Labels: Aristotle , Gottfried Leibniz , Metaphysics , Newton , particle-wave duality , Reality , space-time
Summary: Truth & Reality: Wave Structure of Matter
Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. ... I maintain also that substances, whether material or immaterial, cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general. (Gottfried Leibniz, 1670)
(Bradley, 1846-1924) We may agree, perhaps, to understand by Metaphysics an attempt to know reality as against mere appearance, or the study of first principles or ultimate truths, or again the effort to comprehend the universe, not simply piecemeal or by fragments, but somehow as a whole.
For the past 350 years (since Newton) we have tried to describe an interconnected reality (which has been known for thousands of years) with many discrete and separate 'particles'. Thus you have to add forces or fields to the particles to connect them together in space and time. This is merely a mathematical solution and it does not explain how discrete matter particles create continuous fields that act on other particles in the space around them. Further, both quantum physics (particle-wave duality, non-locality, uncertainty) and Einstein's general relativity (matter-energy curves space-time) contradict the concept of discrete and separate 'particles'.
The Solution - The Wave Motion of Space Causes Matter and Time
We simply needed to describe reality from the most simple foundation of the one thing, Space, that all matter exists in(look around you now and think about this - we all experience existing in space).
This leads to only one solution, a Wave Structure of Matter in Space from which we then deduce the fundamentals of physics, philosophy and metaphysics to show that it is correct (and scientific / testable, not just our opinion).
There is no particle-wave duality of matter, just a spherical standing wave structure of matter where the wave center creates the 'particle' effect, and the spherical in and out waves provide continual two way communication with all other matter in the universe.
We only see the high wave amplitude wave-center and have been deluded into thinking matter was made of tiny little 'particles'. A very naive conception in hindsight - and quantum physics was telling us all along that waves were central to light and matter interactions!
There are just two steps to deducing the truth about your existence in the universe.
And I emphasize that none of this is my opinion - everyone will come to the same conclusions since it is deduced.
Science requires physical reality to be logical, sensible and simple (Occam’s razor). Metaphysics requires the existence of one active substance to explain the causal connection between the many things we experience, as Leibniz simply states;
“Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. ... I maintain also that substances cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general. (Gottfried Leibniz, 1670)
This dynamic unity of reality from one active substance, required to explain how reality is connected together and changing (causal connection) is well known throughout history, the ancient Greeks (and Indians, Chinese, many others ...) realised this 2,500 years ago, as Aristotle in his famous metaphysical treatise writes;
"The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. ... And here we will have the science to study that which is just as that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which, just as a thing that is, it has. ... The entire preoccupation of the physicist is with things that contain within themselves a principle of movement and rest. And to seek for this is to seek for the second kind of principle, that from which comes the beginning of the change." (Aristotle, Metaphysics, 340BC)
Given we all experience many minds and many material things, but always in one common Space, and since we must describe physical reality in terms of only one substance, we must conclude this one substance is Space. (If you try using many things, like matter or minds, you have to add a second thing to connect these many things together and this contradicts our rules of science and metaphysics.)
Look around you in space and notice that light comes in to you from all directions. This light has well known discrete ‘particle’ and continuous wave properties (the famous particle-wave duality of both light and matter). However, we cannot add discrete and separate particles to space (a second substance is not allowed) but we can have space vibrating (a property of space as a wave medium). Thus we come to the necessary conclusion that this one substance must be space, and this space must have waves flowing through it in all directions (since we can see things in all directions).
Thus we have our one active substance - vibrating space (the wave motion of space) and this is the cause of change / time. (Interestingly, Aristotle also realised this connection between time, matter and motion - the common mistake was to consider the motion of matter in space and time - rather than the wave motion of space that causes matter and time.)
Finally, we must consider what kind of waves can flow in all directions through three dimensional space. We find the most simple solution is two dimensional plane waves moving in the third dimension.
So let us now simply state our conclusion - our truth statement for what exists.
One Active Substance (Three Dimensional Space) Exists and has Plane Waves Flowing Through it in All Directions.
This is the most simple way to describe physical reality that is in harmony with science and metaphysics - and it is a valid scientific model that can be mathematically treated to make testable predictions.
Fortunately for us, a brilliant philosopher, metaphysicist and mathematician, Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1843) invented quaternions, a three dimensional algebra that does exactly this - they represent the motion of real things in real three dimensional space. Hamilton believed this mathematics was special and would be important to physics (he carved it on a stone bridge, as he was walking when he thought of it and did not want to forget!).
And it turns out he was correct about its importance - in fact he was 60 years ahead of Einstein in connecting three dimensional space (x,y,z) with time (t) into a four dimensional space-time continuum in one quaternion equation q = t + ix + jy + kz where the i, j, and k terms are imaginary numbers such that i2 = j2 = k2 = ijk = -1
"Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements; in technical language it may be said to be 'time plus space', or 'space plus time': and in this sense it has, or at least involves a reference to, four dimensions. And how the One of Time, of Space the Three, Might in the Chain of Symbols girdled be." (W R Hamilton)
It is beautifully elegant mathematics that perhaps scares off many people because of its use of imaginary numbers i, j, k. But these just represent 90 degree rotations. Thus i2 = -1 really means a 180 degree rotation which reverses an object's direction, hence the negative sign.
So whenever you see ix, jy and kz you are considering vectors on orthogonal planes (90 degrees, perpendicular, at right angles) to the x, y and z axis. This then gives us the four dimensional mathematical structure to represent plane waves flowing through 3D space.
So now we are in a position to test this wave theory of reality to see if it correctly deduces the properties of matter that we observe in the space around us.
2. Deduce the Spherical Standing Waves Formed from Plane Waves in Three Dimensional Space
And now for the very cool clever bit - it is these waves that create both matter 'particles' and fields! i.e. When you do the mathematics (complex quaternion wave functions) you discover that space actually vibrates in two completely different ways depending upon the phase of the intersecting plane waves - and these two modes of vibration exactly deduce both the quantum field (backgound space) and matter 'particles'.
Of profound importance though is the fact that there are exactly four unique phase arrangements of the plane waves such that all the vector / transverse wave components cancel one another and you are left with this scalar / longitudinal spherical standing wave (space vibrates radially in and out around a central point).
Two of these phase arrangements create the two spin states of electrons, and two phase arrangements create the two spin states of the opposite phase standing waves, positrons (anti-matter).
This keeps the phase of electrons and positrons locked to the phase of background space (which is the same everywhere) thus explaining how these wave-center 'particles' are locked in their respective phase relations with one another across the universe (what I was seeking).
How amazing - we never needed to add Newton's 'God particles' to space, these appear naturally as the wave centers of spherical standing waves which naturally form from these plane waves. The wave diagrams are very useful aids for understanding this.)
This knowledge of the Wave Structure of Matter in Space provides us with a 'source code' from which we can deduce the truth as a foundation for acting wisely.
Clearly humanity now faces many problems caused by myths and customs that result in endless conflict and harm. Thus knowing the truth about physical reality is critically important for our future survival on our fragile and beautiful little planet.
Our existence in the universe is amazing, our bodies subtly connected to all this other matter in the space around us (this is why we can see and interact with it). Currently humanity does not live from these 'connected' foundations, and this 'insanity' is causing the destruction of life on earth that will have catastrophic consequences for all of us.
The cure is a correct understanding of physical reality and the necessary truths that are derived from this. There are many others who now realise this, that truth is the most powerful force for changing the world and saving humanity.
Geoff Haselhurst (May, 2011)
http://www.spaceandmotion.com/
Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. ... I maintain also that substances, whether material or immaterial, cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general. (Gottfried Leibniz, 1670)
(Bradley, 1846-1924) We may agree, perhaps, to understand by Metaphysics an attempt to know reality as against mere appearance, or the study of first principles or ultimate truths, or again the effort to comprehend the universe, not simply piecemeal or by fragments, but somehow as a whole.
The Error - The Motion of Discrete Particles in Space and Time
For the past 350 years (since Newton) we have tried to describe an interconnected reality (which has been known for thousands of years) with many discrete and separate 'particles'. Thus you have to add forces or fields to the particles to connect them together in space and time. This is merely a mathematical solution and it does not explain how discrete matter particles create continuous fields that act on other particles in the space around them. Further, both quantum physics (particle-wave duality, non-locality, uncertainty) and Einstein's general relativity (matter-energy curves space-time) contradict the concept of discrete and separate 'particles'.
The Solution - The Wave Motion of Space Causes Matter and Time
We simply needed to describe reality from the most simple foundation of the one thing, Space, that all matter exists in(look around you now and think about this - we all experience existing in space).
This leads to only one solution, a Wave Structure of Matter in Space from which we then deduce the fundamentals of physics, philosophy and metaphysics to show that it is correct (and scientific / testable, not just our opinion).
There is no particle-wave duality of matter, just a spherical standing wave structure of matter where the wave center creates the 'particle' effect, and the spherical in and out waves provide continual two way communication with all other matter in the universe.
We only see the high wave amplitude wave-center and have been deluded into thinking matter was made of tiny little 'particles'. A very naive conception in hindsight - and quantum physics was telling us all along that waves were central to light and matter interactions!
Deducing Reality - Uniting Metaphysics with Science
There are just two steps to deducing the truth about your existence in the universe.
And I emphasize that none of this is my opinion - everyone will come to the same conclusions since it is deduced.
Deduce that Space is One Active Substance: Unite Science & Metaphysics: Most Simple Science Theory of Reality
Science requires physical reality to be logical, sensible and simple (Occam’s razor). Metaphysics requires the existence of one active substance to explain the causal connection between the many things we experience, as Leibniz simply states;
“Reality cannot be found except in One single source, because of the interconnection of all things with one another. ... I maintain also that substances cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general. (Gottfried Leibniz, 1670)
This dynamic unity of reality from one active substance, required to explain how reality is connected together and changing (causal connection) is well known throughout history, the ancient Greeks (and Indians, Chinese, many others ...) realised this 2,500 years ago, as Aristotle in his famous metaphysical treatise writes;
"The first philosophy (Metaphysics) is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. ... And here we will have the science to study that which is just as that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which, just as a thing that is, it has. ... The entire preoccupation of the physicist is with things that contain within themselves a principle of movement and rest. And to seek for this is to seek for the second kind of principle, that from which comes the beginning of the change." (Aristotle, Metaphysics, 340BC)
Given we all experience many minds and many material things, but always in one common Space, and since we must describe physical reality in terms of only one substance, we must conclude this one substance is Space. (If you try using many things, like matter or minds, you have to add a second thing to connect these many things together and this contradicts our rules of science and metaphysics.)
So now we are considering the properties of this space to explain activity / motion.
Look around you in space and notice that light comes in to you from all directions. This light has well known discrete ‘particle’ and continuous wave properties (the famous particle-wave duality of both light and matter). However, we cannot add discrete and separate particles to space (a second substance is not allowed) but we can have space vibrating (a property of space as a wave medium). Thus we come to the necessary conclusion that this one substance must be space, and this space must have waves flowing through it in all directions (since we can see things in all directions).
Thus we have our one active substance - vibrating space (the wave motion of space) and this is the cause of change / time. (Interestingly, Aristotle also realised this connection between time, matter and motion - the common mistake was to consider the motion of matter in space and time - rather than the wave motion of space that causes matter and time.)
Finally, we must consider what kind of waves can flow in all directions through three dimensional space. We find the most simple solution is two dimensional plane waves moving in the third dimension.
So let us now simply state our conclusion - our truth statement for what exists.
One Active Substance (Three Dimensional Space) Exists and has Plane Waves Flowing Through it in All Directions.
This is the most simple way to describe physical reality that is in harmony with science and metaphysics - and it is a valid scientific model that can be mathematically treated to make testable predictions.
Fortunately for us, a brilliant philosopher, metaphysicist and mathematician, Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1843) invented quaternions, a three dimensional algebra that does exactly this - they represent the motion of real things in real three dimensional space. Hamilton believed this mathematics was special and would be important to physics (he carved it on a stone bridge, as he was walking when he thought of it and did not want to forget!).
And it turns out he was correct about its importance - in fact he was 60 years ahead of Einstein in connecting three dimensional space (x,y,z) with time (t) into a four dimensional space-time continuum in one quaternion equation q = t + ix + jy + kz where the i, j, and k terms are imaginary numbers such that i2 = j2 = k2 = ijk = -1
"Time is said to have only one dimension, and space to have three dimensions. ... The mathematical quaternion partakes of both these elements; in technical language it may be said to be 'time plus space', or 'space plus time': and in this sense it has, or at least involves a reference to, four dimensions. And how the One of Time, of Space the Three, Might in the Chain of Symbols girdled be." (W R Hamilton)
It is beautifully elegant mathematics that perhaps scares off many people because of its use of imaginary numbers i, j, k. But these just represent 90 degree rotations. Thus i2 = -1 really means a 180 degree rotation which reverses an object's direction, hence the negative sign.
So whenever you see ix, jy and kz you are considering vectors on orthogonal planes (90 degrees, perpendicular, at right angles) to the x, y and z axis. This then gives us the four dimensional mathematical structure to represent plane waves flowing through 3D space.
So now we are in a position to test this wave theory of reality to see if it correctly deduces the properties of matter that we observe in the space around us.
2. Deduce the Spherical Standing Waves Formed from Plane Waves in Three Dimensional Space
And now for the very cool clever bit - it is these waves that create both matter 'particles' and fields! i.e. When you do the mathematics (complex quaternion wave functions) you discover that space actually vibrates in two completely different ways depending upon the phase of the intersecting plane waves - and these two modes of vibration exactly deduce both the quantum field (backgound space) and matter 'particles'.
Of profound importance though is the fact that there are exactly four unique phase arrangements of the plane waves such that all the vector / transverse wave components cancel one another and you are left with this scalar / longitudinal spherical standing wave (space vibrates radially in and out around a central point).
Two of these phase arrangements create the two spin states of electrons, and two phase arrangements create the two spin states of the opposite phase standing waves, positrons (anti-matter).
This keeps the phase of electrons and positrons locked to the phase of background space (which is the same everywhere) thus explaining how these wave-center 'particles' are locked in their respective phase relations with one another across the universe (what I was seeking).
How amazing - we never needed to add Newton's 'God particles' to space, these appear naturally as the wave centers of spherical standing waves which naturally form from these plane waves. The wave diagrams are very useful aids for understanding this.)
This knowledge of the Wave Structure of Matter in Space provides us with a 'source code' from which we can deduce the truth as a foundation for acting wisely.
Clearly humanity now faces many problems caused by myths and customs that result in endless conflict and harm. Thus knowing the truth about physical reality is critically important for our future survival on our fragile and beautiful little planet.
Basically I hope to make it obvious to people that are either sensible and logical, or enlightened spiritual / religious that we have worked out physical reality (matter-energy interactions in space). To show you that we can perfectly imagine matter interactions in space - they are just wave interactions.
Then you will understand that this whole postmodern uncertainty and skepticism arose from trying to describe an interconnected reality (where matter is a large structure of space) with many discrete and separate particles.
Our existence in the universe is amazing, our bodies subtly connected to all this other matter in the space around us (this is why we can see and interact with it). Currently humanity does not live from these 'connected' foundations, and this 'insanity' is causing the destruction of life on earth that will have catastrophic consequences for all of us.
The cure is a correct understanding of physical reality and the necessary truths that are derived from this. There are many others who now realise this, that truth is the most powerful force for changing the world and saving humanity.
Geoff Haselhurst (May, 2011)
http://www.spaceandmotion.com/