An Active Hurricane Season
This year’s hurricane season looks like it may go down in history as one of the most active ones on record. This is by many seen as proof that global warming
Cyclones and Galaxies
Cyclones on Earth and spiral galaxies in space have several features in common. Similarities Both have spiral arms extending from centers that are hotter than their surroundings. Close to their centers, their arms rotate almost as fast as the centers…
Two Types of Aether
James Maxwell modeled light as waves, and required for this an aether to propagate the waves. However, ever since the discovery of the photon, there has not been any need
The Aether as a Standing Wave
An aether of zero-point particles will have the overall behavior of a very high frequency standing wave. This is because the photons and neutrinos that make up the aether will constantly bump into each other. Since these particles have similar…
Pilot Waves vs. Wavelengths
The standard explanation for how Faraday cages work is that the metal mesh from which it is constructed will let through only those photons with sufficiently small wavelengths to fit through the openings. Wavelengths If a photon has a long…
The Casimir Effect
The Casimir effect is a weak force that acts between two neutral surfaces in close proximity to each other. It's usually attractive, but can also be repelling. Predicted by Hendrik Casimir The existence of this force was predicted in 1948…
Galactic Super-Waves
When studying the ice core measurements of Greenland and the Antarctic, we notice an interesting pattern. Earth’s climate appears to repeat in great cycles of about 120.000 years.
Extraterrestrials
When we think of extraterrestrials, we tend to think of little green men in flying saucers. However, no intelligence is needed to travel between planets and solar systems. There is a whole range of organisms that can do this. The…
Newton’s Cradle – Energy and Inertia
The strict particle model presented here makes no distinction between the subatomic level and macrolevel when it comes to motion. However, it does make two bold claims. One is that inertia is time delay in energy transfers. The other one…
The Weight of the Proton
The proton has been measured and found lacking in weight. The difference between the expected weight and the measured weight was a full three standard deviations, which means that the proton was substantially lighter than previously thought. At first glance,…