Natural Science Forum / Physics / Particle Physics / October 2005

"Communicating at Translight Velocities"

    In the 19th century, science had concluded that reality was
based upon the Aether, a rigid medium that pervaded all of space. The Aether
was
required to account for the ability of forces (electric, magnetic,
gravitational, etc.) to "act at distance" and through which the vibrational
disturbance known as light could propagate. Late in the century, the next
obvious step was taken. Attempts were made to measure our velocity through
the
Aether. The most notable of those attempts was the Michaelson-Morley
experiment
which, to everyone's chagrin, produced a null result.

    The difficulty was first resolved in 1903 with conclusions by
Fitzgerald and Larmor. Fitzgerald concluded that what was happening was that
lengths became shorter in the direction of the velocity vector and Larmor
concluded that, if this were true, clocks must slow by a reciprocal amount.
The
result was the Lorentz Transformation Aether Theory, which, in conjunction
with
the fact that the velocity of light represented the most rapid means of
transferring information, insured that our absolute velocity through space
could
not be measured. In 1905, Dr. Einstein showed that the theory could be
derived
from fundamental principles and Special Relativity was off and running. When
examined objectively, both theories are found to be identical
(cross-derivable),
and differ only in philosophical viewpoint.

    One viewpoint asserted that the classical Aether exists but
because of the Lorentz Transformations and the limit on the transfer of
information imposed by the velocity of light, we could not, in principle,
measure our velocity with respect to it. The other viewpoint asserted that,
because our velocity with respect to the Aether could not be measured, it
was
not valid to include the Aether in physical theory. This interpretation
required
that all velocity reference frames were equally valid and reality did not
consist of space and time as separate entities but was a single entity which
was
named space-time.

    The mathematics of space-time work as long as they are not
abused by arbitrarily jumping from one velocity reference to another in the
same
problem, but science was still left with the problem of explaining "action
at a
distance". This difficulty was overcome by the addition of the concept of
"virtual exchange particles" (photons, gluons, gravitons, etc.) whose
existence
was of such short duration that the laws of quantum mechanics allowed them
to
"pop into and out of existence" without violating the Law of Conservation of
Energy and which acted to exchange momentum (force) between physically
separated
entities.

    The elimination of the Aether from realm of acceptable
physical theory did not result from observations or the application of
rigorous
logic. It was eliminated instead by a consensus opinion upon the part of the
scientific community. Since the Lorentz Contraction-Aether Theory is a
special
case solution of the Special Theory of Relativity, the existence of the
classical Aether cannot be disproved without also disproving Special
Relativity.
The existence of the Aether can be verified, however, if information can be
transferred between physically separated locations at a velocity that
exceeds
the velocity of light! If that can be accomplished, all that is necessary to
determine our "absolute velocity" through space is to compare the
synchronization of clocks set by the hyperluminal information transfer
method
with the synchronization of clocks set by electromagnetic means. The
difference
in their "now" readings would allow their "absolute velocity" to be measured
and
the establishment of our absolute velocity through space (i.e.- the Aether)
by
direct observation, exactly as Michaelson and Morley wished to do.

    In the 1980's experiments were performed which showed that the
quantum coupling of the polarization of "paired photons" could be observed
as
propagating at a velocity at least 4 times the velocity of light (and
perhaps at
an infinite velocity). IT MUST BE RECOGNIZED THAT, SINCE CHANGING THE
POLARIZATION OF A PHOTON DOES NOT CHANGE ITS ENERGY, TRANSFERING INFORMATION
THROUGH THE POLARIZATION COUPLING OF PHOTONS REPRESENTS A TRANSFER OF
INFORMATION WIHTOUT ANY TRANSFER OF ENERGY. Since transfer of energy is not
involved, the limitation on the velocity of transfer of information which is
encoded by energy which is imposed by the Lorentz Transformations does not
apply. Since energy is not part of the information encoding there is no
theoretical restriction currently known which limits the velocity of
transfer of
information encoded as a quantum number. The paired photons travel at the
velocity of light, but their polarization coupling, in principle, can travel
at
any velocity up to infinity. This is consistent with one of the two
interpretations of quantum theory (considered "spooky" by Dr. Einstein) in
which
quantum effects propagate thoughout space at infinite velocity. (The other
interpretation is that at every instant of time, every quantum event in the
Universe produces a parallel Universe that occupies the same space as our
own
and contains as much energy. Such an interpretation requires the continuous
input of energy to the Universe at a virtually infinite rate and requires
that a
virtually infinite number of particles occupy the same space at the same
time.
The writer is old fashioned enough to accept that energy cannot be created
or
destroyed and that two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time
and
therefore rejects such a concept as foolish.)

    The reason that it has been impossible to transfer information
at translight velocities is that we have always attempted to encode the
information in the form of energy. Consider the Lorentz Transformations as
expressed in a Force-Length-Time system of units:

    Force  = 1
    Length = 1/(1-V^2/C^2)^0.5
    Time   = (1-V^2/C^2)^0.5

    In this system, the Lorentz Transformation for Energy (Force
times Length) is equal to the Lorentz Transformation for length and becomes
infinite at the velocity of light and imaginary at velocities higher than
the
velocity of light. The situation is different if we consider the
transformation
of information by the coupling of the polarization angle of paired photons.
Since angles are measured in radians, which is the length along an arc
divided
by the radius of the arc, the Lorentz Transformation for Angle is equal to
the
Lorentz Transformation for Length divided by the Lorentz Transformations for
Length and is equal to unity, as is the Lorentz Transformation for Force.
One
might conclude from these transformations that not only is the velocity of
polarization coupling not limited to the velocity of light, it should be
INFINITE. If this is the case the "spooky" interpretation of quantum theory
is
not spooky after all, it represents reality. It is the "Parallel Universe"
concept, which is incorrect.

    The diagram of the original experimental setup is shown in
http://einsteinhoax.com/cf51.gif . The experimenters attempted to use a
modification of this experimental setup to transmit information at
velocities
greater than lightspeed. In this effort they were unsuccessful. The
information
that was received consisted of random noise. It is reported that later
attempts
were made using laser amplifiers to greatly increase the signal to noise
ratio
of the signal. That effort was also unsuccessful and it was concluded that
Nature conspired to interfere with the transmission of information at
translight
velocities.

    The failure of this attempt at the transmission of information
at translight velocities was foredoomed, regardless of any conspiracy of
Nature
to prevent translight communication. It had to fail because the
experimenters
were violating the basic requirements of a communication system. The paired
photons, as emitted, were randomly phased and the phasing of those photons
was
then modulated to represent the information. What the experimenters were
attempting to do was to phase modulate a randomly phased carrier. At the
receiving end of such a system, the information is present but it is
indecipherable because its phase has also been modulated by the randomly
phased
carrier noise and is therefore appears as random noise.

    This limitation can be overcome by eliminating the random
phasing of the paired photons at their source using additional polarizers
set at
an angle of 45 degrees to the transmitting and receiving polarizer's axes as
shown in the figure at http://einsteinhoax.comx/cf53.gif . (There does not
seem
to be any reason why it would be detrimental to insert laser amplifiers
between
the paired photon source to improve signal to noise ratio.) With this
modification, the detectable peak to peak signal, as received, would be
expected
to have an amplitude of 50% of the amplitude of the original paired photons
(ideal case assuming no losses). AT THIS POINT, THE FEASIBILIY OF ACHIEVING
TRANSLIGHT COMMUNICATION HAS CEASED TO RELY ON PHYSICS, IT HAS BECOME A
STRAIGHTFORWARD ENGINEERING PROBLEM WHOSE SUCCESS IS ONE CAN PREDICT WITH
CONFIDENCE. Assuming the original experiment described in figure
http://einsteinhoax.com/cf51.htm worked as reported, translight
communication
will be demonstrated. (A recent program of NOVA on PBS showed an experiment
in
which music was transmitted at a modest translight velocity. Since this feat
has
been achieved, it should only be a matter of time before it is used to
establish
our absolute velocity through space. If successfully made, such an
observation
of "absolute velocity" would throw the currently accepted idea of space-time
into a cocked hat (where it undoubtedly belongs since it is based upon a
consensus opinion and not provable fact) and return science to the idea of
the
classical Aether. (The text associated with these diagrams can be accessed
at
http://einsteinhoax.com/hoax.htm .

    A recent posting has brought a question to the writer's
attention. It was asserted that passing the paired photon's through the 45
degree polarizers, as suggested, would destroy the coupling between them.
Searching through the material available to the writer provides no firm
answer
to this possibility. All is not lost, however, if the crossed polarizers
detroy
the polarization coupling, they may be eliminated. The detectors at the left
side of the diagram will still detect information propagated at the velocity
of
the polarization coupling and probably at a better signal to noise ratio.
(Doubters will please note that, in contrast to what many may believe and in
agreement with the last paragraph of this posting, the writer does excercise
care in making sure that his writings represent valid science.)

    Remember that Dr. Einstein warned "we have not proven that the
Aether doesn't exist, we have merely proven we do not need it (for
calculations). Also remember that it took 25 years of peer pressure to cause
Dr.
Einstein to relinquish the idea of "absolute time" (equivalent to believing
the
Aether) and accepting the unproven consensus viewpoint of space-time as a
single
entity.

    The source material for this posting may be found in
http://einsteinhoax/hoax.htm ("The Einstein Hoax" {1997});
http://einsteinhoax/gravity.htm; ("Gravity" {1987}); and
http://einsteinhoax/relcor.htm ("Corrections to Special Relativity" {1997}).
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