Apecial Relativity discussions here

@zeccano

@freemo

OK, great.
I need to state one thing. I wont consider any subjective interpretations of any experiments as proof of any hypothesis. All observations are open to more than one possible explanation, and are all interpreted by people who have prior beliefs, and may have prior assumptions that influence their conclusions. This is why experimental evidence can never be said to be PROOF in support of a claim, only possibly proof that a claim is incorrect. Its at best, possible supporting evidence.

So, I want to critically review Einsteins actual hypothesis on Special Relativity, to see if it is rational, contains no contradictions, does not mislead the reader, and displays sound logic throughout.
There are a great many videos on youtube by highly regarded physicists and professors that go through SR step by step, explaining the theory in enough detail for us to consider. Pick one and we can get on the same page.

@zeccano Interpritation doesnt really matter too much in the QM world, there are many different ones that can work.

What matters is the math, and only the math. If the math can be proven to be true consistently, then it is true, if it isnt, then it isnt. Math tells us what to expect from things and how they behave. It is what matters.

@freemo
SR hypothesis has nothing to do with QM. Einstein never mentions it in his 1905 paper.
We are only discussing if that paper and his theory stands up to critical review, peer review if you like.

Math is only as good as the validity of the equations it uses.

Math is NOT the language of the gods, or of the universe, its a tool that is very capable of being abused, and hiding the truth or polluting it as well as it can support the truth.
Imbuing god like power to Math is starting to sound like someone who is nothing more than a Numerologist. It is the stuff that religions are made of.

First, before math we must understand the physics of what is occurring, the math can follow if its warranted.
That's why Einstein has a hypothesis, then AFTER he explained his ideas, the math followed.

ALL hypothesis is presented this way.
Is there any physics theories that only are Math? No.

Can you explain a physical process so that its well understood without math? Yes.
Even Einstein said, If you cant explain you ideas to a barmaid, then you don't understand it yourself. (Barmaids dont do math.) Or was it Feynman quote?
Math is like a rubber band, given enough data to crunch and almost anything can be created with suitable equations. thats why we MUST have sound, rational explanations beforehand.

@zeccano In the end all of that is just hyperbole to me.. If someone predicts that something will behave in a certain way, and state an equation that dictates how it will behave, that is all that is important. From a functional standpoint you can now use the effect to your advantage and "wield" it.

@freemo
You are a Doctor of what?

@zeccanoI have a few degrees actually. None are in physics or QM though. I studied them in school and do the math more as a hobby, it is not a topic I have published on directly.

@freemo
So I fail to understand you position that a physics paper is just hyperbole, not to be taken literally,. And that all we need are Oracles and Mystics that can predict the future. If they are right more than wrong, thats good enough science for you?

@zeccano No i didnt say a physics paper is hyperbole not to be taken literally. I was refering to the things you said about math not being the language of god, and all that... its mostly just noise that misses the point.

What we care about is can we describe a system in a way that helps us make accurate descriptions about how that system behaves. If you can, and if you do, then your theory is validated and becomes a model.

@freemo

OK. Fair enough.
I propose to show that the predictions that einsteins math seems to corroborate are not what they seem to be.

But before that, we need to fully understand what SR is actually claiming, and how and why the hypothesis develops those conclusions.

@zeccano
If you have an experiment that cant be explained by einsteins models but can be more accurately predicted by your own model then im all ears.

@freemo

You missed my point totally. I want to go through Einsteins theory, to examine the development of the concept that leads to Time and lengths getting shrunk.

I dont want to proceed to any experiment, I have no resources.

But I want to examine the SR hypothesis. Is it rational and logical with no contradiction or hidden miss-directions?

Do you agree?

@zeccano
Im not sure what your saying. Do you think einsteins equations oredict what will happen in useful ways or not. If we observe something will we or will we not measure its length to have changed?

I am not too concerned with what mental framework you need to use to visualiE the why. If the oredictions work and are valid then we have success.

@freemo
You need to step back one step.
With an hypothesis, one presents a collection of ideas and combines them so as to encapsulate a new understanding of some observation or proposal.

AFTER that, the author needs to propose a way to test the conclusions to see if they agree with experiment.

BUT, even if they agree with experiment, that DOES NOT mean the concepts are necessarily correct.

Now listen carefully. in this thread, I only want to discuss the hypothesis, to see if its sensible.

I propose its not rational, has many errors.
Therefore the conclusions must on necessity be wrong.

After we see that einsteins theories are wrong, we can then re examine any claimed experimental evidence to see why it apparently supports his wrong theories.

This is the correct way to do science.