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The Unity of Nature
Feb 6 2009, 12:15 AM EST
== Unity of Nature essay ==Abstract from "The Unity of Nature and the Search for a Unified Field Theory" by Dr. Frederick Alzofon This paper exploits the observed transformability of radiation into matter and its converse to develop a theory that is unified in the sense that radiation and matter appear as different aspects of the same field: the matter-radiation field. The paper is based upon and discussed from a classical viewpoint, emphasizing conceptual aspects, rather than the theory's formal structure, which has been detailed elsewhere. It is shown that, by incorporating an observed property of radiation into the basis of the theory -- fluctuations in the intensity of the radiation comprising a light signal in a vacuum -- the Lorentz group of rotations can be extended to include translations of space-time, of vanishing average magnitude. Moreover, a fundamental nonvanishing average alteration in the metric of space-time (a quadratic expression), analogous to the case for Brownian motion is induced. The corresponding alteration in the equations of motion for the field gives rise to equations of motion of Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac matter-radiation fields. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |