From: mpc755 on
On Mar 29, 12:08 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 29, 8:59 am, NoEinstein <noeinst...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 28, 12:38 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear PD, the Parasite Dunce: 'Top post' a concise reply of a paragraph
> > or two, and I promise I will at least scan it.  But if you put your
> > remarks spread throughout this already long thread, I will not waste
> > my time.  — NE —
>
> Sure, what is the question you want an answer to?
>

You must have missed this post:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Broglie

"This research culminated in the de Broglie hypothesis stating that
any moving particle or object had an associated wave."

'Interpretation of quantum mechanics
by the double solution theory
Louis de BROGLIE'
http://www.ensmp.fr/aflb/AFLB-classiques/aflb124p001.pdf

"I called this relation, which determines the particle's motion in the
wave, "the guidance formula". It may easily be generalized to the case
of an external field acting on the particle."

"This result may be interpreted by noticing that, in the present
theory, the particle is defined as a very small region of the wave
where the amplitude is very large, and it therefore seems quite
natural that the internal motion rythm of the particle should always
be the same as that of the wave at the point where the particle is
located."

de Broglie's definition of wave-particle duality is of a physical wave
and a physical particle. The particle occupies a very small region of
the wave.

In AD, the external field is the aether. In a double slit experiment
the particle occupies a very small region of the wave and enters and
exits a single slit. The wave enters and exits the available slits.

For example, in the image on the right here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_choice_quantum_eraser#The_experiment
There are waves propagating both the red and blue paths towards D0.
One of the downgraded photon 'particles' is traveling either the red
or blue path towards D0. The lens causes the waves to create
interference which alters the direction the particle travels. One set
of downgraded photons is creating one of the interference patterns at
D0 and the other set of downgraded photons is creating the other.

It's all very easy to understand once you realize 'delayed-choice',
'quantum eraser', and the future determining the past is simply
misinterpreting what is occurring in nature.

In the image on the right here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_choice_quantum_eraser#The_experiment
When the downgraded photon pair are created, in order for there to be
conservation of momentum, the original photons momentum is maintained.
This means the downgraded photon pair have opposite angular momentums.
We will describe one of the photons as being the 'up' photon and the
other photon as being the 'down' photon. One of the downgraded photons
travels either the red or blue path towards D0 and the other photon
travels either the red or blue path towards the prism.

There are physical waves in the aether propagating both the red and
blue paths. The aether waves propagating towards D0 interact with the
lens and create interference prior to reaching D0. The aether waves
create interference which alters the direction the photon travels
prior to reaching D0. There are actually two interference patterns
being created at D0. One associated with the 'up' photons when they
arrive at D0 and the other interference pattern associated with the
'down' photons when they arrive at D0.

Both 'up' and 'down' photons are reflected by BSa and arrive at D3.
Since there is a single path towards D3 there is nothing for the wave
in the aether to interfere with and there is no interference pattern
and since it is not determined if it is an 'up' or 'down' photon being
detected at D3 there is no way to distinguish between the photons
arriving at D0 which interference pattern each photon belongs to. The
same for photons reflected by BSb and arrive at D4.

Photons which pass through BSa and are reflected by BSc and arrive at
D1 are either 'up' or 'down' photons but not both. If 'up' photons
arrive at D1 then 'down' photons arrive at D2. The opposite occurs for
photons which pass through BSb. Photons which pass through BSa and
pass through BSb and arrive at D1 are all either 'up' or 'down'
photons. If all 'up' photons arrive at D1 then all 'down' photons
arrive at D2. Since the physical waves in the aether traveling both
the red and blue paths are combined prior to D1 and D2 the aether
waves create interference which alters the direction the photon
travels. Since all 'up' photons arrive at one of the detectors and all
'down' photons arrive at the other an interference pattern is created
which reflects back to the interference both sets of photons are
creating at D0.

Figures 3 and 4 here:
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/quant-ph/pdf/9903/9903047v1.pdf
Show the interference pattern of the 'up' and 'down' photons. If you
were to combine the two images and add the peaks together and add the
valleys together you would have the interference pattern of the
original photon. This is evidence the downgraded photon pair maintain
the original photons momentum and have opposite angular momentums.

Nothing is erased. There is no delayed choice. Physical waves in the
aether are traveling both the red and blue paths and when the paths
are combined the waves create interference which alters the direction
the photon 'particle' travels.

Experiments which are evidence of Aether Displacement:

Experiment #1:

Instead of having a single beam splitter BSc have two beam splitters
BSca and BScb. Have the photons reflected by mirror Ma interact with
BSca and have the photons reflected by mirror Mb interact with BScb.
Do not combine the red and blue paths. Have additional detectors D1a,
D2a, D1b, and D2b. Have the photons reflected by and propagate through
BSca be detected at D1a and D2a. Have the photons reflected by and
propagate through BScb be detected at D1b and D2b. If you compare the
photons detected at D1a and D1b with the photons detected at D0, the
corresponding photons detected at D0 will form an interference
pattern. If you compare the photons detected at D2a and D2b with the
photons detected at D0, the corresponding photons detected at D0 will
form an interference pattern. What is occurring is all 'up' photons
are being detected at one pair of detectors, for example D1a and D1b,
and all 'down' photons are being detected at the other pair of
detectors, for example D2a and D2b. Interference patterns do not even
need to be created in order to 'go back' and determine the
interference patterns created at D0.

Experiment #2:

Alter the experiment. When the downgraded photon pair are created,
have each photon interact with its own double slit apparatus. Have
detectors at one of the exits for each double slit apparatus. When a
photon is detected at one of the exits, in AD, the photon's aether
wave still exists and is propagating along the path exiting the other
slit. When a photon is not detected at one of the exits, the photon
'particle' along with its associated aether wave exits the other slit.
Combine the path the aether wave the detected photon is propagating
along with the path of the other photon and its associated aether
wave. An interference pattern will still be created. This shows the
aether wave of a detected photon still exists and is able to create
interference with the aether wave of another photon, altering the
direction the photon 'particle' travels.

Your inability to physically explain the following is evidence you
feign hypothesis:

- The future determining the past
- Virtual particles which exist out of nothing
- Conservation of momentum does not apply to a downgraded photon pair
- A C-60 molecule can enter, travel through, and exit multiple slits
simultaneously without requiring energy, releasing energy, or having
a change in momentum.
- Matter causes physical space to be 'unflat' but not move

The following are the most correct physical explanations to date:

- A C-60 molecule enters and exits a single slit while the associate
aether displacement wave enters and exits available slits
- The aether displaced by the matter which are the plates extends
past the other plate. The pressure exerted by the aether displaced
by the plates forces the plates together
- Conservation of momentum does apply to a downgraded photon pair.
When a photon is detected its wave collapses which determines its
spin. In order for the original photons momentum to be conserved,
the downgraded photon pair have opposite angular momentums.
- A C-60 molecule enters and exits a single slit while the associate
aether displacement wave enters and exits available slits
- Physical space is displaced by matter. Aether is displaced by
matter.
From: mpc755 on
On Mar 29, 12:24 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 29, 9:11 am, NoEinstein <noeinst...(a)bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 28, 12:39 pm, PD <thedraperfam...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dear PD, the Parasite Dunce:  The Law of the Conservation of energy
> > simply says that the "Energy IN must = the Energy OUT."
>
>
> The energy of a closed system is the sum of several terms, each being
> energy of different types, kinetic energy being one of them.
>
> This conservation is an experimental observation -- the way we know it
> is conserved is by explicitly adding up those terms in the sum and
> seeing whether the sum is constant regardless of internal
> interactions.
>

The interaction of aether and matter is a closed system. The energy
required to displace the aether is returned as the aether 'displaces
back'.

'Frictionless supersolid a step closer'
http://www.physorg.com/news185201084.html

"Superfluidity and superconductivity cause particles to move without
friction. Koos Gubbels investigated under what conditions such
particles keep moving endlessly without losing energy, like a swimmer
who takes one mighty stroke and then keeps gliding forever along the
swimming pool."

In the analogy the swimmer is any body and the water is the aether.
Just as the swimmer displaces the water, whether the swimmer is at
rest with respect to the water, or not, a body displaces the aether,
whether the body is at rest with respect to the aether, or not.

In the analogy the moving swimmer creates a displacement wave in the
water. A moving body creates a displacement wave in the aether.

'On the super-fluid property of the relativistic physical vacuum
medium and the inertial motion of particles'
http://arxiv.org/ftp/gr-qc/papers/0701/0701155.pdf

"Abstract: The similarity between the energy spectra of relativistic
particles and that of quasi-particles in super-conductivity BCS theory
makes us conjecture that the relativistic physical vacuum medium as
the ground state of the background field is a super fluid medium, and
the rest mass of a relativistic particle is like the energy gap of a
quasi-particle. This conjecture is strongly supported by the results
of our following investigation: a particle moving through the vacuum
medium at a speed less than the speed of light in vacuum, though
interacting with the vacuum medium, never feels friction force and
thus undergoes a frictionless and inertial motion."

A particle in the super fluid medium displaces the super fluid medium,
whether the particle is at rest with respect to the super fluid
medium, or not. A moving particle creates a displacement wave in the
super fluid medium.

A particle in the aether displaces the aether, whether the particle is
at rest with respect to the aether, or not. The particle could be an
individual nucleus. A moving particle creates a displacement wave in
the aether.

Gravity is pressure exerted by aether displaced by matter.

You must have missed this post:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_de_Broglie

"This research culminated in the de Broglie hypothesis stating that
any moving particle or object had an associated wave."

'Interpretation of quantum mechanics
by the double solution theory
Louis de BROGLIE'
http://www.ensmp.fr/aflb/AFLB-classiques/aflb124p001.pdf

"I called this relation, which determines the particle's motion in the
wave, "the guidance formula". It may easily be generalized to the case
of an external field acting on the particle."

"This result may be interpreted by noticing that, in the present
theory, the particle is defined as a very small region of the wave
where the amplitude is very large, and it therefore seems quite
natural that the internal motion rythm of the particle should always
be the same as that of the wave at the point where the particle is
located."

de Broglie's definition of wave-particle duality is of a physical wave
and a physical particle. The particle occupies a very small region of
the wave.

In AD, the external field is the aether. In a double slit experiment
the particle occupies a very small region of the wave and enters and
exits a single slit. The wave enters and exits the available slits.

For example, in the image on the right here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_choice_quantum_eraser#The_experi...
There are waves propagating both the red and blue paths towards D0.
One of the downgraded photon 'particles' is traveling either the red
or blue path towards D0. The lens causes the waves to create
interference which alters the direction the particle travels. One set
of downgraded photons is creating one of the interference patterns at
D0 and the other set of downgraded photons is creating the other.

It's all very easy to understand once you realize 'delayed-choice',
'quantum eraser', and the future determining the past is simply
misinterpreting what is occurring in nature.

In the image on the right here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_choice_quantum_eraser#The_experi...
When the downgraded photon pair are created, in order for there to be
conservation of momentum, the original photons momentum is maintained.
This means the downgraded photon pair have opposite angular momentums.
We will describe one of the photons as being the 'up' photon and the
other photon as being the 'down' photon. One of the downgraded photons
travels either the red or blue path towards D0 and the other photon
travels either the red or blue path towards the prism.

There are physical waves in the aether propagating both the red and
blue paths. The aether waves propagating towards D0 interact with the
lens and create interference prior to reaching D0. The aether waves
create interference which alters the direction the photon travels
prior to reaching D0. There are actually two interference patterns
being created at D0. One associated with the 'up' photons when they
arrive at D0 and the other interference pattern associated with the
'down' photons when they arrive at D0.

Both 'up' and 'down' photons are reflected by BSa and arrive at D3.
Since there is a single path towards D3 there is nothing for the wave
in the aether to interfere with and there is no interference pattern
and since it is not determined if it is an 'up' or 'down' photon being
detected at D3 there is no way to distinguish between the photons
arriving at D0 which interference pattern each photon belongs to. The
same for photons reflected by BSb and arrive at D4.

Photons which pass through BSa and are reflected by BSc and arrive at
D1 are either 'up' or 'down' photons but not both. If 'up' photons
arrive at D1 then 'down' photons arrive at D2. The opposite occurs for
photons which pass through BSb. Photons which pass through BSa and
pass through BSb and arrive at D1 are all either 'up' or 'down'
photons. If all 'up' photons arrive at D1 then all 'down' photons
arrive at D2. Since the physical waves in the aether traveling both
the red and blue paths are combined prior to D1 and D2 the aether
waves create interference which alters the direction the photon
travels. Since all 'up' photons arrive at one of the detectors and all
'down' photons arrive at the other an interference pattern is created
which reflects back to the interference both sets of photons are
creating at D0.

Figures 3 and 4 here:
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/quant-ph/pdf/9903/9903047v1.pdf
Show the interference pattern of the 'up' and 'down' photons. If you
were to combine the two images and add the peaks together and add the
valleys together you would have the interference pattern of the
original photon. This is evidence the downgraded photon pair maintain
the original photons momentum and have opposite angular momentums.

Nothing is erased. There is no delayed choice. Physical waves in the
aether are traveling both the red and blue paths and when the paths
are combined the waves create interference which alters the direction
the photon 'particle' travels.

Experiments which are evidence of Aether Displacement:

Experiment #1:

Instead of having a single beam splitter BSc have two beam splitters
BSca and BScb. Have the photons reflected by mirror Ma interact with
BSca and have the photons reflected by mirror Mb interact with BScb.
Do not combine the red and blue paths. Have additional detectors D1a,
D2a, D1b, and D2b. Have the photons reflected by and propagate through
BSca be detected at D1a and D2a. Have the photons reflected by and
propagate through BScb be detected at D1b and D2b. If you compare the
photons detected at D1a and D1b with the photons detected at D0, the
corresponding photons detected at D0 will form an interference
pattern. If you compare the photons detected at D2a and D2b with the
photons detected at D0, the corresponding photons detected at D0 will
form an interference pattern. What is occurring is all 'up' photons
are being detected at one pair of detectors, for example D1a and D1b,
and all 'down' photons are being detected at the other pair of
detectors, for example D2a and D2b. Interference patterns do not even
need to be created in order to 'go back' and determine the
interference patterns created at D0.

Experiment #2:

Alter the experiment. When the downgraded photon pair are created,
have each photon interact with its own double slit apparatus. Have
detectors at one of the exits for each double slit apparatus. When a
photon is detected at one of the exits, in AD, the photon's aether
wave still exists and is propagating along the path exiting the other
slit. When a photon is not detected at one of the exits, the photon
'particle' along with its associated aether wave exits the other slit.
Combine the path the aether wave the detected photon is propagating
along with the path of the other photon and its associated aether
wave. An interference pattern will still be created. This shows the
aether wave of a detected photon still exists and is able to create
interference with the aether wave of another photon, altering the
direction the photon 'particle' travels.

Your inability to physically explain the following is evidence you
feign hypothesis:

- The future determining the past
- Virtual particles which exist out of nothing
- Conservation of momentum does not apply to a downgraded photon pair
- A C-60 molecule can enter, travel through, and exit multiple slits
simultaneously without requiring energy, releasing energy, or having
a change in momentum.
- Matter causes physical space to be 'unflat' but not move

The following are the most correct physical explanations to date:

- A C-60 molecule enters and exits a single slit while the associate
aether displacement wave enters and exits available slits
- The aether displaced by the matter which are the plates extends
past the other plate. The pressure exerted by the aether displaced
by the plates forces the plates together
- Conservation of momentum does apply to a downgraded photon pair.
When a photon is detected its wave collapses which determines its
spin. In order for the original photons momentum to be conserved,
the downgraded photon pair have opposite angular momentums.
- A C-60 molecule enters and exits a single slit while the associate
aether displacement wave enters and exits available slits
- Physical space is displaced by matter. Aether is displaced by
matter.
From: spudnik on
what shows is rather strict Einsteinmania,
the complete or deliberate ignorance of plasma
in Universe, per Alfven et al.

antimatter e.g. anyway,
there are no photons, with the sole exception
of at the detection of them by the device/retina,
wherein the wave is absorbed or "collapsed," and
convereted to some other format. it is the same
with Newton's silly corpusles, EPR "problem" dysappears
in the wave conception ... but, not, if
you consider it a la de Broglie!

> Alter the experiment. When the downgraded photon pair are created,
> have each photon interact with its own double slit apparatus. Have
> detectors at one of the exits for each double slit apparatus. When a
> photon is detected at one of the exits, in AD, the photon's aether
> wave still exists and is propagating along the path exiting the other
> slit. When a photon is not detected at one of the exits, the photon
> 'particle' along with its associated aether wave exits the other slit.
> Combine the path the aether wave the detected photon is propagating
> along with the path of the other photon and its associated aether
> wave. An interference pattern will still be created. This shows the
> aether wave of a detected photon still exists and is able to create
> interference with the aether wave of another photon, altering the
> direction the photon 'particle' ...
>
> read more »- Hide quoted text -

thus:
Leibniz, "*vis viva*."

> > Einstein's E = mc2 is derived from Newtonian Mechanics.

thus quoth:
So, if we accept Clerselier's arguments, as almost every
scientifically educated person today would have to admit he does,
Fermat's Principle of Least Time is an absurdity. And yet it is true,
and stands as one of the foundations of all our knowledge of nature.
From it came the work of Leibniz and the Bernoullis on the cycloid and
the non-algebraic curves, which were the heart of the development of
the calculus. Fresnel's developments of the wave theory are based on
it, and so everything we know of the electromagnetic spectrum, and so
forth.

thus:
Bell Epoque d'EPR, seems to be taken with the idee fixe,
that the "quantum of light" has to be a massive point
of no dimensions -- just polarities & frequency/period.

no rocks o'light, "period."

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_ether_theory
> >http://home.c2i.net/pb_andersen/

thus:
neat idea; how'd it be tested, if possible, or
is it just S & FS?
> Possibly our universe has an event horizon that's keeping us from

thus:
when I first began doing "thus ****,"
is used "thus quoth" for others and "thus spake"
for myself -- for about a day. possibly in part due
to contamination by archimedeanplutonianism.
> thus, thus, thus...?

thus:
what a crock; there is *nothing* about light (or,
one simple thing) that is pertinent to a corpuscular theory;
Young et al completely rid us of that theory,
which also had that denser media had faster light).
maybe it is an unconsidered acceptance
that "quantum" means "particle,"
your other Einstein's rock from the train; gah!... come on:
there are no photons, there are no Rocks of Light.

thus:
I think, therefore Eisntein wasn't as great as he is depicted
in the Department of Einsteinmania/The Musical Dept.
> impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seems to me to be

--Light: A History!
http://wlym.com
From: mpc755 on
On Mar 29, 5:39 pm, spudnik <Space...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> what shows is rather strict Einsteinmania,
> the complete or deliberate ignorance of plasma
> in Universe, per Alfven et al.
>

http://www.tmgnow.com/repository/cosmology/alfven.html

"[Alfven] argued that there could be a magnetic field pervading the
entire galaxy if plasma was spread throughout the galaxy. This plasma
could carry the electrical currents that would then create the
galactic magnetic field."

Replace 'plasma' with 'aether' above.

"a magnetic field pervading the entire galaxy if [aether] was spread
throughout the galaxy. This [aether] could carry the electrical
currents that would then create the galactic magnetic field."

> antimatter e.g.  anyway,
> there are no photons, with the sole exception
> of at the detection of them by the device/retina,
> wherein the wave is absorbed or "collapsed," and
> convereted to some other format.  it is the same
> with Newton's silly corpusles, EPR "problem" dysappears
> in the wave conception ... but, not, if
> you consider it a la de Broglie!
>

Consider the very small region of the wave which consists of the
'particle' to be the area of the wave which has the capability of
collapsing and being detected as a 'particle'.

As the photon propagates it is a directed/pointed wave. It is the
directed/pointed area of the wave which allows for the collapse and
detection as a particle. The directed/pointed portion of the wave is a
very small region of the wave.

> > Alter the experiment. When the downgraded photon pair are created,
> > have each photon interact with its own double slit apparatus. Have
> > detectors at one of the exits for each double slit apparatus. When a
> > photon is detected at one of the exits, in AD, the photon's aether
> > wave still exists and is propagating along the path exiting the other
> > slit. When a photon is not detected at one of the exits, the photon
> > 'particle' along with its associated aether wave exits the other slit.
> > Combine the path the aether wave the detected photon is propagating
> > along with the path of the other photon and its associated aether
> > wave. An interference pattern will still be created. This shows the
> > aether wave of a detected photon still exists and is able to create
> > interference with the aether wave of another photon, altering the
> > direction the photon 'particle' ...
>
> > read more »- Hide quoted text -
>
> thus:
> Leibniz, "*vis viva*."
>
> > > Einstein's E = mc2 is derived from Newtonian Mechanics.
>
> thus quoth:
> So, if we accept Clerselier's arguments, as almost every
> scientifically educated person today would have to admit he does,
> Fermat's Principle of Least Time is an absurdity. And yet it is true,
> and stands as one of the foundations of all our knowledge of nature.
> From it came the work of Leibniz and the Bernoullis on the cycloid and
> the non-algebraic curves, which were the heart of the development of
> the calculus. Fresnel's developments of the wave theory are based on
> it, and so everything we know of the electromagnetic spectrum, and so
> forth.
>
> thus:
> Bell Epoque d'EPR, seems to be taken with the idee fixe,
> that the "quantum of light" has to be a massive point
> of no dimensions -- just polarities & frequency/period.
>
> no rocks o'light, "period."
>
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_ether_theory
> > >http://home.c2i.net/pb_andersen/
>
> thus:
> neat idea; how'd it be tested, if possible, or
> is it just S & FS?
>
> > Possibly our universe has an event horizon that's keeping us from
>
> thus:
> when I first began doing "thus ****,"
> is used "thus quoth" for others and "thus spake"
> for myself -- for about a day.  possibly in part due
> to contamination by archimedeanplutonianism.
>
> > thus, thus, thus...?
>
> thus:
> what a crock; there is *nothing* about light (or,
> one simple thing) that is pertinent to a corpuscular theory;
> Young et al completely rid us of that theory,
> which also had that denser media had faster light).
>     maybe it is an unconsidered acceptance
> that "quantum" means "particle,"
> your other Einstein's rock from the train; gah!...  come on:
> there are no photons, there are no Rocks of Light.
>
> thus:
> I think, therefore Eisntein wasn't as great as he is depicted
> in the Department of Einsteinmania/The Musical Dept.
>
> > impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seems to me to be
>
> --Light: A History!http://wlym.com

From: spudnik on
yeah, *if* you consider the light "a la de Broglie,"
you are always going to be stuck with "un photon
avec un wave," but that is just sloppy math --
they are conceptual duals, not to be used
at the same time, without very acute reasoning. why
must we assume that the pioneers were totally comprehensive
in their amazing fromulations?

the whole idea of using a particle, in place
of a wave, has very little to recommend it;
it is rather just a linguistic habit,
that pesky & rotten Newtonian rock o'light.

just the same, your silly attempt to "replace plasma
with aether" -- why should Alfven do that, or
any one else?.... just give even one reason.

> http://www.tmgnow.com/repository/cosmology/alfven.html
> Replace 'plasma' with 'aether' above.

> As the photon propagates it is a directed/pointed wave. It is the
> directed/pointed area of the wave which allows for the collapse and
> detection as a particle. The directed/pointed portion of the wave is a
> very small region of the wave.

thus:
what shows is rather strict Einsteinmania,
the complete or deliberate ignorance of plasma
in Universe, per Alfven et al.... antimatter e.g. anyway,
there are no photons, with the sole exception
of the detection "of" them by the device/retina,
wherein the wave is absorbed or "collapsed," and
convereted to some other format. like
with Newton's corpuscles, the EPR "problem" dysappears
in the wave conception ... but, not, if
you consider it a la de Broglie!

thus:
Leibniz, "*vis viva*."

> > Einstein's E = mc2 is derived from Newtonian Mechanics.

thus quoth:
So, if we accept Clerselier's arguments, as almost every
scientifically educated person today would have to admit he does,
Fermat's Principle of Least Time is an absurdity. And yet it is true,
and stands as one of the foundations of all our knowledge of nature.
From it came the work of Leibniz and the Bernoullis on the cycloid and
the non-algebraic curves, which were the heart of the development of
the calculus. Fresnel's developments of the wave theory are based on
it, and so everything we know of the electromagnetic spectrum, and so
forth.

thus:
Bell Epoque d'EPR, seems to be taken with the idee fixe,
that the "quantum of light" has to be a massive point
of no dimensions -- just polarities & frequency/period.

no rocks o'light, "period."

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_ether_theory
> >http://home.c2i.net/pb_andersen/

thus:
neat idea; how'd it be tested, if possible, or
is it just S & FS?
> Possibly our universe has an event horizon that's keeping us from

thus:
when I first began doing "thus ****,"
is used "thus quoth" for others and "thus spake"
for myself -- for about a day. possibly in part due
to contamination by archimedeanplutonianism.
> thus, thus, thus...?

thus:
what a crock; there is *nothing* about light (or,
one simple thing) that is pertinent to a corpuscular theory;
Young et al completely rid us of that theory,
which also had that denser media had faster light).
maybe it is an unconsidered acceptance
that "quantum" means "particle,"
your other Einstein's rock from the train; gah!... come on:
there are no photons, there are no Rocks of Light.

thus:
I think, therefore Eisntein wasn't as great as he is depicted
in the Department of Einsteinmania/The Musical Dept.
> impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seems to me to be

--Light: A History!
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