12 A dangerous transaction of relativity theory

   While living a life, a person experiences various things. Sometimes, a person does not intend to do it, but the result is tragically different from his own intention. What should we call this case? A twist of fate? An unfortunate encounter?

Things that exist in drama are also happening in the theory of relativity. No one intended it, but the result is a distorted event. The characters appearing in this drama are Fitzgerald, Lorentz and Einstein. And besides, Michelson and Morley also appear.

Wrong encounter

"Assuming that non-existent ether exists is the beginning of a false encounter."

Until the 19th century, electromagnetism was a tremendous success, and it was believed that the medium of the electromagnetic wave was 'ether'. Michelson and Morley performed very precise experiments, but no experimental evidence of ether presence was found. No interference fringes have been found which must be found in the experiment. This is called a null phenomenon. The result of the experiment means that it proves that there is no ether.

Fig. 1 Michelson and Morley, who tried to detect ether

The wrong meeting started to sprout from here. At that time, all the scientists were not yet ready to accept the Null phenomenon. Because of the success of electromagnetism, we could not discard the concept of ether, the medium of light, nor deny the results of experiments. So they started looking for some kind of compromise.The wrong meeting started to sprout from here. At that time, all the scientists were not yet ready to accept the Null phenomenon. Because of the success of electromagnetism, the concept of ether, the medium of light, could not be abandoned, nor could they deny the results of experiments. So they started looking for some kind of compromise.

Fig. 2 Contributors to the theory of length contraction in the ether. Fitzgerald and Lorentz and Einstein

Fitzgerald was the first person to make a plausible suggestion. He suggested during the lecture that if everything in ether was reduced to a ratio of (1/γ) in length, everything would fit in. He thought that he could get the concept of ether and explain the experimental results.

Then Lorentz tried to solve this problem. Lorentz had the highest authority in electromagnetics at that time. He utilized all his knowledge to support the theory of length contraction.

Mischief of fate

"Einstein declared that there was no ether was a mischief of fate."

But something strange happened. Later, an unknown scientist claimed that ether did not exist. He was a challenger and a heretic to his predecessors. At that time, Lorentz was the top authority in the field of electromagnetics. It was an attitude that ignores the theory of such a superpower.

So the theory was not initially welcomed. But over time, it turns out that natural phenomena are consistent with the theory of this anonymous scientist. Since then, this theory has been warmly welcomed to the public. Einstein was the scientist who challenged Lorentz at the time.

Einstein declared that the ether does not exist. And this declaration was a very rebellious declaration, but today it is considered to be true. But many people could not abandon the concept of ether. So some people continued their experiment to find ether, looking for ether.

Today there are still people who believe in ether. The more the experiment was repeated to prove the existence of the ether, the more likely it was to prove that there is no ether. So, the flow of the times has already tilted. Ether does not exist. Nobody except ether today, except special people.

Is there really no ether? What does Fitzgerald and Lorentz's theory of length contraction, which suggested the existence of ether, mean? Do not you feel a little strange in this scene? If the existence of ether is totally denied, we must turn everything back to its origin. From the beginning, we will have to study again for the correct relativistic length.

But Einstein did not. So, there is no concept of length created with relativistic philosophy thoroughly today. The length contraction theory we know today is not a theory that Einstein's theory has created. The proof is that the length contraction theory is not called 'Einstein's length contraction' but is called the 'Lorenz-Fitzgerald contraction.'

So what is the correct relativistic length? Einstein accepts ether theory without criticism. The theory of length contraction was proposed by the great scholar Lorentz at that time. So Einstein was not in the position to challenge Lorenz and did not doubt it either. So Einstein did not doubt and accepted the theory of length contraction.

Today, is there a theory of length that is purely relativistic, rather than a theory of length that originated in ether? Today, when we look at the length of the theory of relativity, we always introduce ether and introduce length contractions. It is the climax of the wrong encounter that Einstein accepted Fitzgerald and Lorentz's theory without criticism.

A dangerous transaction

"Dangerous transactions were established due to wrong encounters and mischief of fate."

These wrong encounters lead to dangerous transactions. The results were as follows. Einstein explained his theory and introduces the constancy of the speed of light as a basic principle. However, Einstein did not know that the theory of length contraction made by his predecessors and the constancy of the speed of light contradict each other. I will show you the scene of that dangerous transaction.

The speed of light should always be constant in the any inertial frame, no matter who sees it. Symmetry and conservation must be established. So it should be like this:

However, if the length contraction-time dilation is correct, the speed of light does not become constant.

There is a photo-clock in the rocket that is moving now. The speed of light is also speed, so it has a dimension of speed. So the speed of light is (the distance with light) / (time with light). But as the speed of the rocket increases, as the numerator continues to decrease and as the denominator grows larger, can the speed of the light stay constant? If we think easily, it becomes as follows.

The speed of light should always be constant, no matter who observes it. However, according to the theory of length contraction, the speed of light varies depending on the observer. As a result, Michelson Morley's experiment was to sacrifice the constancy of the speed of light to explain the phenomenon that interference fringes are not found. This is a dangerous transaction.

A dangerous transaction

In order to keep the non-existent ether, people have sold out the constancy of the speed of light.

A righteous encounter

"Wrong encounters and dangerous transactions can be rectified through the theory of length expansion"

How can we get back to the constancy of the speed of light? What can we do to keep the constancy of the speed of light and to keep pride of relativity at the same time? It's simple. You can choose length expansion by discarding the length contraction. If you select length expansion, the equation is as follows.

In this way, we can explain everything well without giving the constancy of the speed of light. For if an ether that does not exist, there is no need to give it as gold. Why should we give my treasure for a stone that is worthless? Should I give my heart for the dust on the street? What do you think?