The theory
The theory I've been working on holds that beyond, (or above, or outside) the
space-time continuum we call the universe exists something I call the Trans-Light State.
This would be the state of existence which prevails once the light barrier has been
broken.
Yes, I understand, and agree, that nothing can accelerate to faster-than-light speeds, but
not for the reasons commonly given. This is because, once the light barrier is broken,
time ceases to pass, and without time, the very concepts identified by the terms
"faster than," and "travel," become meaningless.
Now, since it stands to reason that all of existence, (ie, inside and
outside the trans-light state), is continuous, it makes sense to consider what happens at
the interface between our space-time continuum and the trans-light state.
Logically, something in the trans-light state would manifest itself in our
four-dimensional "reality" as
an omnipresent, (ie, with no apparent speed), eternal entity... or "field." Two
possibilities come to mind: gravity and magnetism. Because magnetism, per unit mass, is
about 10^39 more powerful than gravity, I've chosen to consider magnetism.
So yes, I'm ASSUMING that the trans-light state exists, and further assuming that what we
call magnetism is a manifestation of something in the trans-light state which impinges on
our universe. The relationship of the trans-light state to the space-time continuum is
described in the next paragraph. Unlike the usual modern scientific approach, I'm
suggesting we move from theory to experiment, and THEN to the math formulae. I'll describe
one of several possible experiments at the end of this piece.
According to the theory, magnetism in its "free" state, (ie, untethered to
matter), exists in the trans-light state as a kind of standing wave... or spiral... or, as
has been suggested, a circle drawn over time... one "turn" encompassing the
entire material universe. Since, as has been explained, nothing can "travel faster
than" light, we can say that the spiral propagates at just the other side of the
light barrier.
Now, should that spiral be compressed, (by something like, say, the Big Bang), the speed
of propagation drops to less than c, and we get what we call light, or energy. Should the
spiral be FURTHER compressed, so that, like an abused Slinky toy, the spiral coil develops
kinks... that's what we call matter. The larger the "kink," the greater the
mass, and the larger the number of "loose ends", (ie, the points at which the
coil enters and leaves the "knot"), the greater the gravity. So I'm saying that
gravity is a byproduct of a particularly degraded form of "free" magnetism.
I'd therefore describe electromagnetism as the manifestation of a type of harmonic resonance between the spiral path
of the electric current as it travels around the would-be magnetic material, and the "crushed" magnetic spirals of which that
material is itself composed.
Now, because, as suggested, magnetism exists at the very interface between our universe
and the trans-light state, it seems logical that the transition from magnetism as we know
it to the trans-light state would involve a relatively tiny input of energy. My contention
is that this is what happens when a magnet is heated to the Curie Point and suddenly loses
its magnetic properties. In other words, what then takes place is that the magnetic flux
which until then has been "tethered" to matter... circulating around and through
the magnet in a three-dimensional torus... is "liberated" to rejoin the
trans-universal spiral, or standing wave. There is already some experimental evidence
which seems to indicate that "something" exits the north pole of every magnet
and enters the south pole. I'm saying that, at the Curie Point, this "something"
doesn't just disappear or "collapse," as is currently believed, but continues to
propagate, albeit in a virtually straight line from the north pole. For the vanishingly
small instant of time in which this happens, our magnet can be said to be a
pseudo-monopole; the south pole still exists, but it is now at the furthest end of the
universe, i.e, at the other end of the trans-universal spiral, allowing us to make use of
the pseudo-monopole as if it were IN FACT a monopole.
This practical application might become possible if we surround the magnet with a
constantly charged DC electrical coil, rapidly heating and cooling the magnet to just
above and just below the Curie Point... thus generating what amounts to a series of
pseudo-monopolar "pulses."
Such pseudo-monopoles, employed in conjunction with neutral density encapsulation, might
be used to create a viable interstellar drive. I can supply more details of this on
request, but we're getting a little ahead of ourselves.
The experiment:
Align two small bar magnets so that the north pole of one faces the north pole of the
other, with the two magnets separated by a distance great enough so that the
"fields" no longer interact to any currently measurable degree... say 10 feet.
The alignment would be vertical; one magnet 10 feet above the other. The upper magnet is
then heated to the Curie Point. What we'd be looking for is a "push" on the
unheated magnet; an extraordinarily brief time during which the unheated magnet appears to
"weigh" more.
If this effect is NOT observed, it doesn't necessarily invalidate the theory; it's
possible that the effect happens so quickly that it eludes our ability to detect it. In
that case, the experiment should be tried again, this time with the heated magnet encased
in a constantly charged DC electrical coil, and with its temperature rapidly raised and
lowered to just above and just below the Curie Point.
Gershom Gale
e-mail: gershon1@netvision.net.il
