scholarly journals The Geometrized Vacuum Physics Based Onthe Algebra of Signature

Author(s):  
Mikhail Batanov-Gaukhman

The aim of the article is to develop geometrized physics of a vacuum on the basis of two basic postulates: 1) the constancy of the speed of light (more precisely, the speed of propagation of electromagnetic waves) in the vacuum; 2) the ‘vacuum balance condition’ associated with the statement that only mutually opposite formations are born from the vacuum, so that, on average, they completely compensate of the manifestations of each other. The Algebra of signatures is proposed as a mathematical basis for geometrized physics of a vacuum.

Author(s):  
Frank S. Levin

Chapter 2 reviews answers to the question of what is light, starting with the ancient Greeks and ending in 1900 with the wave concept of Maxwell’s electrodynamics. For some ancient Greeks, light consisted of atoms emitted from surface of the object, whereas for others it was fire that either entered into or was emitted by eyes, although the latter possibility was effectively eliminated around the year 1000. Competing proposals well after then were that light is either a wave phenomenon or consists of particles, with Isaac Newton’s corpuscular (particle) theory prevailing by the end of the 1600s over the wave concept championed by Christiaan Huygens, who published the first estimate of the speed of light. In the early 1800s, Thomas Young’s two-slit experiment proved that light was a wave, a concept codified and firmly grounded through Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetic waves.


Invariance considerations are employed to write down constitutive equations governing the propagation of electromagnetic waves in isotropic materials with a centre of symmetry which are subject to a static deformation. It is assumed that the dielectric displacement and magnetic induction vectors are linear functions of the electric and magnetic field intensities, respectively, but are general polynomial functions in the quantities which specify the deformation. The theory is employed to examine propagation along circular cylindrical rods in torsion. Rotating waves are produced whose speed of propagation and rate of rotation depend upon the magnitude of the deformation and the properties of the material. The nature of these waves is examined for the general case where there is no restriction either upon the amount of torsion or upon the magnitude of the effect. When the amount of torsion, or the dependence of the effect upon deformation is small, solutions can be obtained based upon those for the propagation of waves in undeformed materials.


2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. R. ESPÓSITO MIGUEL ◽  
J. G. PEREIRA

By exploring the relationship between the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a gravitational field and the light propagation in a refractive medium, it is shown that, in the presence of a positive cosmological constant, the velocity of light will be smaller than its special relativity value. Then, restricting again to the domain of validity of geometrical optics, the same result is obtained in the context of wave optics. It is argued that this phenomenon and the anisotropy in the velocity of light in a gravitational field are produced by the same mechanism.


2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (27) ◽  
pp. 1550143 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. I. Cooperstock

It is noted that in the broader sense, gravitational waves viewed as spacetime curvature which necessarily accompanies electromagnetic waves at the speed of light, are the routine perception of our everyday experience. We focus on the energy issue and Feynman’s “sticky bead” argument which has been regarded as central in supporting the conclusion that gravitational waves carry energy through the vacuum in general relativity. We discuss the essential neglected aspects of his approach which leads to the conclusion that gravitational waves would not cause Feynman’s bead to heat the stick on which it would supposedly rub. This opens the way to an examination of the entire issue of energy in general relativity. We briefly discuss our naturally-defined totally invariant spacetime energy expression for general relativity incorporating the contribution from gravity. When the cosmological term is included in the field equations, our energy expression includes the vacuum energy as required.


2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
L. G. Neradovsky

The previously unknown dependence between the volume ice content of frozen dispersed soils and their radiophysical properties (the speed of propagation and specific attenuation of the amplitude of electromagnetic waves) was studied in the layer of annual heat flows of Central Yakutia. The correlation between these characteristics determined in the laboratory and the method of discrete georadiolocation is established. The peculiarity of the connection is the sharp decline in the sensitivity of the propagation speed and the specific attenuation of electromagnetic waves in frozen dispersed soils with high volume ice content (more than  60%). In general, the specific attenuation of electromagnetic waves is more responsive to the change in the volume of ice content of frozen dispersed soils and, thus, it is more preferable to solve the problem of quantitative evaluation of this characteristic. The  proposed method of reusable measurements of signals of georadiolocation with changing position and azimuth of antennas of georadars in the vicinity of the network points of geological and geophysical observations allows to estimate the average values of the propagation speed and specific attenuation of electromagnetic waves with an error of not more than 10%. Due to this, according to the equations of logistic functions it is possible to calculate the average values of volume ice content with an error of 7–11%. With this error, the picture of the probability distribution according to the georadiolocation values of the volume ice content in the averages is completely identical to the laboratory data. On this basis, the found regression equations are recommended to be used for the calculation of the speed of propagation and specific attenuation of electromagnetic waves of background or average values of the volume ice content of frozen dispersed soils of the annual heat transfer layer in any part of the ice complex of the Central Yakut  lowland. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elda Guzman-Herrera ◽  
Nora Breton

AbstractWe derive the Euler–Heisenberg solutions that describe electromagnetic waves propagating through very intense uniform magnetic or electric background, with the effective metric approach. We first explore the case of a magnetic background: as a result of the interaction between the wave and the background there is birefringence and a longitudinal electric field component arises. The two phase velocities depend on the intensity of the external magnetic field and on the polarization of the wave; phase velocities can be slowed down up to the order of hundred thousandths for fields $$B/B_\mathrm{cr}<< 1$$ B / B cr < < 1 . The analogous study is done when the wave propagates through a uniform electric field. We then consider the situation when the background is in movement by means of a Lorentz boost, modeling then a magnetized flowing medium. We determined how this motion affects the speed of propagation of the electromagnetic wave, in this case the phase velocities depend on both the magnetic background and the direction and velocity of the boost.


2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-275
Author(s):  
Michael J. Curran

Based on well-established equations, we provide evidence of an electrical connection between the gravitational field and light. Each is modeled using the inductance‐capacitance ( <mml:math display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>L</mml:mi> <mml:mi>C</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> ) circuit as the building block. A proposed direct photon force (not a pressure and not by means of a force carrier), the relationship between the speed of light and gravity, the frequency and wavelength of gravitational waves, gravitational redshift, the trajectory of planets around the sun, and equations of plane electromagnetic waves may all be expressed with the assistance of an ideal (no resistance) <mml:math display="inline"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>L</mml:mi> <mml:mi>C</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> circuit model of light. Each begins with the Planck‐Einstein relationship. Each suggests that gravity and electromagnetism interact directly through fluctuating electrical and magnetic fields from both sources. With this perspective Einstein's concept of the warping of spacetime may not be needed to explain gravitation.


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