The reason for this strange behavior of light appears to be due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and due to Fourier Theory. When light is created, both it's frequency and position are exactly known, so it's momentum, velocity, and wavelength are infinite. But as light propagates away from the source, its wavelength becomes more clear, and starts to become somewhat clear at 1 wavelength from the source. But only at infinite distance from the source is its wavelength exactly known due to Fourier theory, so only at infinite distance is the following relation exactly true: wavelength x frequency = c. Since infinite distance does not exist, then light never becomes exactly c, even at extremely large distances from the source. For more details see my YouTube video linked in my original post below.
The speed of light is not a constant as once thought, and this has now been proved by Electrodynamic theory and by Experiments done by many independent researchers. The results clearly show that light propagates instantaneously when it is created by a source, and reduces to approximately the speed of light in the farfield, about one wavelength from the source, and never becomes equal to exactly c. This corresponds the phase speed, group speed, and information speed. Any theory assuming the speed of light is a constant, such as Special Relativity and General Relativity are wrong, and it has implications to Quantum theories as well. So this fact about the speed of light affects all of Modern Physics. Often it is stated that Relativity has been verified by so many experiments, how can it be wrong. Well no experiment can prove a theory, and can only provide evidence that a theory is correct. But one experiment can absolutely disprove a theory, and the new speed of light experiments proving the speed of light is not a constant is such a proof. So what does it mean? Well a derivation of Relativity using instantaneous nearfield light yields Galilean Relativity. This can easily seen by inserting c=infinity into the Lorentz Transform, yielding the GalileanTransform, where time is the same in all inertial frames. So a moving object observed with instantaneous nearfield light will yield no Relativistic effects, whereas by changing the frequency of the light such that farfield light is used will observe Relativistic effects. But since time and space are real and independent of the frequency of light used to measure its effects, then one must conclude the effects of Relativity are just an optical illusion.
Since General Relativity is based on Special Relativity, then it has the same problem. A better theory of Gravity is Gravitoelectromagnetism which assumes gravity can be mathematically described by 4 Maxwell equations, similar to to those of electromagnetic theory. It is well known that General Relativity reduces to Gravitoelectromagnetism for weak fields, which is all that we observe. Using this theory, analysis of an oscillating mass yields a wave equation set equal to a source term. Analysis of this equation shows that the phase speed, group speed, and information speed are instantaneous in the nearfield and reduce to the speed of light in the farfield. This theory then accounts for all the observed gravitational effects including instantaneous nearfield and the speed of light farfield. The main difference is that this theory is a field theory, and not a geometrical theory like General Relativity. Because it is a field theory, Gravity can be then be quantized as the Graviton.
Lastly it should be mentioned that this research shows that the Pilot Wave interpretation of Quantum Mechanics can no longer be criticized for requiring instantaneous interaction of the pilot wave, thereby violating Relativity. It should also be noted that nearfield electromagnetic fields can be explained by quantum mechanics using the Pilot Wave interpretation of quantum mechanics and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (HUP), where Δx and Δp are interpreted as averages, and not the uncertainty in the values as in other interpretations of quantum mechanics. So in HUP: Δx Δp = h, where Δp=mΔv, and m is an effective mass due to momentum, thus HUP becomes: Δx Δv = h/m. In the nearfield where the field is created, Δx=0, therefore Δv=infinity. In the farfield, HUP: Δx Δp = h, where p = h/λ. HUP then becomes: Δx h/λ = h, or Δx=λ. Also in the farfield HUP becomes: λmΔv=h, thus Δv=h/(mλ). Since p=h/λ, then Δv=p/m. Also since p=mc, then Δv=c. So in summary, in the nearfield Δv=infinity, and in the farfield Δv=c, where Δv is the average velocity of the photon according to Pilot Wave theory. Consequently the Pilot wave interpretation should become the preferred interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. It should also be noted that this argument can be applied to all fields, including the graviton. Hence all fields should exhibit instantaneous nearfield and speed c farfield behavior, and this can explain the non-local effects observed in quantum entangled particles.
*More extensive paper for the above arguments: William D. Walker and Dag Stranneby, A New Interpretation of Relativity, 2023: http://vixra.org/abs/2309.0145
The reason for this strange behavior of light appears to be due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and due to Fourier Theory. When light is created, both it's frequency and position are exactly known, so it's momentum, velocity, and wavelength are infinite. But as light propagates away from the source, its wavelength becomes more clear, and starts to become somewhat clear at 1 wavelength from the source. But only at infinite distance from the source is its wavelength exactly known due to Fourier theory, so only at infinite distance is the following relation exactly true: wavelength x frequency = c. Since infinite distance does not exist, then light never becomes exactly c, even at extremely large distances from the source. For more details see my YouTube video linked in my original post.
I forgot the mention that one only gets this interpretation using Pilot Wave theory, which assumes particles have real positions and real velocities at all times. This is to be compared to the other interpretations of quantum mechanics which say a particle is in a superposition of states (everywhere at once) and only becomes real (in one specific state) when it is measured. According to most interpretations of quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle says that the uncertainty in positions times the uncertainty in momentum = h, so it interprets the uncertainties due to measurement probabilities. But using the Pilot Wave interpretation, the uncertainties are due to uncertainties of actual location and velocity of the particle.
The reason for this strange behavior of light appears to be due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and due to Fourier Theory. When light is created, both it's frequency and position are exactly known, so it's momentum, velocity, and wavelength are infinite. But as light propagates away from the source, its wavelength becomes more clear, and starts to become somewhat clear at 1 wavelength from the source. But only at infinite distance from the source is its wavelength exactly known due to Fourier theory, so only at infinite distance is the following relation exactly true: wavelength x frequency = c. Since infinite distance does not exist, then light never becomes exactly c, even at extremely large distances from the source. For more details see my YouTube video linked in my original post below.
The speed of light is not a constant as once thought, and this has now been proved by Electrodynamic theory and by Experiments done by many independent researchers. The results clearly show that light propagates instantaneously when it is created by a source, and reduces to approximately the speed of light in the farfield, about one wavelength from the source, and never becomes equal to exactly c. This corresponds the phase speed, group speed, and information speed. Any theory assuming the speed of light is a constant, such as Special Relativity and General Relativity are wrong, and it has implications to Quantum theories as well. So this fact about the speed of light affects all of Modern Physics. Often it is stated that Relativity has been verified by so many experiments, how can it be wrong. Well no experiment can prove a theory, and can only provide evidence that a theory is correct. But one experiment can absolutely disprove a theory, and the new speed of light experiments proving the speed of light is not a constant is such a proof. So what does it mean? Well a derivation of Relativity using instantaneous nearfield light yields Galilean Relativity. This can easily seen by inserting c=infinity into the Lorentz Transform, yielding the GalileanTransform, where time is the same in all inertial frames. So a moving object observed with instantaneous nearfield light will yield no Relativistic effects, whereas by changing the frequency of the light such that farfield light is used will observe Relativistic effects. But since time and space are real and independent of the frequency of light used to measure its effects, then one must conclude the effects of Relativity are just an optical illusion.
Since General Relativity is based on Special Relativity, then it has the same problem. A better theory of Gravity is Gravitoelectromagnetism which assumes gravity can be mathematically described by 4 Maxwell equations, similar to to those of electromagnetic theory. It is well known that General Relativity reduces to Gravitoelectromagnetism for weak fields, which is all that we observe. Using this theory, analysis of an oscillating mass yields a wave equation set equal to a source term. Analysis of this equation shows that the phase speed, group speed, and information speed are instantaneous in the nearfield and reduce to the speed of light in the farfield. This theory then accounts for all the observed gravitational effects including instantaneous nearfield and the speed of light farfield. The main difference is that this theory is a field theory, and not a geometrical theory like General Relativity. Because it is a field theory, Gravity can be then be quantized as the Graviton.
Lastly it should be mentioned that this research shows that the Pilot Wave interpretation of Quantum Mechanics can no longer be criticized for requiring instantaneous interaction of the pilot wave, thereby violating Relativity. It should also be noted that nearfield electromagnetic fields can be explained by quantum mechanics using the Pilot Wave interpretation of quantum mechanics and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle (HUP), where Δx and Δp are interpreted as averages, and not the uncertainty in the values as in other interpretations of quantum mechanics. So in HUP: Δx Δp = h, where Δp=mΔv, and m is an effective mass due to momentum, thus HUP becomes: Δx Δv = h/m. In the nearfield where the field is created, Δx=0, therefore Δv=infinity. In the farfield, HUP: Δx Δp = h, where p = h/λ. HUP then becomes: Δx h/λ = h, or Δx=λ. Also in the farfield HUP becomes: λmΔv=h, thus Δv=h/(mλ). Since p=h/λ, then Δv=p/m. Also since p=mc, then Δv=c. So in summary, in the nearfield Δv=infinity, and in the farfield Δv=c, where Δv is the average velocity of the photon according to Pilot Wave theory. Consequently the Pilot wave interpretation should become the preferred interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. It should also be noted that this argument can be applied to all fields, including the graviton. Hence all fields should exhibit instantaneous nearfield and speed c farfield behavior, and this can explain the non-local effects observed in quantum entangled particles.
*YouTube presentation of above arguments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sePdJ7vSQvQ&t=0s <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sePdJ7vSQvQ&t=0s>
*More extensive paper for the above arguments: William D. Walker and Dag Stranneby, A New Interpretation of Relativity, 2023: http://vixra.org/abs/2309.0145
*Electromagnetic pulse experiment paper: https://www.techrxiv.org/doi/full/10.36227/techrxiv.170862178.82175798/v1
Dr. William Walker - PhD in physics from ETH Zurich, 1997
This is very interesting work!
Will take a closer look when I can.
The reason for this strange behavior of light appears to be due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and due to Fourier Theory. When light is created, both it's frequency and position are exactly known, so it's momentum, velocity, and wavelength are infinite. But as light propagates away from the source, its wavelength becomes more clear, and starts to become somewhat clear at 1 wavelength from the source. But only at infinite distance from the source is its wavelength exactly known due to Fourier theory, so only at infinite distance is the following relation exactly true: wavelength x frequency = c. Since infinite distance does not exist, then light never becomes exactly c, even at extremely large distances from the source. For more details see my YouTube video linked in my original post.
I forgot the mention that one only gets this interpretation using Pilot Wave theory, which assumes particles have real positions and real velocities at all times. This is to be compared to the other interpretations of quantum mechanics which say a particle is in a superposition of states (everywhere at once) and only becomes real (in one specific state) when it is measured. According to most interpretations of quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg Uncertainty principle says that the uncertainty in positions times the uncertainty in momentum = h, so it interprets the uncertainties due to measurement probabilities. But using the Pilot Wave interpretation, the uncertainties are due to uncertainties of actual location and velocity of the particle.
It’s hard to overstate how effective Maxwell was.