The
Future of Time Theory
We have had several articles on time of which I have authored a few,
and there are a few general consensus points that are in frank
contradiction to Einstein’s theories of relativity. These are:
1) time does not physically exist, rather it is just a quantification
of “change”,1-6 2) the concept of time is absolute1-3,5-7
when one uses the speed of light to quantify it8, and 3)
even though time may seem relative because physical entities may seem
to be changing at a varied rate to a distant observer, absolute time
always prevails.
The idea that time is just a way to quantify change goes back in the
Journal of Theoretics3,5 and is most recently explored in
this issue’s guest commentary.6 Like entropy which
may be reversible on a local level but not on a universal level,
absolute time on a universal level is not reversible. Though one
could change chemical A into B and then change it back into A, he may
have reversed relative time locally but absolute time on a universal
level is not reversible. In fact, there is not enough energy in
the universe to revert the changed condition of the universe to that
of a previous state; hence absolute time is not reversible.
Because the speed of light is the only absolute in the universe and is
not affected by relativistic factors, it is the only true measure of
absolute time. This can be proven with the LightClock which I
have developed and have built working prototypes that can
differentiate time to the level of one-ten billionth of a second.8
This device uses the speed of light to determine time because t=d/c
where t is time, d is the distance traveled, and c is the speed of
light in the medium being used (actually c = cvacuum/index
of refraction of the medium). Since light is not affected by the
relative speed of the observer or object, it is the perfect mechanism
for measuring time.
One of the great paradoxes of special relativity was the so called
“twin paradox” which has one twin staying on Earth while the other
goes into space at a fraction of the speed of light, only to come back
younger than the twin he left behind. This is one of the great
examples of why special relativity is in need of revision. What
actually happens is that an object going away from an observer will
seem to slow down in time (move slower) while an object coming back
towards the observer will seem to be moving faster in time. For
instance, if I sent a clock away at a speed that made time slow down
by ½, then on its return it would appear to be going twice the fast
as it should be. The result is that upon its return to Earth, it
will be the same time as the reference clock it left behind on Earth.
To the traveling clock, nothing seems to have ever changed, it was
just observed to be going at different rates. Even if there was
a change in the rate of the two clocks while they are in motion
relative to each other this could be accounted for due to the physical
mechanism of the clocks being affected by the change in distance that
does occur at relativistic velocities. Such a problem would be
ameliorated by using a LightClock.8
To summarize the concepts that seem to be coming forward from
progressive theorists are:
1. Time does not physically; rather it is a means
for quantifying the stream of change in the universe.
2. Time is absolute on a universal level and it can
be accurately measured by using the speed of light.
3.Even though time (change) may seem relative to
the distant observer, it is not when using absolute time.
May the future be realized by the
progressive theories of today….
References
1.
Siepmann JP, “The
Laws of Space and Observation”, Journal of Theoretics, Vol.1
No.1, 1999.
2.
Siepmann JP, “The
Laws of Space and Observation: A Unified Theory”, Journal of
Theoretics, Vol.2 No.2, 2000.
3.
Siepmann JP, “Why
Time does not Exist”, Journal of Theoretics, Vol.3 No.1, 2001.
4.
Cruzan M, “It’s
about Time”, Journal of Theoretics, Vol.3 No.6, 2001.
5.
Sorli A, “Time
as a Stream of Change”, Journal of Theoretics, Vol.4 No.6, 2002.
6.
Sorli A, Sorli K, “From
Space-time to Space”, Journal of Theoretics, Vol.6 No.4, 2004.
7.
Jones BD, “Absolute
Time Theory”, Journal of Theoretics, Vol.2 No.4, 2000.
8.
Siepmann JP, “The
Light Clock: A New Method of Measuring True Time”, Journal of
Theoretics, Vol.1 No.1, 1999.
Dr. Siepmann,
Editor
Journal of Theoretics