Quintessential voids in physics
One of the issues presented in modern physics to my belief is the understanding of many facets of the universe, which leave many theories as black holes. The information and problem solving methods presented to the given situations is based entirely on an arbitrary system of values. For example: we have the speed of light which most Americans know as 186,000 miles/s, or as the rest of the world knows it as 350,000 Km/s. I recently pondered the origins of such values, since all physics equations are based on three major facets : the meter, the second, and c (the speed of light). There is postulation in the science community that the value of c may be a variant, noteable. As for the values of the second and the meter, those are arbitrations. The meter has been relayed to me as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299792458 second. What the hell kind measurement is that? Where is this magical number coming from, for as a second is still an arbitration as well, used to define another arbitration and we wonder where the calculated variance for human error comes into it?
The second is an arbitrary value as well, yet very few people bring it into question because we are creatures of habit, a second is an easily measured passage of time based on our individual calendar, based on the mean value between the years of our irregular orbital path.
As most physicists theorize, postulate, and attempt to prove, gravity has the ability to bend light. I propose that the base metering system is flawed, rendering our calculations and equations flawed. Yes, the second works well on our planet, for our scope is based on that arbitrary value. This unfortunately doesn’t apply everywhere for everywhere isn’t here.
I postulate the meter, and the second should be re-calculated, which in turn changes our conceptual understanding of measurement and in turn understanding the core of physics. Which should be nothing new, considering the meter has gone through repeated dramatic change through the passage of time, with the exception of the most recent ( measurement of frequency of krypton ) all of which have been arbitrary, measure from north pole to equator, the scratches on platinum bar etc. Almost as bad as the history of the “foot”.
The major problematic issue at hand is the decision of what is our base unit of measurement? Kelvin is a good example, it’s 0 point is based on the temperature necessary to theoretically stop the vibration of molecules, great. What exactly then is the measurement of 1 Kelvin? The amount of energy needed to accelerate 1 mL of whatever to whatever?
Energy is measured in joules, and guess what, that’s based on an arbitrary measurement once again.
The possibilities are endless, but the core of physics and the universe appear to have a handful of STRONG non-arbitrary constants, the mass of a proton, electron, and neutron, attempting to choose which as a standard would be nearly impossible, although theories exist that a neutron is the fusion of a proton and electron, well.. then proton should be the logical choice, since it encompasses the whole of the three choices. How the “measurement” of a neutron would be difficult to discern in correlation to the spectral wavelength of light, let alone WHICH spectrum of light to choose, and of which if we were to take a mean value of all KNOWN light would result in yet another arbitrary since we are bound to discover more electromagnetic frequencies which would offset said mean value.
So in turn is my challenge to the science community, a new set of true constants, since the electromagnetic spectrum is altered by the presence of gravity, the use of a constant such as an isosceles right triangle, to which the constant at which the mass of a neutron, as a source of gravity, bends the given frequency of electromagnetic spectrum the same amount as to which it has traveled. This value would be a legitimate and universally constant unit of measure, in turn this value would be directly proportional to the value of neutrons to the electromagnetic frequency. In turn a true “meter”. And in turn, of finding this measurement, the time it would take for the given wavelength to travel the new meter would be a true “second”. Thus removing the arbitrary values based on a system of time, which is based on our specific location within our solar system, and how that affects our base of measure.
These constants would resolve our three base measurement issues in physics, mass, meter, and time.
Robert Stewart
Home thinker.
Suppliment, another factor is regardless of the measurement used is Π (pi) so perhaps the unit of measure for a meter should be more along the lines of c=(Pi E10) hence making a meter 1/(Pi E10)
they're already using a laser to aid in the computerized focusing of large telescopes, why not use a large laser to ionize a column of air in which to reduce the atmospheric interferance?