THE BEGINNING

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Reference: The Creation Hymn of Rig Veda
  • There was neither non-existence nor existence then.
  • There was uniform awareness that appeared as undisturbed space.
  • There was no name, shape, form or even consciousness.
  • There was mere continuity without any distinguishing features.

The fundamental principle is continuity and harmony. This principle underlies the universe.

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  • Disturbance arose in awareness and space.
  • It was the seed of desire that appeared as time.
  • Disturbed awareness appeared as consciousness.
  • Disturbed space appeared as electromagnetism.

It seems that the earliest consciousness appeared as electromagnetism. Desire was buried in it as time.

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  • Consciousness then propagated throughout awareness.
  • It appeared as electromagnetic wave propagating through space.
  • The field of consciousness appeared as the electromagnetic field.
  • Disturbance of all different frequencies played in that field.

The fundamental consciousness seems to arise when uniform awareness is disturbed. However, our view of consciousness is human-centric. 

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  • The characteristic of discreteness came about with frequency.
  • Frequency gradients then provided the distinguishing features.
  • A universe was now taking form and could be so identified.
  • That primary beingness was simple, continuous and harmonious.

The universe started out very simple and then grew to be increasingly complex. Human characteristics are very complex that grew out of much simpler characteristics.

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  • The universe was initially one continuous and harmonious form.
  • But complexity soon brought about fundamental dichotomies.
  • Outward concrete appearance came to be known as “physical”.
  • The internal abstract essence came to be known as “spiritual”.

In Christianity, the outward appearance was broadly identified as the “world”; and the internal essence was idealized as “God”. In Scientology, the outward appearance became MEST, and the internal essence became THETA.

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  • Increasing complexity introduced complex forms.
  • These forms were endowed with complex functions.
  • These functions provided a gradient of life and aliveness.
  • Complex nature of individual forms came to be known as “self”.

Physical forms with their spiritual essence range from simple to complex. The form and essence are deeply integrated. They are two sides of the same coin. It is an error to think that the essence creates the form, or that the form traps the essence as believed in Scientology.

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  • The physicality ultimately becomes fixed as discreteness of matter.
  • But the physicality of electromagnetic field remains fluid.
  • Similarly, the spirituality ultimately becomes fixed as discreteness of “self”.
  • But the spirituality of consciousness remains fluid as well.

There are dynamic and fluid fields underlying matter and self. Ghosts may be a phenomenon of fluid fields that are immaterial and interact with human consciousness.

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  • Death makes body disintegrate into molecules, atoms and fields of forms.
  • It makes “self” disintegrate into “molecules”,”atoms” and “fields” of essence.
  • The idea of a fixed and eternal identity, like “soul” or “thetan”, is a myth.
  • Only thing eternal is the uniform awareness of undisturbed space.

Humans are most concerned with the phenomenon of death. This phenomenon lies at the core of all religions. Lots of myths have built themselves around the subject of death.

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  • A new body starts with elements of previous bodies coming together.
  • A new “self” starts with elements of previous “selves” coming together.
  • It is not the same “self” or body that passes from one life to the next.
  • The reincarnation modifies the “self”, just as it modifies the body.

On the other hand the phenomenon of birth attracts similar human concerns. Each birth is a reincarnation, but the “self” is a recombination of spiritual elements, just as the “body” is a recombination of physical elements. 

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  • It is not agreement that restores continuity and harmony.
  • It is the reduction of inconsistencies that restores them.
  • All the rest may just be speculations.
  • But this last conclusion is not.

Spiritual growth lies in the direction of gradual reduction of inconsistencies as one comes across them. This would ultimately lead to continuity and harmony on a universal scale.

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February 22, 2016 – 10:04 PM Categories: Religion | Comments (34)

Reality of Relativity (Part I)

Relativity

  • Neither locations in space, nor Instances in time are absolute.
  • Ratio of space-time intervals becomes absolute in EM disturbance.
  • Space-time intervals become infinitesimal in the core of atom.
  • Then location and instances appear absolute as matter.

Space and time intervals appear in a constant ratio as “disturbance”, which we see as light or dynamic electromagnetic field. In the absence of this disturbance neither space nor time exists. When space and time intervals become infinitesimal in the core of an atom, we have matter.  Matter seems to acquire absolute locations and instances in space and time. [EM = electromagnetic]

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  • The nature of this disturbance is electromagnetic.
  • It reflects permittivity and permeability of disturbed space.
  • This electromagnetic disturbance is its own medium.
  • The “speed” of this disturbance as light is constant.

The above is the basic postulate of Einstein’s theory of relativity. It is supported by experimental evidence.

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  • The “wavelength to period ratio” of the disturbance is constant.
  • Both wavelength and period are scaled up and down by frequency.
  • The “frequency” denotes the energy of space-time disturbance.
  • It is this energy that brings form to the disturbance.

The disturbance appears as electromagnetic field which is shaped by frequency gradients in it. What is there in absence of the field is unknown, but it allows the field to spread.

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  • There cannot be absolute units of space and time at this stage.
  • Space manifests as the continuity of forms throughout the field.
  • Time manifests as the dynamic harmony of forms within the field.
  • The only property that can be measured in absolute unit is frequency.

With space and time varying in a fundamental way we cannot find absolute units to separate them. But since they vary in a constant ratio, we find that an absolute unit may be applied to frequency.

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  • We may only speculate what came before space-time.
  • But after space-time came energy and matter.
  • A whole spectrum of frequency characterizes energy.
  • At the upper end of spectrum frequency collapses as matter.

Space-time provides a dynamically changing environment in terms of frequency. This environment is called energy that has a large spectrum of frequency. At the upper end of this spectrum the space and time intervals become so small that energy collapses into matter.

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  • Space and time intervals vary in energy spectrum.
  • But they always occur in absolute ratio as frequency.
  • At the upper end of spectrum these intervals become infinitesimal.
  • And space and time seem to acquire separate and absolute units.

Space and time seem to have absolute and separate units only for matter and not for the electromagnetic field. Classical mechanics deals with matter and treats space and time as absolute. This does not lead to error.

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  • Velocity is defined by constant units for space and time.
  • The concept of velocity applies to matter, and not to EM field.
  • The constant ‘c’ is the ratio of space time intervals of light.
  • Its interpretation as “speed of light” is a matter-centric view.

The theory of relativity correctly recognizes ‘c’ as a universal constant, but it looks at it as “speed” from a matter-centric view. This misinterpretation gives rise to subjective ideas of length contraction and time dilation.

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  • Velocity may be used to assess relativity among matter particles.
  • It cannot assess relativity between EM field (light) and matter.
  • Frequency is appropriate to assess relativity within energy field.
  • Frequency is also more appropriate to assess relativity of field to matter.

Einstein’s theory of relativity introduces confusion by using the concept of velocity to compare matter with field. The concept of velocity cannot be applied to electromagnetic field because space and time does not have absolute units in that context. Frequency is a more appropriate criterion to compare matter with field.

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  • Velocity, by definition, is relative to a fixed location in space.
  • A location can be fixed in space only by the presence of matter.
  • No velocity exists when there is no matter to reference from.
  • The concept of velocity is limited to material particles only.

When we talk about velocity of a wave it is only relative to a fixed location in space. A location can be fixed in space only by the presence of matter. Therefore, in absence of matter, the concept of velocity cannot be applied to waves and field.

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  • The uniform velocity cannot be distinguished from state at rest.
  • A uniform velocity cannot have a value of its own.
  • Its value depends on the motion of another material object.
  • Therefore, uniform velocity can only be subjective in nature.

How do we know that we are not moving uniformly at the speed of light? How should something moving uniformly at the speed of light appear? If we try to measure our speed relative to another moving material object, then the view of our speed will depend on the other object. Magnitude of uniform velocity is subjective at best.

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  • Only acceleration has value relative to itself.
  • Therefore, acceleration provides an objective measure.
  • Acceleration also applies to matter only.
  • Acceleration is a meaningful measure rather than velocity.

Only thing that we can measure objectively for matter is acceleration. Any measure of uniform velocity is subjective. Therefore, the use of Lorentz Factor in the theory of relativity, only leads to subjective conclusions.

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  • The Lorentz factor derives from Pythagorean Theorem.
  • And from the use of rigid coordinates referenced from matter.
  • These conditions do not apply to electromagnetic field.
  • The Lorentz factor does not apply to electromagnetic field.

The properties of electromagnetic field are very different from the properties of matter. The concept of velocity applies to matter and not to electromagnetic field. The theory of relativity treats electromagnetic field to be rigid like matter when it is not. It also treats matter to contort in space and time like electromagnetic field when it does not.

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February 21, 2016 – 7:08 AM Categories: Physics | Comments (4)

Geometry of Reality

Geometry

  • The Euclidean space is an idealization of dimensions of matter.
  • Space is not necessarily discrete like dimensions of matter.
  • Space is not necessarily rigid like dimensions of matter.
  • In reality, space is neither discrete nor rigid.

Here the word “discrete” is used in the sense opposite to “continuous” meaning “apart or detached from others; separate; distinct”. We can talk about dimensions in discrete terms, but we cannot do so with space. Space is a continuous whole.

Here the word “rigid” is used in the sense opposite to “flexible” meaning “firmly fixed or set”. We can talk about units for the dimensions of matter to be fixed, but not so for space.

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  • A Euclidean point is an idealization of a location in space.
  • A location in space is not necessarily dimensionless.
  • A location is continuous with the space around it.
  • A location is approximated by a discrete point only when there is matter.

It is matter that fixes locations in space by virtue of being rigid. When there is no matter, we cannot fix or pinpoint locations in space.

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  • Calculus approaches continuity from the direction of discreteness.
  • Calculus talks about gradually shrinking infinitesimals in that process.
  • We need mathematics that approaches discreteness from the direction of continuity.
  • Such mathematics will approach discreteness as frequency.

Calculus uses a matter-centric viewpoint that approximates continuity in terms of shrinking infinitesimals. When there is no matter as in the case of electromagnetic fields we cannot use rigid infinitesimals for reference. We may need to use lessening frequency to approach continuity. Here discreteness seems to be provided by frequency.

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  • Mathematics considers a discrete point to be a primitive notion.
  • In reality, it is the continuous space, which is a primitive notion.
  • The rigidity of space is a function of disturbance in it.
  • Infinite frequency of disturbance generates total rigidity in space.

We cannot use dimensionless Euclidean point as primitive notion because it is not seen as expanding into a continuous space. But we can use continuous space as primitive notion because we can see it as shrinking to generate a dense point that approaches discreteness. It is this “density” that can be associated with rigidity.

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  • Discreteness starts to form as space is disturbed.
  • This discreteness increases with frequency.
  • At a certain threshold  frequency, rotational fields start to form within the electromagnetic fields.
  • The first stable form of such rotational field is the electron.

It is postulated that electromagnetic field is the disturbed space. As this disturbance increases as frequency, pockets of rotational electronic fields appear in the wider electromagnetic field.

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  • As these rotational fields grow the high frequencies at their center starts to collapse to form a hard nucleus.
  • The next stable form of this rotational field appears to be the hydrogen atom.
  • Mass is naturally created in the nucleus as the frequency of disturbance increases the most at the center.
  • The mysterious factor here is the role of “frequency”.

Mass is naturally created in the nucleus as the frequency of disturbance increases. The task now is to understand the nature of this disturbance.

The theory of special relativity talks about contraction of space and dilation of time at speeds approaching the speed of light. Such conclusions are subjective because the “observer” in that theory is limited in its observation by the speed of light.

Objectivity exists to the degree observer uses the whole universe as its reference. This means using all physical and mental senses. The moment one uses part of the universe as its reference one’s viewpoint descends into subjectivity. Thus mathematics employed by Einstein’s theory of Special Relativity is subjective.

Objectivity is the consistency among inputs from all physical and mental senses. To the degree this consistency is missing, observation is incomplete and subjective.

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February 19, 2016 – 2:19 PM Categories: Uncategorized | Post a comment

Physics, Reality & Subjectivity

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The current state of Physics is such that it relies heavily on mathematics. We even have Copenhagen interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. That means the “mathematics” of Quantum Mechanics can be interpreted in other ways too. Quantum Mechanics may have some successful applications but it lacks overall interpretation that is fully consistent with reality.

Mathematics does make us aware of hidden relationships, which would not be obvious otherwise. But mathematics should not be confused with reality as pointed out in Mathematics and Reality.

Heavy reliance on mathematics actually started with Einstein’s theory of Relativity. Einstein was correct in establishing a relationship between space and time at the fundamental level; but that also meant that the units of space and time could no longer be used in an absolute and independent sense. By saying that these units themselves varied while still using them made space and time all the more confusing. It brought subjectivity into physics.

Einstein postulated that speed of light was a universal constant based on Maxwell’s equations, which showed that the such speed could depend only on certain physical properties of space (namely, permittivity and permeability). Einstein also declared that there was no aether based on Michaelson-Morley’s experiment, which could discover no evidence for “aether wind”.

This adds up to the classical understanding that the speed of wave depends entirely on the properties of the medium. By default, that medium for light appears to be space. However, this has been hard to accept because space has never been thought of as something material.

If material is thought of as being made up of atoms and molecules then space is definitely not that. The phenomenon of space and light somehow seems to involve a substance more basic than matter.

Let us postulate that light is a disturbance in space. It is the disturbed space, which appears to spread as light. There are physical properties involved here without anything material being present. This turns our current understanding of physics on its head. This gives rise to the disturbance theory.

The electromagnetic field is a physical reality, which is more fundamental than any material reality.

We now see electromagnetic field existing even in the absence of any material or charge. Its wavelength (a property of space) and period (a property of time) occur in a constant ratio per Einstein’s postulate of “constant speed of light”. The variable remaining then is the frequency (a property of energy). This gives us “space-time-energy” as related dimensions.

The theory of relativity gets into length contraction and time dilation because it is examining parts of the universe through other parts. This gets very confusing very fast because there are infinite frames of references all moving relative to one another. Relativity makes sense only when we examine the motion of a part of the universe relative to the motion of universe as a whole. Only then we can properly compare one part to another.

Besides, Einstein’s observer is dependent on the speed of light for its observation. Vision is only one of the many physical senses. All physical senses ultimately combine into the mental sense of abstraction, which is used by science.

The theory of Relativity gets into subjectivity by using the “speed of light” as the absolute basis for “observer”.

By making vision to be the absolute basis for his “observer” Einstein got involved into mathematics that was quite dissociated with reality.

It is the universe as a whole that provides a stable frame of reference. This can be treated adequately by the mental sense of abstraction, which is not limited by the “speed of light”. This reference frame is not absolute, but it is stable enough for the purposes of physics.

The next activity in theoretical physics should be to examine the relationship between spacetime and energy as taken up in Disturbance theory.

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February 4, 2016 – 5:01 PM Categories: Science | Post a comment

Gravitational attraction

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Reference: Disturbance Theory

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This is the Disturbance theory view of gravitation.

  1. Relative velocity comes into picture only when there are other mass locations in space. There is no velocity in the absence of other mass locations. There is only acceleration in reference to oneself.

  2. When there is a mass location, there is collapse of high frequency disturbance at that location. An example of this is the nucleus of an atom.

  3. There exists undisturbed space (or space with low disturbance) between two mass locations.

  4. From a mass location to undisturbed space there is a sharp gradient of frequency.

  5. Such sharp gradients between mass locations must try to smooth themselves out  to maximize the entropy.

  6. This would appear as a tendency of the two mass locations to draw each other in.

  7. This would explain the gravitational attraction.

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Note:

Math can explain the force of gravity due to sharp gradient of frequency as follows:

Momentum, p = E/c = hf/c, where f is frequency

Force, F = dp/dt = (h/c) df/dt, where df/dt is the gradient of frequency.

The concept of time needs to be further refined here.

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Interesting Link:

Quora: Newton vs Einstein

Geometry should be understood as abstraction of material dimensions.

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February 3, 2016 – 6:49 AM Categories: Uncategorized | Comments (91)