simple relativity
The information presented here is the third generation release of a separate url entitled Shadows of Reality which was first published in April 1997. An updated and expanded version was published later that year entitled The Fantasy of Our Reality.
This current version reflects the results of additional research and also extends the depth of the prior theory.
I have completed many side studies to evaluate if and how the use of the simple concept of relativity which is explained in this document relates to many other current scientific postulates. The results of these studies has been extremely enlightening, and effort is now being directed to preparation of an html version of those results for inclusion in the next major revision of this document.
introduction
Imagine a wooden wagon wheel with the spokes extending from a central hub to the outer rim. In this document our current state of physical science is represented by the outer rim. A revolutionary new concept of relativity which explains many of the currently unanswered questions about physical science is represented by the hub. The outer rim and the hub are connected by many spokes, each of which represents an analysis of the history of prior scientific assumptions, and provides a connection between the currently accepted concepts with the new concept.
Because the new concept at first seems
contradictory to currently accepted concepts, it is necessary to
examine each of the historical spokes in order to both explain
and justify the new concept. Unfortunately, the organization (and
length) of this document is complicated by that necessity. The
reward is that, once it is understood, the new concept is
extremely simple, eliminates the need for all complex
mathematics, and provides a depth of understanding about the true
nature of relativity far exceeding that now possible.
The first section of this document briefly traces the history of the five major advances in the study of time and space from Copernicus through Einstein. Each step includes sub-notes on possible alternate explanations for the currently accepted conclusions.
The second section describes the revolutionary concept of relativity, with sub-notes which explain how the old and new concepts are directly comparable - even though the new concept may at first seem contradictory to the old.
The third section presents a few examples of the new insights about both the how and why of currently acknowledged beliefs about nature are easily explainable when the new concept of relativity is understood.
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This page was last updated 1 November 1998 by Floyd Creasey
Your comments, pro or con, are more than welcome.