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Ever since Albert Einstein realized that mass was convertible into energy, physicists have been grappling with the complexities of particles, such as neutrinos, that travel at just less than the speed of light. One reason for that complexity is the inadequacy of the concepts of mass and energy, which might not be as fundamental as is now assumed.
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The 20th Century started with the indivisible atom being considered beyond perception. Then it was found. And then it was smashed. The 21st Century starts with dozens of "fundamental particles", none of which seems to be indivisible. Is Democritus's atomic theory wrong? Or are we looking in the wrong place, simply because we can look there?
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It is assumed that the speed of light is an absolute because it is constant in a vacuum. This absolute assumption is relied upon by the mathematical conclusions about the universe which have dominated the 20th Century. But velocity, in all its other forms, is relative. Explore the reasons why the speed of light may not be absolute after all.
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Because the speed of light is our most reliable measuring stick, we have used it to measure time. But time is just our arbitrary measurement of the continuum of change. That simple understanding yields interesting insights into the Big Bang, black holes, the concept of simultaneity and how our conceptions limit our perceptions.
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Rational Idealism
Our Emotions
Theoretical Physics
Political Philosophy
The Sources of Deception |
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