The Aether *is* Real, and I Can Prove It !!!

The Aether *is* Real, and I Can Prove It !!! (2011)

How do we know if something is real?

What does the currently established "theory" of electromagnetic field propagation say ?

What could the *correct* theory "do" for us ?

Something is real if we can detect, or, even better, measure it. For example, the Earth's magnetic field is about 1/2 Gauss, and can be detected with a simple Boy Scout compass.

Note that there is nothing "there" ! The field exists, and causes real effects like a compass to point North, even though there is no magnetic "wind" which actually moves particles around.

The currently accepted "theory" of E+M radiation is that there is *no* aether. This means that there is no way an orthogonal wave can propagate to, for example, transfer energy from our Sun, 93 million Miles to the earth. These types of waves require a media of some sort for propagation.

The "theory" does not say *why* waves propagate, nor why the speed of light is an absolute constant. In fact, it incorrectly "predicts" that different frequency waves should have different velocities, and, again, the speed of light could end up to be any arbitrary velocity - say 100 MPH.

A theory proposed by the *true* inventor of radio, Mr. Nikola Tesla, said that E+M fields *must* have "something" to propagate through. Let us see if we can use this theory to predict, *without* any AC measurements, to correctly predict the speed of light.

I am working with an excellent book: "Modern Electronic Communication", Eighth Edition, by Jeffrey Beasley, and Gary Miller. I highly recommend this book to learn practical radio electronics.

On page 615, the characteristic impedance of free space is calculated. Although only an AC impedance, DC only measurements are used to determine this. First, the capacitance of two parallel plates is measured. This is clearly a static DC value.

The permittivity of free space is epsilon = 8.85 E-12 F/m.

Next, the static magnetic field around a wire that carries only a DC current is measured. This, too, is a DC measurement.

The permeability of free space is mu = 1.26E-6 H/m.

Note: Since Del Dot D is 4 Pi Rho, then we can get this value from geometrical considerations only ! Mu will be 4 Pi times 10 E-7, (or 1.26E-6 as above).

Equation 13-5 says that the impedance of a wave conduction Media is:

Impedance = (mu/epsilon)^(1/2)

Or, in conventional units, 377 Ohms.

The book also reminds the reader that: "Thus, you can see that free space *has* intrinsic impedance, similar to a transmission line".

Let us now see if we can actually find the speed of light, assuming the transmission line model of "free" space is true:

We now go back to page 570.

The formula for the speed of propagation of a wave is:

 Vp = d/(LC)^(1/2)

Let us use mu for L, and epsilon for C.

Vc = 2.99E8 m/s (*exactly* right !)

Again, note that we have the exact value of the speed of *any* radio or light wave, but we *never* did an AC, time dependent measurement.

OK, what does this mean ?

Clearly, the "vacuum" has "physical" characteristics ! It has been proposed that, just like AC impedance, space should impart a physical resistance to movement of matter. This physical inertia is thought to be due to a so-called "Higgs Boson". This is one of the objectives of the new LHC particle accelerator at CERN, in Switzerland, which started operation in 2009.

I predict that either this Boson or a similar "particle" is responsible for the uniquely constant speed of light. It might be possible, somehow, to vary the speed of light, allowing "warp drive" to carry astronauts far in excess of the high, but not high enough, "limiting" speed of light.

We still do not know exactly what gravity is. Einstein said it is a curvature of space caused by the mass of a body, but we also still do not understand where rest mass itself comes from.

We do know that 70 % of our Universe is some sort of anti-gravity AKA “Dark Energy”, but again, we do not know where this comes from, or why the effect only started to be significant billions of years after the so-called ‘Big Bang’ beginning of our Universe.

In fact, the nothing that became our universe was initially pushed very hard for the first 6 minutes of existence. Was this a type of temporary Dark Energy effect ? We do not know.

Gravity Probe B recently confirmed “frame dragging” of the earth due to its rotation in space. *if* there is no aether, what exactly does the earth drag around?

The bottom line here is that there is a lot of research to do, but clearly it is possible to change the characteristics of “empty” space. If natural processes can do it, we should also be able to control space and create “warp drive” – based on the realization that the aether *is* all around us.

Thank you for letting me explain why the aether *is* real after all.

Stephen Salgaller

wa3zgt@gmail.com