_______________________________________________________________________________ | File Name : COMPULS1.ASC | Online Date : 09/19/94 | | Contributed by : Perry Mick | Dir Category : GRAVITY | | From : KeelyNet BBS | DataLine : (214) 324-3501 | | KeelyNet * PO BOX 870716 * Mesquite, Texas * USA * 75187 | | A FREE Alternative Sciences BBS sponsored by Vanguard Sciences | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| The following is taken from the summary at the end of a book called: 'Radiational Theory of Gravitation and Structure of Matter, Gravitation as an Inexhaustible Source of Energy' by Jaromir Hrbek of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. This book was published in 1978, and may be hard to locate in the U.S. because of its communist origins. I checked it out of the University of Oregon Science Library. The author makes a very good case against Newton-Einstein, but his replacement theory is a little harder to accept. However, here it is for everybody to evaluate for themselves. Perry J. Mick Raamco Avionics, Inc. P.O. Box 41271 Eugene, Oregon 97404 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY (P. 271) The treatise is divided into seven chapters. I. PREFACE The reader is informed about the reasons making the author publish his new theory more than 40 years after its foundation had been laid. Being a physician -- clinical neurologist and neurophysiologist -- he is but an amateur in physics and astronomy. A detailed discussion with experts in 1949 resulted in their refusal to accept the new conception. It should however be stressed that despite the great effort of many investigators the true explanation of the nature of gravitation has not been proposed for what now has been 5 centuries since Copernicus and 3 centuries since Newton. Let, therefore, a layman offer his contribution to the solution of this problem. He proposes (see Chapter VI) a number of experimental measurements to decide whether his new conception is right or wrong. Practical application of the gravitational energy, which according to this theory is possible, will play the role of the experimentum crucis. II. REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF COSMOLOGY AND STUDY OF THE NATURE OF GRAVITATION History shows that the questions of gravitational interaction between material bodies could not be studied at all before the victory of the heliocentric picture of our solar system made by Aristarchos and Copernicus. Starting from the synthesis of Galilei's dynamics of the motion of terrestrial bodies and Kepler's kinematics of the motion of celestial bodies Isaac Newton had laid the foundations of classical mechanics and mathematically formulated his law of gravitation perfectly verified in practice. Newton, however, tried to find the causam gravitatis in vain. Contrary to his own opinions, his collaborators introduced and spread the conception in the form traditionally held till today: Gravitation is regarded as a general immanent property of all matter (qualitas occulta). It is the ability of bodies to attract themselves (vis attractiva), even at distance and in empty space (actio in distans). The past almost 3 centuries have seen scores of attempts to explain gravitation by direct mechanical effect of the impacts of ether atoms or ether pressure, hydrodynamic, electrodynamic, thermodynamic, and other theories. All of them have failed after the proof that no presupposed ether exists. Within his general theory of relativity, Albert Einstein submitted mathematical description of the gravitational field and formulated a new law of gravitation containing Newton's law as a special case. Einstein did not deal with the nature of gravitation at all. Being an advocate of Mach's empirio-criticism and positivism he considered this problem as meaningless, inaccessible to scientific exploration. Further gravitational theories have also presented only different mathematical description of the gravitational effect. The true explanation of gravitation, i.e. interpretation of the material nature and causal conditioning of gravitational interaction between bodies has not been made yet. III. RADIATIONAL THEORY OF GRAVITATION The radiational theory of gravitation is based on the following premises: (1) There does not exist any empty space among material bodies and particles. There is no Newtonian absolute space (sensorium Dei), no Kantian space as a mere sensing form of intellect (sensorium Homini), no immaterial only force or effect field. Space (and space-time) is the form of the existence of matter. All space surrounding material macrosystems and minisystems is filled with material cosmic radiation. Radiation is the cosmogonically oldest and cosmologically most extensive state of matter (beside material macrosystems of the gaseous, liquid, and solid states). Radiation is independent (free, unbound) motion of individual smallest systems (minisystems) of matter. Material radiation covers a broad scale of radiational minisystems -- starting from zero units of the primitive substance through minisystems of the 1st, 2nd, etc. order up to infraphotons of the (n-2) order, infraelectrons and infranucleons of the (n-1) order, and the so-called elementary particles of the (n) order, particularly electrons and nucleons. There is no immaterial, only wave radiation. The wave properties of radiational material minisystems are manifestations of the inner motion of the constituents of the minisystems, i.e. of elements of a lower order bound in the studied minisystems. The structure of the minisystems can be of the following double type: (a) pair of oscillating elements, (b) "planetary" patterns with central nucleolus and orbiting elements. (2) The principal generators of radiation are all forms and evolutional stages of the whole cosmic mass -- metagalaxies, intergalactic provinces, galaxies and stars. It is cosmic radiation in the widest sense of the word (not the so-called cosmic or height corpuscular radiation!) filling the whole space of the Universe. The stream of this cosmic radiation flowing in from all directions is in the area of our planetary system mingling with radiation emitted by the Sun. But in principle, all material systems can be the source of radiation, though to a varying extent. This applies to planets, Earth and atoms of terrestrial bodies as well. (3) Mutual interaction between material radiation and condensed material systems is effectuated in four main ways: (a) emission of radiation, (b) incidence and reflection of radiation, (c) penetration of radiation (including refraction, diffraction, interference and polarization), and (d) absorption of radiation. (4) Minisystems of material radiation striking upon the body and reflected or absorbed show, among other effects, the mechanical effect, i.e. transferring part of their impulse to the body. If the body is acted upon by an asymmetric current of cosmic radiation (predominant from a certain direction) the total motion effect can be considerable since the number of radiational minisystems is immense and their velocities tremendous, though the mass of an individual minisystem may be negligibly small. (5) A body placed in the medium of cosmic radiation can bring about changes in the radiational field: (a) reflecting part of the afferent arrival of cosmic radiation, (b) absorbing part of the cosmic radiation and causing reduction of the radiation stream, producing permanent partial radiational shade (shielding), (c) emitting efferent stream of its own radiation (of various intensity). All the mass of the body participates in these events, not only the surface layers (as it is the case with optic phenomena). Explanation of the nature of gravitation. New law of gravitation. Gravitational interaction between material macrosystems is due to a special mutual intervention of at least two bodies in their relations to the radiational medium. These relations are illustrated by the analysis of four imagined situations: (1) All the existing matter of the Universe is condensed in a single body, all the remaining space being empty. Only the body's own emission of radiation, or its gradual condensation can become manifested in this case. The gravitational property of a solitary material system does not and cannot be manifested in any way. (2) Under the same conditions there are two bodies M1 and M2 coexisting at the distance r between them. Distant interaction between both bodies is mediated by the emission of their own material radiation and manifested by mutual repelling, repulsion of both bodies. Repulsion between bodies M1 and M2 is brought about by the mechanical effect of M1's own radiation striking upon M2 (and vice versa -- provided both bodies emit their own radiation). The intensity of the total emission of radiational minisystems of various kinds and types by M1 is proportional to its mass and it diminishes with the square of the distance r. The mechanical repulsive effect is proportional to the mass of the hit M2. Using e1 to designate the resulting vector of the repulsive effect of M1's radiation upon M2, e2 to denote the vector of the repulsive effect of M2's emission upon M1, mutual repulsion R can be expressed in the following way. R = -(M1*M2/r^2)*(e1+e2) No attraction of masses occurs and can occur in this situation. Gravitation is no general immanent property of matter. (3) A solitary spherical body is situated in the centre of an immense hollow sphere with all the other bodies of the Universe evenly distributed making up its wall. The solitary mass remains in the state of rest. The repulsive effects of cosmic radiation striking on it equally from all directions are neutralized. The radiation emitted by the body can contribute to the repulsion (expansion) of the enveloping mass. There is no gravitational attraction of masses. (4) Under the conditions of (3) there are two material bodies M1 and M2 coexisting in the central part of the Universe and placed at their mutual distance r. This schematic situation brings us very close to reality. A qualitative turn is found here in the interaction between bodies and material cosmic radiation. If both bodies emit their own radiation, the result is mutual repulsion in the sense of (2). But the effect of cosmic radiation is radically changing with coexistence of at least two bodies. Cosmic radiation now does not strike either of the two bodies in an even and symmetrical fashion from all directions and its mechanical effect is not neutralized -- as it was the case with a solitary body. The arrival of cosmic radiation is now asymmetrical because part of the radiation travelling to the mass of M1 is intercepted by M2 and vice versa. Both bodies are in part mutually shielding themselves from the impact of cosmic radiation. The consequence of this is a partial radiational shade or shielding. Cosmic radiation coming to the bodies from the averted directions becomes dominant. It acts upon both bodies with its asymmetrical mechanical effect, forcing them together or compelling them along their connecting line in what is a compulsive action. This is the true mechanism of the conjectural gravitational attraction between masses. Mutual compulsion between bodies M1 and M2 in the field of cosmic radiation c is caused by mutual radiational shading of both bodies and the origin of the prevalence of the mechanical effect exerted by the cosmic radiation striking upon bodies from averted directions. Let us use c1 to designate the resulting vector of the prevalent effect of cosmic radiation upon M1 due to radiational shading by M2, c2 to denote the compulsion vector of M2 due to the shading by M1. The radiational shading is proportional to the shielding mass, its intensity diminishing with the square of the distance r. the compulsive effect of cosmic radiation is proportional to the mass of the compelled body and to the screening intensity of the other body. Mutual compulsion C between bodies M1 and M2 due to the prevalent mechanical effect of the cosmic radiation c1 and c2 can in its simplest form be expressed in the following way: C = (M1*M2/r^2)*(c1+c2) Real gravitational interaction between material bodies arises only in case of coexistence of at least two bodies in the medium of cosmic radiation. Active factor of this mutual compulsion is the asymmetrical mechanical effect of cosmic radiation due to the mutual radiational (gravitational) shade (shielding) of both bodies. Gravitational interaction always includes (though to a varying extent) emission of the body's own radiation which is the active agent of mutual repulsion between bodies. According to what is the proportion between compulsion and repulsion the resulting total effect of gravitational interaction may be very different. In terms of the radiational theory our new law of gravitation can be formulated in its simplest general form in the following way: Gravitational interaction G between bodies M1 and M2 in the medium of cosmic radiation is the result of mutual compulsion between both bodies through the effect of the c1 and c2 vectors of cosmic radiation arising from the mutual radiational shading of the bodies, and of mutual repulsion R between the bodies through the effect of the e1 and e2 vectors of their own radiation emission striking upon the other body. G = (M1*M2/r^2)*[(c1+c2)-(e1+e2)] If the radiation emitted by the body itself is little or negligible, the result is complete compulsion of bodies (collision) at uniformly accelerated motion. This is the case of the Earth's gravitational field, where an object is exposed to one-sided prevalence of cosmic radiation in the huge radiational (gravitational) shade thrown by the Earth. If, however, at least one of the bodies (e.g. the Sun) has high production of its own radiation, the other body with low emission (e.g. the Earth) is kept at a great distance at which the repulsive effect can be neutralized with the compulsive gravitational action. The radiational theory of gravitation applies the role of the mutual radiational (gravitational) shielding between bodies stressed by LeSage (and perhaps even earlier by N. Fatio and F. A. Redecker) from new points of view. The opinions expressed by G. W. F. Hegel and F. Engels are confirmed here in concrete form, namely that the so-called attraction between bodies can be due only to repulsion. In our interpretation, it is the active mechanical effect of incident cosmic radiation, or radiation emitted by the body itself. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first file of three. To be continued... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- roportion between compulsion and repulsion the r _______________________________________________________________________________