simple relativity

The concept OF RELATIVE UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

Science currently recognizes four basic types of measurement, which are referred to as physical 'dimensions'. These dimensions are named length, time, force, and mass. For each of the four dimensions, specific fixed units of measurement have been defined. There are several sets of these predefined values. One such set includes the use of the 'foot' of length, the 'second' of time, the 'pound' of force, and the 'slug' of mass.

The pre-defined units of measurement were initially selected somewhat randomly to conform with convenience in the social or commercial comparison of interest at the moment the unit was defined. But once having been selected, that unit value for a dimension was considered to be universally applicable during all possible subsequent measurements.

The following paragraphs define an alternate system of measurement, based on the current instantaneous state of relativity which exists between any two specified points or objects in space. It is necessary to use the existing vocabulary of words to convey the intended thought about these relative units of measurement. Therefore, In order to distinguish the difference between the new relative units of measurement and the currently existing units of measurement, it is helpful to create the following words.

Relative Unit of Length (RELL)

Consider the separation distance between observer and observed. If the separation distance is zero, then it must follow that the observer and observed points occupy the identical location in space - in which case the concept of the separation distance is simply irrelevant. If however, there is some real separation distance, then space does become relevant. By definition, we shall call that currently existing amount of distance between observer and observed one (1.0) RELL.

In terms of our current fixed units of measurement of length, the mathematical value of distance of separation might vary from a very small to an very large mathematical value - depending on both the selection of objects, and the selection of unit of measurement (such as feet, miles, or light years). For convenience of wording, let us use the letter R to represent the value of the separation distance of interest in terms of our current (irrelevant) units of measure.

However, the RELL is always simply equal to 1.0 - no matter which two objects we have chosen for comparison, or how far apart they may be in pre-defined irrelevant units of measurement, or when the observation is being made. RELL is based on, and applies only to, the specific instant state of relativity of the two specific points or objects of current interest.

Relative Motion

If R is zero then the observer and observed points are the same and there can be no ongoing motion of the observed relative to the observer. In which case, both distance and the lapse of time associated with any such motion is simply irrelevant.

If R is greater than zero, then motion may be occurring between the observed and observer. For convenience, let us assign any such relative motion to the observed, and consider that the observer is 'stationary'. Or, in more general terms, we consider that the observer is located at the center of our space frame reference system. In which case observer and observed might both be in mutual (identical) motion within the field of space, but there would be no relative motion between observer and observed.

Imaginary Units of Relative Time (RELT)

If relative motion does exist between observed and observer, then a change is in progress. And because a change is in progress, the concept of 'time' does become significant. In our current system of (irrelevant) fixed, pre-defined units of measurement that significance is associated with a lapse of time between two separate observations.

However, in our new concept of relative units of measurements, every single instant state of relativity is considered to be completely independent of every other single state of reality. The concept of a 'lapse of time' is therefore simply irrelevant.

The concept of 'relative time' is recognized as an imaginary factor which is only useful for the purposes of a sequential historical record of some remembered prior or imagined future state of instantaneous relativity. Hence 'time' is no more significant than a page number within a book of history or prophecy.

In order to communicate our thoughts relating the currently accepted concepts of time lapses to the new concept of relativity, it is necessary to create a purely imaginary relative unit of time (RELT). We shall define a relative unit of time, RELT, as that lapse in time which would occur during the imagined movement of the observed through one RELL, assuming that the motion existing at the initial (real) instant observation remained constant throughout that imagined RELT.

Note that relative motion is based on the one instantaneous observation, and that the relative relocation in space is only the imaginary change which would result if that current instantaneous state of motion is imagined to continue unchanged until the observed had moved through one RELL of distance. This understanding is critically important for the following reason:

Differences Between Relative Motion and the Current Concept of Velocity

Because 'motion' is based on one current instantaneous observation, it differs completely from the currently acknowledged concept we call 'velocity' or 'speed'. Velocity and speed are both mathematical values which are based on two separate observations which are made at two separate instants of time. Based on the initial and final observations, the mathematical values of velocity and speed are determined using the change in distance divided by the corresponding lapse of time. That calculation carries with it the assumption that both the rate and direction of motion were constant throughout that lapse of time. The current concept of 'velocity' is considered to be a vector (rather than scalar) value which assumes that the direction of motion was unchanged during the lapse of time between the first and last observations. And finally, the units of measurement currently used to define the distance and time are based on pre-defined units of measurement which have no direct relationship to the currently existing status of the two specific points of current interest.

In contrast, our new concept of relative motion includes only one observation which occurs at the initial (zero lapse) instant of time, at which instant motion either is (relative) or is not (irrelevant) occurring. The RELT is imagined to exist, and is defined, if and only if relative motion (change) is currently occurring between observed and observer. Because the motion is based on a zero lapse (single instantaneous observation) of time, no actual relocation occurs during that zero lapse of time, and the direction of the imagined relative motion is irrelevant.

Hence relative motion is simply a boolean type value of 'yes' (motion exits) or 'no' (motion does not exist) at the instant of observation.

When we utilize and apply the concepts of relative units of measurement in the currently accepted (mathematical) concept of velocity (or speed) it must follow that the associated magnitude of relative velocity can never possible vary from simply 1.0. That is because the imagined motion will always be exactly 1.0 RELL divided by 1.0 RELT. If there is no current relative motion, then the concepts of time and relative velocity are simply irrelevant because no change is in progress.

Note that when the relative units of measurement are utilized, the previously accepted concept of 'velocity' being a vector quantity having both direction on magnitude is avoided. Relative 'motion' replaces the word velocity, and is a boolean type instantaneous factor which has no reference to a direction of the motion, and only one possible value of magnitude of 1.0.

The value of relative motion associated with the observation of a photon of light is identical to the value of motion associated with a turtle. (This recognition enables a subsequent explanation that electromagnetic effects are a direct reflection of the concepts of the motion of matter within a space-time frame of reference.)

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