant. This condition “no change” means that the universe as a whole has infinite inertia and persistence. Since there is nothing beside the universe, the velocity of the universe may be assumed to be zero.

The scientific observer is inherently static and has infinite persistence like the universe.

The scientific observer derives its sense of motion and time from the frame of reference of the universe as a whole.

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