Re: OT: Grand unified theory

On Jul 9, 9:11 am, William D Clinger <cesur...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tashi/MT wrote:
Yea, but I bet his "H" number is higher than yours.

But not higher than Richard Hoagland's!  A search at
Google Scholar shows that both he and Richard Hoagland
have the same (lowercase) h-index: zero.  If you're
interested in the (uppercase) H number, you'd multiply
by the appropriate fudge factor, which is 1.0 for
physics.  Do the math.

He's the PDQ Bach of theoretical physics, a Piltdown
Man for the Internet Age.  Unlike Hoagland, however,
he does not appear to be a regular science advisor for
Coast to Coast AM.  That's just weird.

Will

Will, must you be such an elitist, obsessed with credentials?

TG

Eden Prairie, Minnesota. John Thomas Nordberg claims to have finally
solved the classical philosophical/scientific question, "What is
time?" This question has been ranked as one of the top 20 unanswered
questions in science. His solution has been published in his new book,
The solution to the question, "What is Time?" The first advertisement
for his new book has just come out in the January edition of Discover
magazine. According to Nordberg, "What we have been calling, the speed
of light and calling, time are the same thing -- the speed of light is
time." Nordberg claims his Theory of Time is the first alternative to
Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity. Einstein's
theories of Relativity state time can speed up and slow down relative
to the speed of light. According to Nordberg, "Time is a constant
quantity of motion, that we use to measure all other motions, and it
should be defined to be what we now call the speed of light. Through
history people have used the sun's apparent motion crossing the sky to
measure all other motions. The sun's motion has been what we have been
calling time. Time does not speed up or slow down relative to the
speed of light, because time is the speed of light."
"My New Years Eve example is easy to understand. Imagine that it is
New Year's Eve. On TV, you are able to see people celebrating the new
year in time zones to the East, before the new year has happened for
you. This is illogical. You are seeing something happen before it
happens. With my explanation of time it makes sense though. People are
celebrating time as if it is a motion sweeping across the surface of
the planet at the rate at which the sun appears to cross the sky, time
zone by time zone. However, that is not how we actually physically
experience time. The image on TV is traveling to us from the East at
the speed of light. If we adopt my definition of time, then people
would celebrate the new year as fast as it takes light to sweep across
the planet, not as slow as it takes the sun to sweep across the
planet. I hope by the year 2000, all people will celebrate the new
year together in this way -- in the time it takes light to sweep
across the planet -- rather than over the course of a day."
"Using the sun's motion as our standard of motion causes an error in
physics when scientists attempt to add two motions together. The task
of adding two motions together is not as simple as it appears . For
example, if you add 10 meters per second to 25 meters per second, then
you might think the answer is 35 meters per second, but this is
incorrect. All traditional units of time, such as: seconds, minutes,
hours always lead to an error in the denominator of these fractions
since all traditional units of time are motions slower than the speed
of light. At slow motions, the error in the denominator of motion
measurements is small, at fast motions, the error in the denominator
of motion measurements is large. This error can be seen if you try to
add 100,000,000 meters per second to 250,000,000 meters per second,
seemingly obtaining an answer of 350,000,000 meters per second. This
answer is faster than the speed of light. It is physically impossible.
The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second and is the fastest
known motion. The problem is not in the numerator -- adding
100,000,000 meters to 250,000,000 meters is 350,000,000 meters. The
problem lies in the denominator -- the two "per second"s are not
equivalent. Fractions must have common denominators in order to be
added. Einstein solved the problem of adding two motions together by
using one technique, my technique is different and has advantages.
Einstein's Relativity compensates for the error caused by using
traditional sublight definitions of time (e.g., days, seconds,
minutes, hours) by using a correction factor. Einstein's correction
factor treats time as a function of velocity. This is illogical
however. It creates what is called a circular definition because
velocity is already a function of time. My solution to this problem is
different. Instead of using our current scientific definition of a
second -- or other traditional sublight standards of motion -- along
with Relativity's correction factor, in order to measure other
motions, I simply define our standard of motion to be what we have
been calling the speed of light. Time is the speed of light."
"The units of time: seconds, minutes, hours, weeks, months, years,
etc. are multiples or fractions of the sun's apparent motion. For
example, the traditional "second" is a motion 1440 times as fast as
the motion of the sun. For every time the sun appears to travel around
the earth once, the second hand travels around the dial face of a
timepiece 1440 times."
[Mr. Nordberg had hoped to create a 3D computer animated video clip of
these examples for this press release but was unable to afford to do
so. He would be willing to help an interested news agency with a
computer animator create a non copyrighted clip of these examples to
be put out on the wire.]
"Nobody that I know of has ever said this before and the results for
physics are dramatic. My current physics journal paper, "Ball of Light
Particle Model" -- which I am trying to publish in Physical Review, a
leading physics journal -- unifies electromagnetic theory with
gravitational theory by treating elementary particles as spherical
standing waves of electromagnetic energy. The reason mass and energy
are equivalent is because mass is simply light spinning around itself
in a spherical pattern."
"With my style of physics, people would measure a motion as a ratio of
two distances: the distance an object travels divided by the distance
light travels, instead of as: a distance divided by time. The
complexities of Einstein's Relativity are replaced by the simple
transformation: 1 second f 299,792,458 meters. Another result for
physics is, 4-Dimensional Space-Time -- which is difficult to work
with -- can be simplified to traditional 3 Dimensional Space -- which
is easy to work with."
"Because I was unable to get accepted into a college physics program
for financial reasons, and so far, have been unable to get my physics
papers published, I have decided to publish, The solution to the
question, "What is time?" at this time primarily to gain some
recognition as a physicist. Hopefully, this will help me publish my
Grand Unification Theory, Ball of Light Particle Model, and to finance
my upcoming publishing projects and physics experiments. In the next
year, my publishing plans include: creating an animated 3D Video, an
interactive CD, and a World Wide Web Site on the Internet, to help
others visualize my Theory of Time and my Grand Unification Theory. I
also have planned a number of physics experiments such as: creating
ball lightning; and creating spherical harmonic fields of
electromagnetic radiation. These experiments will aid in demonstrating
my Grand Unification Theory."
Nordberg's book is now available only by direct mail. The first
advertisement just came out in the January edition of Discover. The
book's cost is: $14.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. (Minnesota
residents need to add 97¢ tax.) [For current pricing.] Interested
parties should send checks to: Fugio, PO Box 44758, Eden Prairie, MN
55344-2458. Nordberg hopes his book will be available in book stores
by summer.
Nordberg has worked on his Theory of Time for 16 years -- since 1979.
That was when he first heard about Einstein's Special and General
Theories of Relativity in his high school physics class. He
immediately realized Einstein's theories of Relativity contain a
simple logical mistake. (As mentioned in the above quote: Einstein's
theories of Relativity make time a function of velocity, while
velocity is already a function of time. This is called a circular
definition and is inherently illogical.) Nordberg attended the
University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology. He was unable to
enter the physics program there due to financial problems. Instead,
after struggling financially for 7 years, working his way through
college, he completed his course requirements for an Industrial
Engineering degree. After graduating, he had difficulties obtaining an
engineering position and was unable to pay a debt to the University of
Minnesota. As a result, he has not received his Industrial Engineering
diploma. He submitted physics journal papers to Physical Review in
1985 (on his Theory of Time), and in 1995 (on his Grand Unification
Theory). Both are still unpublished. He has sent Advance Review Copies
of his book to top physicists, astronomers, and astrophysicists and
has had no responses. Last summer, he created a forum, "Is Time the
Speed of Light?" on America Online in the Scientific American area to
debate his theories. Currently, he is the owner of Nordberg
Consulting, a business providing Macintosh computer consulting and
training.
.

Relevant Pages

  • SR, curvature terms, and Realms of Validity
    ... >is a false theory of physics, while it may very well be ... Yep, people sometimes talk about SR's "realm of validity", but I don't ... It assumes that light is in no way affected by the presence or motion ... relativity, so that the total Doppler effect on a "gravitational" and ...
    (sci.physics.relativity)
  • Re: Coordinates, reference frames, and general relativity
    ... This is not just true in general relativity; ... physics can affect coordinates. ... calculate the motion of the planets, you'd be foolish to use anything ... A reference frame is a collection of imaginary ...
    (talk.origins)
  • Re: Coordinates, reference frames, and general relativity
    ... This is not just true in general relativity; ... physics can affect coordinates. ... calculate the motion of the planets, you'd be foolish to use anything ...  A reference frame is a collection of imaginary ...
    (talk.origins)
  • Re: Coordinates, reference frames, and general relativity
    ... This is not just true in general relativity; ... physics can affect coordinates. ... calculate the motion of the planets, you'd be foolish to use anything ... A reference frame is a collection of imaginary ...
    (talk.origins)
  • POTM Nomination: Coordinates, reference frames, and general relativity
    ... This is not just true in general relativity; ... physics can affect coordinates. ... calculate the motion of the planets, you'd be foolish to use anything ...  A reference frame is a collection of imaginary ...
    (talk.origins)