New Theory of Common Relativity
YSA Labs Solve Last Mysteries of Einstein's General Relativity
In another exciting development from The Mill (the research arm of the YSA Labs), researchers have revealed that the most pressing problem with Einstein's Theory of General Relativity has finally been solved.
Convincing evidence for Einstein's Theory of General Relativity has accumulated since it was first published in 1915:
- the phenomenon of gravitational lensing has been observed using stars such as the Sun to bend light rays from distant stars,
- the Global Positioning System (GPS) relies on relationships between space and time to accurately calculate the position of a small hand-held device.
One technological development since Einstein published his original theory has, unfortunately, caused considerable problems for theoretical physicists - the cathode ray tube (CRT).
It has been apparent for many years that some forms of the CRT (initially the television and now the computer monitor) have a tendency to make the apparent length of time that has passed depend on the proximity to the CRT. To demonstrate that this effect is quite real, all that is needed is a computer or television. Having worked for a period of time to type up an assignment or play a computer game, it will be quite obvious that the time spent on the computer (say 2 hours) is much less than the time elapsed on nearby clocks (say 5 hours... so it's now 2 a.m.!).
The pioneer researchers in this field (mainly psychologists working with people watching the cricket on TV) proposed that the cause of this effect was the removal of all time references from the subject. It is now evident, however, that this phenomenon is intrinsically linked to Relativity. The well understood effects of Relativity are: time dilation, length contraction and space-time distortion. Researchers at The Mill, have now established that a CRT-induced time dilation is possible as an extension to the theory of Relativity. Since Einstein's theory for a space devoid of energy and mass was called Special Relativity, and his extension to include energy and mass was called General Relativity, it seemed appropriate to name the now complete theory Common Relativity.
Common Relativity shows that as the electrons in the CRT move at speed to create the picture, they suffer from a time dilation. This is then transferred to the light emitted by the luminescent coating on the inside of the CRT when the image is cast, hence there is a time deficit in the light received by the eyes which is transmitted to the brain through nerve impulses. The brain must neutralise any lack of time to prevent life becoming too hectic and to ensure that information is processed in the correct order. The brain's internal clocks thus lose time to the incoming nerve impulses, allowing them to be perceived at the correct time after being sent from the CRT.
Research into whether the content displayed by the CRT influences the effect has not yet been undertaken. It is, however, known that important parts of this theory are quite consistent with other physical theories:
- the brain's clocks cannot go past a certain threshold of giving away time to incoming signals hence time is not reversible,
- the effects have an upper limit - there is a point beyond which no work is done, but more time is taken,
- the "few hours" of computer simulations required to describe the effects actually took weeks to complete.
Research is underway to establish the exact mechanism by which the high-speed electrons used in the CRT affect the brain's perception of time, but preliminary results are quite promising.
The Researchers at The Mill are interested in hearing about your unpublished research or new and interesting theories. If you have something in which you think our team would be interested, send it to us by email or snail mail to your YSA Chapter. Prizes will be awarded to good contributions as judged by the senior researchers.
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